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Julius Caesar is a marked man. Adoring commoners celebrate his battlefield victories, but those higher up the Roman political ladder worry that his ambition has grown too large. On a stormy night full of alarming sights and ominous portents, Cassius persuades Caesar's friend Brutus to help him with a momentous task: assassinate Caesar for the good of the Republic. But death doesn't stop Caesar, whose spirit haunts the destinies of his friends and enemies, threatening the republican ideal for which they murdered him. 

Much Ado About Nothing is generally considered one of Shakespeare's best comedies, because it combines elements of robust hilarity with more serious meditations on honor, shame, and court politics. The play includes two quite different stories of romantic love. Hero and Claudio fall in love almost at first sight, but an outsider, Don John, strikes out at their happiness. Beatrice and Benedick are kept apart by pride and mutual antagonism until others decide to play Cupid.

Pericles, prince of Tyre, sets out to woo a princess and sails headlong into harrowing adventure. Pursued by an evil king, Pericles is blown from port to exotic port. Along the way he finds the love of his life, then loses her and their infant daughter in a storm-tossed sea. Happily, this is a romance - Shakespeare's first - where, in true storybook fashion, miracles reunite the lost with those who love them, bringing joy and safe harbor at last.

Richard II is dangerously out of touch with his kingdom. He wastes money, raises taxes to support his lavish lifestyle, plays favorites, and cares more about his vanity than the common good. When Henry Bolingbroke - father of the future Henry V - challenges Richard for the throne, it's a fight the king can't win. But in losing his crown he gains far greater things: his humanity and his soul.

In this BBC full-cast production, King Lear tests his three daughters' love, with disastrous consequences. Some of the most stirring scenes Shakespeare ever wrote resonate powerfully in this dramatic radio production. Tortured madness, pure evil, and the fatal struggle for power grip the...

In this BBC full-cast production, Julius Caesar is triumphant after his victory over the sons of Pompey. But as bad omens and weather plague Rome, even his most loyal friends are starting to see the signs... Political intrigue and fierce battle rage in this tense and dynamic production in which...

King Lear has lived a long and difficult life as a king and decides that he wants to retire of his duties. To absolve himself of power, Lear decides to split his kingdom among his three daughters based on their affections toward him. While two of his daughters flatter their father and declare their fealty and respect, his third daughter refuses to flatter his ego and declares that she only loves him because he is her father. This disrespect causes Lear to leave her nothing.

Julius Caesar is at the height of his power. He has just defeated his top rival and is basking in the glory of his triumph. Some believe that he is abusing his power, though, and behind his back, a conspiracy is developing to assassinate him. Even his close advisor Brutus is swayed to participate in the murder plot. Once Caesar is murdered, the conspirators are forced to explain themselves to Rome’s citizens and explain their intentions and attempt to convince them that this murder was necessary to create peace.

Othello is a tragedy play by William Shakespeare, written in the middle of his career in 1603. The story follows Othello, a general in the Venetian army, and Iago, a treacherous soldier who conspires against him to make him believe that his wife is unfaithful.

This anthology looks back over some of the great love affairs of literary history. It includes readings of poetry, letters and scenes from fiction written by British poets and authors from Shakespearian times to the twentieth century. Here are real-life romantic couples, such as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats and Fanny Brawne, Lord Byron and Lady Caroline Lamb, Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning.

How did Shakespeare sound to the audiences of his day? For the first time, this audio offers listeners the chance to hear England's greatest playwright performed by a company of actors using the pronunciation of his time. Under the guidance of Ben Crystal, actor, author of Shakespeare on Toast, and an expert in original Shakespearian pronunciation, the company performs some of Shakespeare's best-known poems, solo speeches, and scenes from the plays.

William Shakespeare gilt als der bedeutendste Dramatiker der Weltliteratur. Seine Werke erzählen von Liebe und Macht, Intrige und Leidenschaft, von Tragik und Komik – und vor allem vom Menschen in all seinen Widersprüchen. Diese Hörbuch-Edition eröffnet einen besonderen Zugang zu seinem Schaffen: In 20 meisterhaft nacherzählten Geschichten bringen Charles und Mary Lamb die großen Dramen Shakespeares in eine klare, erzählerische Form, ohne ihren poetischen Kern zu verlieren.

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.

William Shakespeare est considéré comme l'un des plus grands poètes, dramaturges et écrivains de la culture anglaise. Il est réputé pour sa maîtrise des formes poétiques et littéraires, ainsi que sa capacité à représenter les aspects de la nature humaine. Figure éminente de la culture occidentale, Shakespeare continue d'influencer les artistes d'aujourd’hui. Ses pièces sont régulièrement jouées partout dans le monde. Shakespeare est l'un des rares dramaturges à avoir pratiqué aussi bien la comédie que la tragédie.

In seinem modernen Klassiker der Science-Fiction-Literatur Die Zeitmaschine wagt H.G. Wells einen Blick in die ferne Zukunft unserer Welt, und was sein Protagonist erlebt, ist nicht nur erfreulich, aber auch nicht hoffnungslos. Seit vielen Jahren zählt Woyzeck von Georg Büchner zu den meistgespielten Theaterstücken auf deutschsprachigen Bühnen, ebenso vielfach verfilmt und multimedial adaptiert – kein Wunder: Das Drama um einen von gesellschaftlichen Erniedrigungen gequälten einfachen Mann ist so zeitlos wie das Leben selbst.

Dass es in der Welt der durchorganisierten Gesellschaft zugeht wie in einem geordneten Irrenhaus, in dem die Momente des Zufalls, der Willkür und der belanglosen Gründlichkeit geheimen Gesetzen und Mustern folgen, die uns martern und entfremden, offenbart uns Franz Kafka mit seinem Roman „Der Prozess". Das Drama „Hamlet" von William Shakespeare zeigt einen Menschen in tiefer Krise seiner Existenz und spart dabei weder an Gruseleffekten, Humor, Philosophie oder Liebestragik.

WARNING!! Check your surroundings before listening to this book as you may fall over from laughing. As part of his new Solo Folio Series; Author, audiobook narrator and ardent Shakespeare lover Luke Daniels takes on The Merry Wives of Windsor, as only he can. As well as being suitable for use as a production script this wild and raucous, slapstick comedy has been faithfully transcribed from the 1602 Quarto publication and includes the original Elizabethan spellings.

Magie, Macht und Versöhnung auf einer einsamen Insel – ungekürzt & eindrucksvoll gesprochen von Jürgen Fritsche. Über das Hörbuch: In Der Sturm , einem der letzten Stücke William Shakespeares, verwebt der Dramatiker fantastische Elemente mit Fragen nach Macht, Gerechtigkeit und Vergebung. Prospero, ein gestürzter Herzog und Zauberer, inszeniert auf einer Insel ein raffiniertes Spiel der Erkenntnis, das seine Widersacher zur Umkehr zwingt – und sich selbst zur inneren Wandlung führt. Eine tragikomische Märchenwelt mit Tiefgang – voller Wortwitz, symbolischer Dichte und zeitloser Themen.

In einer magischen Mittsommernacht treffen verliebte Menschen, feenhafte Wesen und tollpatschige Handwerker aufeinander – ein verwobenes Spiel aus Liebeswirren, Zauber und Verwechslung entsteht. Zwischen Waldgeistern, Elfen und menschlichen Torheiten entfaltet sich eine heiter-poetische Fantasiewelt, in der sich Träume und Wirklichkeit überschneiden. Ein Klassiker der Weltliteratur – leichtfüßig, humorvoll und voller sprachlicher Schönheit.

In Wie es euch gefällt entführt William Shakespeare seine Hörer in den Ardenner Wald – ein Ort der Zuflucht, des Spiels und der Selbsterkenntnis. Verkleidungen, Liebeswirren und kluge Wortspiele bestimmen die Handlung einer der beliebtesten Komödien Shakespeares. Die kraftvolle Rosalind steht im Mittelpunkt einer Geschichte über Geschlechterrollen, Macht und das Wesen der Liebe – pointiert, lebendig und zeitlos unterhaltsam.