Classic and pre-20th century plays

When the prophet Jokanaan is brought to the attention of the princess Salome, he rebukes her interest, which causes her to make a brutal declaration.

Gerald Arbuthnot receives a promotion from Lord Illingworth, a worldly politician who has a sordid history of women, one of whom is Gerald's widowed mother.

Lady Windermere misinterprets her husband's interest in an older woman, Mrs.

Sir Robert Chiltern is a rising political star who's confronted by the unsavory Mrs.

The Countess Cathleen (1892) is a verse drama by W.

In The Eumenides, the final part of The Oresteian trilogy, Orestes must face the consequences of his revenge plot.

After receiving an ultimatum from Apollo, Orestes must decide if he'd rather face the wrath of the gods, or the earthly consequences for his actions When Orestes returns home to Agos after hearing of his father's death, he has a quest and a secret.

Uncle Vanya (1898) is a four-act play by Russian short story writer and playwright Anton Chekhov.

The Cherry Orchard (1903) is Russian playwright and short story writer Anton Chekhov's final play.

Three Sisters (1900) is a drama in four acts by Russian playwright and short story writer Anton Chekhov.

Ivanov (1889) is a drama in four acts by Russian writer Anton Chekhov.

When Julius Caesar arrives in Egypt and finds Cleopatra in hiding, he encourages her to return to the palace and embrace her role as queen.

Raina Petkoff has grand ideas about heroism and war that are soon thwarted by a Swiss solider using her bedroom to hide from the authorities.

"e;Chekhov, speaking simply and never otherwise than as an artist and a humane man, shows us in fullness and plenitude the mystery of our lives.

The Convent of Pleasure (1868) is a closet drama by Margaret Cavendish.

The Plays of Aristophanes (425 BC-388 BC) is a collection of comedies by Athenian playwright Aristophanes.

Chitra: A Play in One Act (1914) is a play by Rabindranath Tagore.

Romeo and Juliet (1597) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare.

The Taming of the Shrew (1592) is a comedy by William Shakespeare.

Hamlet (1601) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare.

Antony and Cleopatra (1607) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare.

All's Well That Ends Well (1607) is a comedy by William Shakespeare.

As You Like It (1599) is a comedy by William Shakespeare.

Love's Labour's Lost (1596) is a comedy by William Shakespeare.

King Lear is growing old, and in an effort to preempt an inheritance war, he decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters while he is still living-dependent on which one loves him the most.

In the wake of his father's death, Prince Henry has ascended to the throne as King Henry V.

In this second part of Henry IV, the Battle of Shrewsbury is over, the rebels temporarily beaten but not defeated.

The year is 1402, and King Henry IV sits uneasily on the throne that he wrested from his predecessor, Richard II.

King Lear is growing old, and in an effort to preempt an inheritance war, he decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters while he is still living-dependent on which one loves him the most.

In the wake of his father's death, Prince Henry has ascended to the throne as King Henry V.

In this second part of Henry IV, the Battle of Shrewsbury is over, the rebels temporarily beaten but not defeated.

The year is 1402, and King Henry IV sits uneasily on the throne that he wrested from his predecessor, Richard II.

'Enchanting' - Simon Russell Beale 'Remarkable' - James Shapiro'Wonderful .

Controversial and sexually charged, The Taming of the Shrew is possibly Shakespeare's first play, and certainly among the most performed.

In Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare uses the most notorious murder in classical history to tell a tragic tale of friendship, ambition and betrayal.

Shakespeare's skillful manipulation of events and people makes Richard III a chilling incarnation of the lure of evil and the temptation of power.

Written at the end of the life of Elizabeth I, Henry V is an inspirational, gripping play that struck a chord in a time of uncertainty.

In Shakespeare's thrilling and hugely influential tragedy, ageing King Lear makes a capricious decision to divide his realm between his three daughters according to the love they express for him.

An intense drama of love, deception, jealousy and destruction, Othello is arguably Shakespeare's most topical and accessible tragedy.

Shakespeare's gentle melancholy, enlivened by a comic sub-plot of considerable accomplishment, has long made Twelfth Night a favourite with Shakespearian audiences.

Initially described as a comedy, Shakespeare's explorations of prejudice, duty and the nature of justice make The Merchant of Venice a far darker, more alluring play.

Dark and violent, Macbeth is also the most theatrically spectacular of Shakespeare's tragedies.

Gorgeous, strange and magical, A Midsummer Night's Dream is perhaps the best-loved of Shakespeare's plays.

Shakespeares combination of violence, introspection, dark humour and rich language in Hamlet is intoxicating.

Set in a city torn apart by feuds and gang warfare, Romeo and Juliet is a dazzling combination of passion and hatred, bawdy comedy and high tragedy.

Opening up a new window to see Shakespeare's words in a different light and gathering his intentions in a simple, clear way, this book presents the Cue Scripts from the Comedies in Shakespeare's First Folio.

Four plays by the revered Elizabethan dramatist tell of men driven to evil by ambition and jealousy-and of one who escapes the dangers of bad influence.

These timeless plays by the great Bard of Elizabethan drama explore the hubris of four powerful men who ultimately bring about their own undoing.

Love, enchantment, and misadventure abound in four timeless comedies by the great Bard of Elizabethan England.