Comedic plays

Mit dem Werkbeitrag aus Kindlers Literatur Lexikon.

Mit dem Werkbeitrag aus Kindlers Literatur Lexikon.

Mit dem Werkbeitrag aus Kindlers Literatur Lexikon.

A remarkable short novella, a modern fable that is weird, uplifting and romantic all at the same time.

Murder, mayhem, and magic.

A fun read for Alcott fans, 'Comic Tragedies' is five plays written and performed by the Alcott sisters, collected for publication by Anna Alcott Pratt after the death of her sister, Louisa May Alcott.

Hercule-Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac was a French dramatist and duelist.

Love and Scorn-- All's Well That Ends Well is a fast paced comedic romp.

Merry Mischief-- Arriving in Windsor with very little money, John Falstaff decides to raise funds by wooing two wealthy, married women.

Mistaken Identity-- Viola and her twin brother, Sebastian, are shipwrecked.

Vengeance and War-- Rome is in turmoil, there is rioting in the streets and open warfare between the varying ruling factions.

Blood and Revenge-- Titus Andronicus is by far Shakespeare's most violent play.

Doomed Love-- Mark Antony has given himself over to the love of Cleopatra, ignoring his responsibilities to Rome.

Fortune's Fool Here is William Shakespeare's brilliant play the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, set in Verona during a feud between the Capulets and the Montagues.

Honor and Shame-- One of Shakespeare's very best plays.

Eleven of his 40 plays survive virtually complete.

'Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare' is a collection edited by Edith Nesbit.

Friendship and Trust-- Leontes and Polixenes, friends from childhood, are having a protracted visit for the first time in years.

Betrayal and Honor-- Fearing that Caesar means to end the Roman republic and make himself the emperor, Brutus, Caesar's closest friend, allows himself to be caught up in a plot to kill Caesar.

Magic and Treachery- The Play starts which young King henry VI, Marrying Margaret of Anjou.

Love and Obligations-- The King of Navarre, Ferdinand, and three of his friends, the lords Berowne, Dumaine, and Longaville, take an oath to foreswear the company of women for three years.

Love and Longing-- As You Like it is One of William Shakespeare's best known plays.

Eleven of his 40 plays survive virtually complete.

Love and Fealty-- Two Gentleman of Verona is one of Shakespeare's earliest plays.

Deception and Shame-- The play opens in the court of Antiochus, king of Antioch.

Magic and Intrigue-- Prospero, a wizard, is the rightful Duke of Milan, but his brother, in league with the King, had deposed him and set him adrift with his 3-year-old daughter Miranda 12 years earlier.

To Die Upon a Kiss-- Othello is Shakespeare's great tragic play of love, trust, and deceit.

Innocence and Jealousy-- Like Othello and The Winter's Tale, Cymbeline deals with perceived betrayal and jealousy.

Wealthy countryman Mr.

Magical Mischief!

Mercy and Justice-- Measure for Measure is a play that balances Mercy against Justice and pride against humility.

Francois-Marie Arouet wrote under the nom de plume of Voltaire, and produced works in almost every literary form, including plays, poems, novels, essays, and historical and scientific works.

Honor and Dignity-- Two Noble Kinsmen is based on Geoffrey Chaucer's the Knight's Tale.

Nature or Nurture-- The Comedy of Errors tells the story of two sets of twins accidently separated and mixed at birth.

Deception and Pride-- Bassanio, a Venetian nobleman, wishes to woo the beautiful and wealthy Portia, but he is short on funds.

Eleven of his 40 plays survive virtually complete.

Love and Deception-- Hortensio and Gremio are competing suitors for the hand of the beautiful Bianca.

Loa a el divino Orfeo es una obra alegórica de Pedro Calderón de la Barca de carácter didáctico-catequístico.

Loa a el divino Orfeo es una obra alegórica de Pedro Calderón de la Barca de carácter didáctico-catequístico.

What Every Woman Knows (1908) is a play by J.

Comedia en tres actos.