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THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

Robust and bawdy, The Taming of the Shrew captivates audiences with outrageous humor as Katharina, the shrew, engages in a contest of wills–and love–with her bridegroom, Petruchio, in a comedy of unmatched theatrical brilliance, filled with visual gags and witty repartee.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

Fairy magic, love spells, and an enchanted wood turn the mismatched rivalries of four young lovers into a marvelous mix-up of desire and enchantment, all touched by Shakespeare’s inimitable vision of the intriguing relationship between dreams and the waking world.

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

This dark comedy of love and money contains one of the truly mythic figures in literature–Shylock, the Jewish moneylender. The “pound of flesh” he demands as payment of Antonio’s debt has become a universal metaphor for vengeance. Here, pathos and farce combine with moral complexity and romantic entanglements, to display the extraordinary power and range of Shakespeare at his best.

TWELFTH NIGHT

Set in a topsy-turvy world like a holiday revel, this comedy juxtaposes a romantic plot involving separated twins and mistaken identity with a more satiric one about the humiliation of a pompous killjoy. The hilarity is touched with melancholy, and the play ends, not with laughter, but with a clown’s plaintive song.

Each Edition Includes:

• Comprehensive explanatory notes

• Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship

• Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English

• Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performance histories

• An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with an extensive filmography

ForewordFour ComediesThe PlayhouseTHE TAMING OF THE SHREWIntroductionThe Taming of the Shrew in PerformanceThe Taming of the ShrewDate and TextTextual NotesShakespeare's SourcesFurther ReadingA MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAMIntroductionA Midsummer Night's Dream in PerformanceA Midsummer Night's DreamDate and TextTextual NotesShakespeare's SourcesFurther ReadingTHE MERCHANT OF VENICEIntroductionThe Merchant of Venice in PerformanceThe Merchant of VeniceDate and TextTextual NotesShakespeare's SourcesFurther ReadingTWELFTH NIGHT or WHAT YOU WILIIntroductionTwelfth Night in PerformanceTwelfth NightDate and Texttextual NotesShakespeare's SourcesFurther ReadingMemorable Lines The Taming of the Shrew A.Midsummer Night's Dream The Merchant of Venice Twelfth Night
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