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Witches appear out of the mists in the opening scenes of Macbeth, setting a mysterious and foreboding tone from the very start. One of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, the play charts the sudden ri ...
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A misguided fairy wreaks havoc in this lighthearted and well-loved play. Lovers become confused and top becomes Bottom as mischief reigns supreme in a forest glen like no other.
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It is after dinner on a January night, in the library in Lady Britomart Undershaft's house in Wilton Crescent. A large and comfortable settee is in the middle of the room, upholstered in dark leather. ...
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Oresteia: The Libation Bearers
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_The scene is laid on SORIN'S estate. Two years elapse between the third and fourth acts_. _The scene is laid in the park on SORIN'S estate. A broad avenue of trees leads away from the audience toward ...
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A country house on a terrace. In front of it a garden. In an avenue of trees, under an old poplar, stands a table set for tea, with a samovar, etc. Some benches and chairs stand near the table. On one ...
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CLYTEMNESTRA, _Queen of Argos and Mycenae; widow of Agamemnon_. ELECTRA, _daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra_. ORESTES, _son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, now in banishment_. A PEASANT, _husband ...
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The morals of the wealthy classes are explored and condemned in Henrik Ibsen’s shocking 1881 play Ghosts. To all outward appearances, the Alvings are a generous and upstanding family. What Helene Al ...
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In this 1890 play, a newly-married couple goes from honeymoon to utter disaster. Hedda, a wealthy young woman, has just been wed to George Tesman, an aspiring professor. Very little holds their marria ...
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Halvard Solness has given all that he has to his career as an architect in Henrik Ibsen’s 1892 play The Master Builder. No sacrifice has been too great for Halvard, and his total devotion has led to ...
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The Shopkeeper Turned Gentleman
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THE SHOPKEEPER TURNED GENTLEMAN. TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH PROSE BY CHARLES HERON WALL. PERSONS REPRESENTED. MR. JOURDAIN. CLEONTE, _in love with_ LUCILE. DORANTE, _a count, in love with_ DORIMENE. COVI ...
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THE IMAGINARY INVALID. TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH PROSE BY CHARLES HERON WALL. PERSONS REPRESENTED. ARGAN, _an imaginary invalid_. BELINE, _second wife to_ ARGAN. ANGELIQUE, _daughter to_ ARGAN, _in lov ...
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Come, come, Flipotte, and let me get away. You hurry so, I hardly can attend you. Then don't, my daughter-in law. Stay where you are. I can dispense with your polite attentions. We're only paying what ...
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