Shakespeare Study

Combined for great value! The multi-award-winning SmartPass study guide with and without commentary options. Full-cast, unabridged performance with comprehensive commentary and analysis for any student to fully understand and appreciate the play.

"And nothing is, but what is not." Macbeth may be mystified by the Weird Sisters' words but this intense performance with incisive commentary cuts to the heart of Shakespeare's complex psychological tragedy.

Here is the multi award-winning SmartPass study guide, with and without commentary options. This is a full-cast, unabridged performance with comprehensive commentary and analysis to allow any student to fully understand and appreciate the play. Meet literature's greatest villain in this tragedy, fuelled by jealous rage. Journey into the twisted mind of Iago, who freely admits, "I am not what I am", and truly get under the skin of this wondrous play.

All of the Shakespeare plays within the Argo Classics catalogue are performed by the Marlowe Dramatic Society and Professional Players. The Marlowe was founded in 1907 with a mission to focus on effective delivery of verse, respect the integrity of texts and rescue neglected plays by Shakespeare’s contemporaries and the less performed plays of Shakespeare himself. The Marlowe has performed annually at Cambridge Arts Theatre since its opening in 1936 and continues to produce some of the finest actors of their generations.

Whether you're a student, a Shakespeare enthusiast, or simply curious about the timeless works of the Bard, Shakespeare Compactly offers clear and concise summaries of all of William Shakespeare's plays. This comprehensive guide condenses the rich plots, complex characters, and thought-provoking themes of each play into easy-to-read formats, making it accessible for readers of all backgrounds. Inside this book you will find: A brief yet thorough summary of each Shakespearean play. Detailed act-by-act and scene-by-scene breakdowns. Key character lists to help you understand relationships and...

Shakespeare: The Illustrated Edition is an exquisitely illustrated, updated edition of Bill Bryson’s bestselling biography of William Shakespeare that takes the reader on an enthralling tour through Elizabethan England and the eccentricities of Shakespearean scholarship. With more than 100...

The multi award-winning SmartPass study guide with and without commentary options. This is a full-cast, unabridged performance with comprehensive commentary and analysis for any student to fully understand and appreciate the play. Universally accepted as Shakespeare's finest play, we peel back the layers of Hamlet to discover how and why it deserves such a place of honour in world literature.

Combined for great value! The multi-award-winning SmartPass study guide with and without commentary options. Full-cast, unabridged performance with comprehensive commentary and analysis for any student to fully understand and appreciate the play. The poetry of Shakespeare's star crossed lovers is poignantly performed and expertly explained in this unique production: "Passion lends them power."

Discover the genius of William Shakespeare in this entertaining and educational full-cast drama, designed to whet the appetite and introduce you to the man, the life, the legacy. Includes key scenes from the major plays.

"MACBETH" is one of Shakespeare's shortest dramas, but also one of his densest in terms of action and language. It contains love, murder, ambition, magic and even more murder! It is a timeless classic and, therefore, a strong exam text, impressing any marker that you can take on such a 'highbrow' text. This study guide contains everything that you need to make sense of this play: Contextual information Summary of the whole play and each Act Major quotations and analysis Major themes and analysis Details on how to structure an analytical response/essay And, best of all, five exemplar 'high ...

Combined for great value! The multi-award-winning SmartPass study guide with and without commentary options. Full-cast, unabridged performance with comprehensive commentary and analysis for any student to fully understand and appreciate the play. When characters have to ask "Are all the people mad?" you need a guide! Explore this topsy-turvy world to understand, enjoy, and analyse the language, imagery, and themes of Shakespeare's dark comedy.

Written as a novel, the whole play is penned with character insights into what each person is thinking before and after they speak. All of the original text is included but updated for a modern understanding. Rather than place the play in its original setting this novel is set in a time unknown and written after the Gender Wars and probably after Religious Consolidation in a steampunk era without electricity. Whether you read this novel for study or merely for enjoyment then the ideal would be that you complete it with an overwhelming desire to then read the original play in its original ...

Combined for great value! The multi-award-winning SmartPass study guide with and without commentary options. Full-cast, unabridged performance with comprehensive commentary and analysis for any student to fully understand and appreciate the play. Hear "A little touch of Harry" whenever you want to! Examine and appreciate the powerful language of leadership in this guided history play, considered to be Shakespeare's greatest creative statement about war.

Learn It in a Day: Macbeth by William Shakespeare Complete Overview • 15 Multiple-Choice Questions • Essay Prompts • Key Quotes Macbeth is often read as a story about unchecked ambition or the corrupting lure of power. But its deeper argument focuses on how interpretation—of prophecy, language, and authority—drives moral collapse. Many readers follow the plot, yet struggle to explain why Macbeth acts when he does, how violence escalates, or what the play ultimately argues about legitimacy and control. Learn It in a Day is designed to solve that problem. This study companion breaks...

Learn It in a Day: Hamlet by William Shakespeare Complete Overview • 15 Multiple-Choice Questions • Essay Prompts • Key Quotes Hamlet is often taught as a story about indecision or revenge, but its real complexity lies in how truth, power, and moral action collide in a corrupt political system. Many readers follow the plot—yet struggle to explain why Hamlet delays, what the play argues about justice, or how language itself becomes a form of control. Learn It in a Day is designed to solve that problem. This study companion breaks the play down into a clear, accessible format built ...

“A great teacher,” Jeremy Paxman on BBC’s Newsnight. “Clearly Francis Gilbert is a gifted and charismatic teacher,” Philip Pullman, author of ‘Northern Lights’. “Gilbert writes so well that you half-suspect he could give up the day job,” The Independent. Are you struggling to understand Shakespeare’s classic play ‘Romeo and Juliet’? Are you a teacher who needs a really good study guide which will enable students to understand the play’s complex language and cover all the key areas required to get a good grade in an examination or coursework? This study guide may be...

Full-cast, unabridged performance with comprehensive commentary and analysis for any student to fully understand and appreciate the play. When characters have to ask "Are all the people mad?" you need a guide! Explore this topsy-turvy world to understand, enjoy, and analyse the language, imagery, and themes of Shakespeare's dark comedy.

Here is the multi award-winning SmartPass study guide with and without commentary options. This is a full-cast, unabridged performance, with comprehensive commentary and analysis, enabling students to fully understand and appreciate the play. Judge for yourself whether Lear is "a man more sinned against than sinning" in this moral tale that pits wisdom and age against ambition and youth. Experience and examine the power of Shakespeare's most cruel and violent tragedy.

The multi award-winning SmartPass study guide, with and without commentary options. This is a full-cast, unabridged performance with comprehensive commentary and analysis for any student to fully understand and appreciate the play. Soak up the atmosphere of ancient Rome. Decide for yourself whether Caesar's power and ambition was a threat to the Republic, and whether assassination can ever be justified.

SuperSummary, a modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, offers high-quality instructional study guides for challenging works of literature. This audio study guide for Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as the beauty and danger of love, dreams and illusions, and rivalry and feud. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.

This is a full-cast, unabridged performance with comprehensive commentary and analysis, enabling any student to fully understand and appreciate the play. Judge for yourself whether Lear is "a man more sinned against than sinning" in this moral tale that pits wisdom and age against ambition and youth. Experience and examine the power of Shakespeare's most cruel and violent tragedy.