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"As You Like It" is a five-act comedy by William Shakespeare, written and performed about 15981600 and first published in the First Folio of 1623. Shakespeare based the play on "Rosalynde" a prose romance by Thomas Lodge written in 1590."As You Like It" subverts the traditional rules of romance. Gender roles, nature and politics are confused in a play that reflects on how bewildering yet utterly pleasurable life can be.Rosalind and her cousin escape into the forest and find Orlando, Rosalinds love. Disguised as a boy shepherd, Rosalind has Orlando woo her under the guise of "curing" him of his love for Rosalind. Rosalind reveals she is a girl and marries Orlando during a group wedding at the end of the play.

"The Comedy of Errors" is believed to be one of Shakespeares earlier written plays; a humorous comedy about separated family and mistaken identity. The play is probably the most complicated of all Shakespeares plays, involving two sets of identical twins with multiple identity confusions."The Comedy of Errors" is one of Shakespeares shortest and fastest-paced plays, relying heavily on slapstick, puns, and wordplay for the humour. Mistaken identity is the driving plot point of the play and is the foundation for most of the plays humour and wordplay. This play is considered a farce, which is a play that relies on impossible situations, outlandish humour and buffoonery to drive the plot.Action set in Ephesus (Asia Minor), where Sicilians have been banned on punishment of death. The elderly merchant Egeon, who is from Syracuse (in Sicily), has been arrested and sentenced to be executed by Solinus, Duke of Ephesus, unless 1000 marks are paid. Though the Duke cannot pardon him, he has pity on Egeon and asks him to tell his story. Egeon and his wife Emilia had identical twin sons and had also raised a poor womans identical twin sons to be their servants. They had sailed from Epidamnum (modern Albania) years earlier to return home to Sicily, but a storm wrecked the ship and he and one son (Antipholus of Syracuse, AS) along with Dromio of Syracuse were separated from his wife and other son (Antipholus of Ephesus, AE) and Dromio of Ephesus. He has continued to search for his lost wife and son for many years and has given the son and servant who survived with him the names of the presumably lost son and servant. His search has now brought him to Ephesus, and he has also granted his sons wish to go separately with his Dromio in search of his lost brother. The plot revolves around the convergence in Ephesus of these family member and the two Dromios and the many comic consequences regarding mistaken identities and confusion with: Angelo the goldsmith (who has made a gold chain intended for AEs wife but which he mistakenly gives to AS) and Balthasar the merchant; Adriana (the wife of AE who mistakes AS for him); her sister Luciana (whom AS courts); her maid Luce (or Nell, wooed by Dromio of Syracuse); an arresting officer; Antipholus courtesan; Doctor Pinch (a conjuring schoolmaster who tries to help AE with his "possession"); and the abbess with whom AS seeks sanctuary. In the end, Egeon recognizes his son AE, is bailed out by him, and they are all reunited with their mother, whom the abbess proves to be.

"Cymbeline" is one of the great comedy plays by William Shakespeare and one of his later ones. Near the end of his career, William Shakespeare wrote a group of beautiful and confounding plays that did not easily fit into any of his previously chosen genres, or categories of literature. These plays are neither tragedies nor comedies, though they contain elements of both at times. They also often feature exotic locations, elaborate special effects, and magic. Shakespearean critics have classified this group as Shakespeares romances. One of these romances is "Cymbeline", first performed around 1611.Gullible Cymbeline, King of Britain, takes a new wife who has an arrogant son called Cloten. Cymbelines beautiful daughter Imogen is expected to marry Cloten. Instead Imogen marries the brave, but poor Posthumus Leonatus. Cymbeline is furious when he finds out about the marriage and banishes Posthumus who goes to Rome. The couple have time to exchange love tokens and Imogen gives Posthumus a diamond ring and he gives her a bracelet. The villain of the plot is Iachimo who bets 10,000 ducats against Posthumuss diamond ring that he can seduce Imogen. Various plot lines ensue involving deceit, cross-dressing, poison and treachery. The story has a happy ending when Iachimo confesses and Imogen reveals her true identity and is reunited with Posthumus.

"An Enemy of the People is a play written by Henrik Ibsen and a masterpiece of Norwegian literature. It describes perfectly the contemporary Norwegian society and it has been rewritten by American author Arthur Miller.Dr. Stockmann has discovered that the new baths built in his town in Norway are infected with a deadly disease and instructs the town to repair or close the baths. The Mayor, who is Dr. Stockmanns brother, does not believe the report and refuses to close the baths because it will cause the financial ruin of the town.Dr. Stockmann tries to take his case to the people, but the mayor intercedes and explains to the people how much it will cost to repair the baths. He explains that the Doctor is always filled with wild, fanciful ideas. In a public meeting, he has his brother declared an enemy of the people. The doctor decides to leave the town, but at the last minute comes to the realisation that he must stay and fight for the things he believes to be right.

Henrik Ibsens three-act play "A Dolls House" was first performed in 1879. The play was met with both incredible success and immediate criticism for its, at the time, highly controversial views on marriage and family. Whereas critics claimed "A Dolls House" threatened to dismantle traditional Victorian values, fans found its realistic, complex depictions of individuals and families relatable, inspiring, and refreshing."A Dolls House" is significant for the way it deals with the fate of a married woman, who at the time in Norway lacked reasonable opportunities for self-fulfillment in a male-dominated world, despite the fact that Ibsen denied it was his intent to write a feminist play.Set in a Norwegian town circa 1879, in "A Dolls House", housewife Nora hides her financial problems from her husband Torvald. When Torvald learns of her deceit, he becomes angry. Disgusted by his selfishness and after realizing that she is no longer content to be anyones doll wife", Nora ...

Goethes "Faust" is a tragic based on a classic German legend. Goethe wrote it in two parts (Part I in 1808, Part II in 1832), and together they revise the Faustus legend to fit with Romantic sensibilities and eighteenth-century attitudes toward earthly life and the beyond. The theme of a man selling his soul to the devil for earthly desiresfame, knowledge, wealth, powerdeveloped from a profound Christian belief in life after death. Goethe updates the legend by adding a prolonged love story, making his devil an ironic and mocking figure, and allowing Fausts soul to escape damnation.Fausts universe is one of motion and flux, one where humanity is but a part, and one in which Faust tries to find values that are permanent and dependable as his experiences bring continual transformations: from hope to despair, from lust to spirituality. He literally journeys across the world, through mystical festivals, from old age to youth, in his quest for belonging and contentment. Through all of his accomplishments, Faust remains disillusioned and bitter at his death, but for his endless striving and belief in something beyond himself, Faust is saved from damnation by Gods grace.Goethes "Faust" is a complex work of literature that is concerned with the place of humanity in the cosmos, the striving of its protagonist beyond his human confines, the implications of his going too far, and the consequences that his quest have on his community.

"The Scarlet Letter" is a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne published in 1850 and considered a masterpiece of American literature and a classic moral study.The year is 1642. Boston is a Puritan settlement, and one of its citizens, Hester Prynne, is led from the prison to the scaffold to stand in judgement before the town magistrates. In her arms, she carries her infant daughter Pearl, whose birth has sparked this inquiry. On the scaffold, Hester refuses to reveal the name of the childs father. As punishment, Hester is forced to wear the scarlet letter A that marks her as an adulteress...

An Ideal Husband is a play written by Oscar Wilde, a comedy that takes place over a short period of time and involves blackmail and corruption. "An Ideal Husband" tells the story of Sir Robert Chiltern, a well-liked politician who is considered a bastion of morality by everyone he knows, especially his wife. However, an acquaintance of the Chilterns, Mrs Cheveley, uncovers a secret from Sir Roberts past that could ruin both his reputation and his wifes good opinion if were to become common knowledge. Sir Robert finds himself caught between a rock and a hard place as Mrs Cheveley attempts to blackmail him into supporting a fraudulent scheme that would leave his good name equally tarnished, and is forced to turn to his friend, the dandyish aesthete Lord Goring, to help him find a way out of this conundrumOscar Wilde was one of the most fascinating authors of the 19th century, known as much for his witticisms as for his writing. His most notable works include the novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and the comic plays "An Ideal Husband" and "Lady Windermeres Fan". All his works reflect Wildes promotion of Aestheticism.

Eschyle est linventeur de la tragédie attique telle que nous la connaissons : en introduisant un deuxième acteur sur scène, Eschyle bouleverse la scène tragique jusqu’ici réservée à un dialogue entre

"Fathers and Sons" is probably the most famous work of the Russian novelist Ivan Turgenev. The novel addresses ideas of the period more directly than most of his other works and creates debate over these ideas as a conflict of generations. The generation gap between the fathers and sons in the story neatly symbolized the current political debates between the older reactionaries and the younger radicals.Published in 1862 in the Russian magazine, Russkii vestnik (The Russian Herald), under the title, "Ottsy i deti", the novel ignited controversy even before its publication.

Publiée en 1888, "Une demande en mariage" est une pièce de théâtre dAnton Pavlovitch Tchekhov dont le sujet est limpossibilité de se maîtriser. "Une demande en mariage" se situe dans la meilleure tra

First published in 1897, "Cyrano de Bergerac" is a dramatic play written by Edmond Rostand. Though the play is fictional, Rostand based the titular character on a real man, Hercule-Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac.In the play, Cyrano de Bergerac, a cadet (nobleman serving as a soldier) in the French Army, is a brash, strong-willed man of many talents. He is a tragic, though larger-than-life figure whose similarly large nose keeps him from openly wooing the woman he loves and causes him to doubt himself...

The Persians (Gr: Persai; Lat: Persae) is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus. First produced in 472 BCE, it is considered the oldest surviving play in the history of theatre, and also the only extant Greek tragedy that is based on contemporary events. It recounts the Persian response to news of their military defeat under Xerxes at the Battle of Salamis in 480 BCE, one of the decisive episodes in the ongoing Greco-Persian Wars.

Israel.An expedition to the area of the greatest archaeological and religious discovery of the last century: Qumran and the Dead Sea scrolls.A brilliant intuition of Mauro will set a new goal for the expedition: the twelfth cave. Mauro will thus find himself at the centre of international disputes.Mauro and Anna... a thread that had never broken.Their newfound love will have to survive the devastating force of events.But once the puzzle is reassembled, will the world still be the same?

Écrite en 1631, "La Veuve" est la troisième pièce de Pierre Corneille, une tragi-comédie en cinq actes.Alcidon, amoureux de Clarice, veuve dAlcandre et maîtresse de Philiste, son particulier ami, de

"Life is a Dream" is Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s most famous play and in the opinion of many the finest in the Spanish language.First published and first produced in 1636, during the heyday of Spain

Un brevissimo ma intenso racconto che tocca una tematica molto delicata e cerca di lanciare un chiaro messaggio: non bisogna dimenticarsi di amare, ma prima di tutto bisogna ricordare di amarsi.

The Seagull is one of the best ever dramas about the theatre, yet on the very first opening night it was a famous failure. The play triumphed later in Stanislavskis production and became one of the greatest events in the history of Russian theatre and one of the greatest new developments in the history of world drama.

"David Copperfield" e il titolo dellottavo romanzo del grande scrittore inglese Charles Dickens pubblicato nel 1850.Il romanzo "David Copperfield" racconta infatti la storia travagliata di un ragazzo che, da una vita agiata, si ritrova povero e diseredato costretto ad arrangiarsi con lavori umili. La storia e ispirata alla stessa vita dellautore: e considerato infatti il piu autobiografico dei suoi scritti.Si tratta di un romanzo di formazione in quanto racconta la storia della vita di David dallinfanzia fino alla maturita e alla sua crescita interiore. È inoltre considerata anche unindustrial novel in quanto ambientato dellepoca della Rivoluzione Industriale, denunciando la situazione di sfruttamento di bambini ed adolescenti che lavoravano nelle fabbriche ricevendo bassissimi compensi.

Rosmer (coming closer to her). Rebeccasuppose I asked you nowwill you be my second wife? Rebecca (is speechless for a moment, then gives a cry of joy). Your wife! Yours! I! Rosmer. Yeslet us try what that will do. We two shall be one. There must no longer be any empty place left by the dead in this house. Rebecca. Iin Beatas place? Rosmer. And then that chapter of my life will be closedcompletely closed, never to be reopened. Rebecca (in a low, trembling voice). Do you think so, John? Rosmer. It must be so! It must! I cannotI will notgo through life with a dead body on my back. Help me to throw it off, Rebecca; and then let us stifle all memories in our sense of freedom, in joy, in passion. You shall be to me the only wife I have ever had. Rebecca (controlling herself). Never speak of this, again. I will never be your wife.