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  2. Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare - Wikipedia

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    Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare is a 1907 collection published by E. Nesbit with the intention of entertaining young readers and retelling William Shakespeare 's plays in a way they could be easily understood by younger readers. She also included a brief Shakespeare biography, a pronunciation guide to some of the more difficult names and a ...

  3. Shakespeare's late romances - Wikipedia

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    The late romances, often simply called the romances, are a grouping of William Shakespeare 's last plays, comprising Pericles, Prince of Tyre; Cymbeline; The Winter's Tale; and The Tempest. The Two Noble Kinsmen, of which Shakespeare was co-author, is sometimes also included in the grouping. The term "romances" was first used for these late ...

  4. The Two Gentlemen of Verona - Wikipedia

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    Two Gentlemen of Verona by Angelica Kauffman (1789). The Two Gentlemen of Verona is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1589 and 1593.It is considered by some to be Shakespeare's first play, and is often seen as showing his first tentative steps in laying out some of the themes and motifs with which he would later deal in more detail; for example, it is the ...

  5. Helena (A Midsummer Night's Dream) - Wikipedia

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    Role in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Helena, the daughter of Nedar, is the lifelong friend of Hermia (to whom she often compares herself). Before the events of the play, Helena was betrothed to the nobleman Demetrius, but she was rejected when his affections turned to Hermia. Despite this, Helena maintained an abiding love for Demetrius.

  6. As You Like It - Wikipedia

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    As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 and first published in the First Folio in 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wilton House in 1603 (the house having been a focus for literary activity under Mary Sidney for much of the later 16th century) has been suggested as a possibility.

  7. Twelfth Night - Wikipedia

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    Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. Viola (who is disguised as Cesario) falls in love with the Duke ...

  8. The Winter's Tale - Wikipedia

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    The Winter's Tale. Act II, scene 3: Antigonus swears his loyalty to Leontes, in an attempt to save Leontes' young daughter's life. From a painting by John Opie commissioned by the Boydell Shakespeare Gallery for printing and display. The Winter's Tale is a play by William Shakespeare originally published in the First Folio of 1623.

  9. The Merry Wives of Windsor - Wikipedia

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    With the swaggering vaine of ancient Pistoll, and corporal Nym. The Merry Wives of Windsor or Sir John Falstaff and the Merry Wives of Windsor [1] is a comedy by William Shakespeare first published in 1602, though believed to have been written in or before 1597. The Windsor of the play's title is a reference to the town of Windsor, also the ...

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