Tragic plays

Set in New England just after the end of the Civil War, Mourning Becomes Electra is O'Neill's three part reworking of themes from Greek tragedy.

It is 1989 and a seemingly invincible Prime Minister has sacked Geoffrey Howe, her Foreign Secretary.

With a foreword by Kat Delacorte, author of With Fire in Their Blood It will have blood, they say: blood will have blood On a bleak, stormy night in Scotland, three witches prophesy: Macbeth will be a lord twice-over and Macbeth will be king; but Banquo s sons will also be kings.

In Joe and Kate Keller's family garden, an apple tree - a memorial to their son Larry, lost in the Second World War - has been torn down by a storm.

Hamlet (1601) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare.

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

We might think we are through with the past, but the past isn't through with us.

King Lear is a prosperous but older man who plans to distribute his wealth among his three daughters in accordance to their declarations of love.

Charged with female agency, Medea is a powerful story of betrayal, desperation, and horrifying revenge.

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

Classic Books Library presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's tragedy "e;Troilus and Cressida"e;.

Othello, the general of the Venetian army, holds much power and influence but becomes the target of an insidious plot to steal his coveted position.

Julius Caesar was a general and stateman whose favor among the Roman people was viewed as a threat and source of conflict with other consuls.

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Macbeth, a successful solider, is visited by Three Witches who claim he will soon become king, but his ascension may be thwarted by other parties.

Hilary Mantel and Ben Miles' exhilerating stage adaptation of The Mirror and the Light, one of 2021's must-see theatrical events, and the long awaited conclusion to the Oliver Award-winning Wolf Hall Trilogy.

Alcestis is the story of a king, Admetus, who is able to escape death because his wife, Alcestis, has volunteered to die in his place.

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

'Tempest has a gift for shattering and transcending convention.

Tarde o temprano los antiguos poetas trágicos irrumpen en nuestras vidas y nos revelan lo cerca que se mantienen de nuestros sentimientos.

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

With a foreword by Faridah b k - y m d , author of Ace of Spades Something is rotten in the state of Denmark The King of Denmark is dead.

Quentin is a successful lawyer in New York, but inside his head he is struggling with his own sense of guilt and the shadows of his past relationships.

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

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

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

Driven by an insatiable thirst for power, Doctor Faustus chooses to make the ultimate sacrifice to become an all-knowing practitioner of traditional and supernatural arts.

From the perspective of the townspeople and the queen, Clytemnestra, Agamemnon follows the emotional journey of grief, rage, and revenge.

EL MÁS TRÁGICO Y MODERNO DE LOS AUTORES TEATRALES DE LA ANTIGÜEDADEste primer volumen de las tragedias de Eurípides, el más inquieto y apasionado de los tres grandes autores trágicos griegos, incluye, además de una nueva introducción general a cargo de Lucía Romero Mariscal (Universidad de Almería), incluye las obras: El Cíclope, Alcestis, Medea, Los Heraclidas, Hipólito, Andrómaca y Hécuba.

Eurípides es el más inquieto y apasionado de los tres grandes autores trágicos griegos.

A Theban adventure from the master of Science-Fiction, here proving himself adept at imagining historical worlds.

First published in 1912, "e;The Broken Wings"e; is a poetic novel written by Khalil Gibran.

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.

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

This early work of poetry, by Aleister Crowley, was originally published in 1898.

This early work by Aleister Crowley was originally published in 1899.

When young Christy Mahon flees from his family's farm and tells the townspeople he killed his father, they respond in a way he did not expect.

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

Like Wit and Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Though it tells the stories of the defeated, Prometheus Bound and Other Plays features four tragedies that depict both unfortunate demises and the essence of the fighting human spirit.

One of Shakespeare's most compelling historical tragedies, Julius Caesar explores the chilling events of political ambition and betrayal leading up to and following the assassination of the infamous Roman emperor.

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.

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

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.

Arthur Miller's extraordinary masterpiece, Death of a Salesman changed the course of modern theatre, and has lost none of its power as an examination of American life.

La obra recrea la historia real del infante Fernando de Portugal, quien en el siglo XV se aventuro en campanas en territorio marroqui en nombre de la Corona portuguesa.

The Two Noble Kinsmen - William Shakespeare - The Two Noble Kinsmen is a Jacobean tragicomedy, first published in 1634 and attributed jointly to John Fletcher and William Shakespeare.

Coriolanus - William Shakespeare - Coriolanus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1605 and 1608.

Euripides was one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles.

Aeschylus was the first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays can still be read or performed, the others being Sophocles and Euripides.