"These timeless plays by the great Bard of Elizabethan drama explore the hubris of four powerful men who ultimately bring about their own undoing. Richard III : Through coldblooded guile, hunchbacked royal Richard III assumes the throne of England and will stop at nothing to maintain his rule. But he will pay a price for his machinations in this historical play set in the era of the Wars of the Roses. Coriolanus : The common people of the Roman Republic...

No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of Julius Caesar on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right. Each No Fear Shakespeare contains The complete text of the original play A line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday language A complete list of characters with descriptions Plenty of helpful commentary.

"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. Othello : A powerful general in the Venetian army, Othello the Moor is despised by his scheming ensign, Iago, who devises a plan to destroy him. Newly married to Desdemona, Othello is led to believe she has been unfaithful -- and his jealous rage leads to tragic consequences. Macbeth : When three...

No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of Henry V on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right. Each No Fear Shakespeare contains The complete text of the original play A line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday language A complete list of characters with descriptions Plenty of helpful commentary.

No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of Macbeth on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right. Each No Fear Shakespeare contains The complete text of the original play A line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday language A complete list of characters with descriptions Plenty of helpful commentary.

"Love, enchantment, and misadventure abound in four timeless comedies by the great Bard of Elizabethan England. The Taming of the Shrew : After a battle of wits, the suitor Petruchio marries the headstrong lady Katherina and brings her to his home in Verona, where he sets about "taming"his willful bride into an obedient wife. The Merchant of Venice : In the most dramatic of Shakespeare's comedies, a wealthy Venetian merchant is unable to repay a loan...

"This book is a compendium of phrases from Shakespeare that have been used for hundreds of years. Sections of the book include epigrams, invectives, poems of philosophy, and beautiful literary expressions, all of which make Shakespeare such an enduring and timeless writer"--