Midsummer Night's Dream is Shakespeare's classic tale of two couples who can't quite pair up to everyone's satisfaction. Demetrius and Lysander love Hermia. Hermia loves Lysander but has been promised to Demetrius by her father. Hermia's best friend Helena loves Demetrius, but in his obsession for Hermia Demetrius barely even notices her smitten friend. When Hermia and Lysander plan to elope all four find themselves in the forest late at night where the fairy Puck and his lord Oberon wreck havoc on the humans with a love potion that causes the victim to fall in love with the first thing they see upon waking.
Although originally classified as one of Shakespeare's comedies, All's Well That Ends Well is now more commonly classified as one of his ambiguous problem plays, so called because they defy neat classification as either comedy or tragedy. Helena, a servant harbors a secret love for Betram her mistresses' son. When the king becomes ill Helena promises to heal him if she is allowed to marry any man of her choosing. Helena's father is a renowned physician and the young girl having inherited his knowledge saves the king and Bertram is chosen as her husband. The one sided affair soon blossoms into requited love and all's well that ends well.
Inhalt: Il re di Danimarca è morto; il figlio ed erede al trono, il principe Amleto, vede apparire sugli spalti del castello di Elsinore il suo spettro che gli rivela di essere stato avvelenato dal proprio fratello Claudio, che ne ha poi sposato la vedova, la regina Gertrude ed ha usurpato il trono.- Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek ISBN: 978-87-26-56887-5
Antony and Cleopatra is a tragic play by Shakespeare, which tells the ill-fated love story between Antony and Cleopatra and the antagonistic role played by Julius Caesar, future Emperor of Rome.
"I will tell you. The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd throne, Burn'd on the water: the poop was beaten gold; Purple the sails, and so perfumed that The winds were love-sick with them; the oars were silver, Which to the tune of flutes kept stroke, and made The water which they beat to follow faster, As amorous of their strokes."
As You Like It is truly one of Shakespeare's greatest romantic comedies. The heroine, Rosalind has grown up in the court of her usurping uncle Duke Frederick, her father, the rightful duke, having been exiled by his younger brother. Rosalind falls in love with Orlando, but Orlando is forced to flee when he is persecuted by his older brother Oliver. Soon Rosalind is also banished from the court by her uncle. Switching genders she assumes the identity of Ganymede and with her cousin Celia in tow goes in search of her father. Finding him and his friends in the Forest of Arden the young girls join the exiles before finally being reunited with their lovers, a mellowed Oliver and an evil uncle who has found religion.
Three classic radio productions from the BBC archives starring Nigel Hawthorne, Miriam Margolyes, Geraldine McEwan and a host of celebrated acting talent. These three legendary plays, performed by some of the best-known theatrical actors of the 20th Century, are the perfect way to commemorate England's greatestdramatist. The Taming of the Shrew: The controversial comedy about the battle of the sexes and a very unconventional marriage, starring Fenella Fielding as Katherine, with Miriam Margolyes as Bianca and Paul Daneman as Petruchio. A Midsummer Night's Dream: One of Shakespeare'sbest-loved plays, this tale of warring fairies, eloping lovers and the magic and madness of love has bewitched audiences since its very first performance. Starring Nigel Hawthorne as Oberon with Maureen O'Brien as Titania. Twelfth Night: Mistaken identity and a tangled love triangle lead to confusion and, ultimately, happiness in this comic masterpiece. Starring Dorothy Tutin as Viola, with Geraldine McEwan as Olivia and Stephen Murray as Malvolio. Recorded at BBC Broadcasting House and featuring the BBC Drama Repertory company, with specially composed music including a score from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, this is classic radio drama at its finest.Duration: 7 hours approx.
Three classic radio productions from the BBC archives starring Hannah Gordon, Tim Pigott-Smith, Paul Scofield and a host of celebrated acting talent. These three legendary plays, performed by some of the best-known theatrical actors of the 20th Century, are the perfect way to commemorate England's greatest dramatist. The Winter's Tale One man's consuming jealousy threatens to destroy both himself and those around him, but his actions arouse a passionate sense of honour, love, justice and self-sacrifice in members of his Court and family. First broadcast in 1982, starring Ronald Pickup as Leontes, with Hannah Gordon as Hermione and John Gielgud as Time. Pericles Pericles is haunted by Fate, buffeted by storms, driven from country to country and cruelly separated from his wife and daughter. Having endured the waywardness of Fortune, will he be reunited with his family? First broadcast in 1981, starring Tim Pigott-Smith as Pericles and Angharad Rees as Marina. The Tempest Set on an enchanted island ruled by the sorcerer Prospero, this spellbinding tale of magic, illusion, forgiveness and repentance is one of Shakespeare's greatest plays. First broadcast in 1974, starring Paul Scofield as Prospero and Patrick Stewart as Caliban. Recorded at BBC Broadcasting House and featuring the BBC Drama Repertory company, with specially composed music, this is classic radio drama at its finest. Duration: 7 hours 35 mins approx.
Three powerful radio productions from the BBC archives starring Ian McKellen, Ronald Pickup and Paul Scofield and a host of celebrated acting talent . These three legendary plays, performed by some of the best-known theatrical actors of the 20th Century, are the perfect way to commemorate England's greatest dramatist. Romeo and Juliet: The Montagues and the Capulets are sworn enemies, so when Romeo Montague falls in love with Juliet Capulet, tragedy ensues. This fateful tale of two young star-crossed lovers isone of Shakespeare's most popular dramas. First broadcast in 1970, starring Ian McKellen as Romeo. Hamlet: One of the most powerful, influential and thrilling tragedies in the English language, and the story of Prince Hamlet and his quest for vengeance never fails to enthral. First broadcast in 1971, starring Ronald Pickup as the Prince of Denmark. Macbeth: The notorious 'Scottish Play' is a gripping tale of vaulting ambition, witchcraft, madness and murder that has kept generations of audiences spellbound. First broadcast in 1966,starring Paul Scofield as Macbeth and Peggy Ashcroft as Lady Macbeth. Recorded at BBC Broadcasting House and featuring the BBC Drama Repertory company, with specially composed music including a score from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, this is classic radio drama at its finest. Duration: 7 hours 30 mins approx.
Inhalt: Dramma storico che racconta la tragedia delle Idi di Marzo, in cui il generale romano Giulio Cesare venne assassinato ad opera di una congiura del Senato. Mentre Bruto, figlio adottivo di Cesare, si lascia coinvolgere dalla cospirazione ordita da Cassio per impedire che la Repubblica romana diventi una monarchia, Cesare ritorna a Roma dopo la campagna d'Egitto e decide di presentarsi davanti al senato, ignorando l'avvertimento di un indovino che gli preannuncia gravi sciagure. Allo stesso tempo, Marco Antonio inizia a muovere le sue fila e si prepara a stringere un'alleanza con Ottaviano, dando vita ad uno scontro politico che definirà per sempre le sorti dell'Antica Roma. - Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek ISBN: 978-87-26-90056-9
Dive into the tragedy that many critics regard not only as Shakespeare's finest play, but also as one of the best literary works ever produced. Set in Denmark, Hamlet recounts the events that transpire after the King is murdered by his brother Claudius, who then marries his brother's widow. Prince Hamlet uncovers the true nature of his father's death and feigns madness to create a trap. A must-read for fans of classic literature.
Inhalt: Venezia, 1500. Il giovane Bassanio vorrebbe chiedere la mano di Porzia, ricca ereditiera di Belmonte. Per corteggiarla degnamente, Bassanio chiede un prestito al suo carissimo amico Antonio, mercante di Venezia, che tuttavia ha appena investito tutti i suoi risparmi nel commercio marittimo. Antonio decide allora di offrirsi come garante del prestito presso Shylock, ricco usuraio ebreo. Shylock, che a differenza di Antonio presta denaro a tassi altissimi, stabilisce che, in caso di mancato pagamento, Antonio dovrà pagare con una libbra di carne dal proprio corpo: nonostante l'orrida condizione e la conseguente reticenza di Bassanio, il mercante di Venezia accetta. - Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek ISBN: 978-87-26-90062-0
Although Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar is named after the legendary Roman political leader, the central character is thought by many to be Marcus Brutus, Caesar's friend turned foe who struggles throughout the play with conflicting obligations of friendship and duty. While Caesar is warned in a prophecy to "beware the Ides of March" the Roman senators, including Brutus are secretly plotting his assassination, hoping to rid Rome of the threat of a tyrant who they believe plans to overthrow democracy and install a monarchy. The source of the famous lines "Et tu, Brute?" and "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears…" this tragic history play is based on the real events surrounding the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC.
King Lear is considered one of Shakespeare's greatest plays. King Lear decides to step down and divide his kingdom between his three daughters. When his youngest and favorite daughter refuses to compete and perform her love for him, he is enraged and disowns her. She remains loyal to him, however, though he slides into madness and his other children betray him.
Richard III belongs to Shakespeare's folio of King Richard plays, and is the longest of his plays after Hamlet. It is classified variously as a tragedy and a history, showing the reign of Richard III in an unflattering light. The play's length springs in part from its reference to the other Richard plays, with which Shakespeare assumed his audience would be familiar. These references and characters are often edited out to create an abridged version when the play is performed for modern audiences.
One of Shakespeare's early comedies, Love's Labour's Lost follows the travails of the King of Navarre and three of his companions as they make a vow to eschew the attentions of women and devote themselves entirely to scholarship for a period of three years. In a classic case of poor timing, each of the four men soon crosses paths with their soul-mate, and hilarity ensues. Rife with witty word play, critics agree that Love's Labour's Lost is one play that particularly rewards a close reading.
Macbeth is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy and one of his best-known plays. Often referred to as an archetypal tale, it warns against lust for power and the betrayal of friends. Shakespeare based the play loosely on a King Macbeth of Scotland. The play is traditionally considered "cursed", and thus many actors refer to it as "The Scottish Play" to avoid naming it.
Shakespeare's comedy play Much Ado About Nothing pivots around the impediments to love for young betrothed Hero and Claudio when Hero is falsely accused of infidelity and the "lover's trap" set for the arrogant and assured Benedick who has sworn of marriage and his gentle adversary Beatrice. The merry war between Benedick and Beatrice with the promptings of their friends soon dissolves into farcical love, while Hero's supposed infidelity is shown to be little more than "much ado about nothing".
Believed to have been written in 1603, Shakespeare's Othello is a tragedy that puts the playwright's prodigious creative gifts on full display. Based loosely on a Renaissance-era Italian tale, Othello follows the stormy relationship of the Moorish general Othello and his lovely wife Desdemona. Addressing timeless themes of love and betrayal, as well as surprisingly contemporary concepts such as race-based stereotypes, Othello is a satisfying read for modern-day fans of the Bard.
Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's early tragedies. The two young title characters fall madly in love, but are the children of feuding houses whose hatred for each other works to a devastating end. The play was immensely popular in Shakespeare's lifetime and is the most enduring of his plays along with Hamlet. Romeo and Juliet is considered one of the archetypal love stories.
The Sonnets compiles 154 Sonnets written by Shakespeare on all manner of themes from love and fidelity to politics and lineage. Many of the sonnets - in particular the first 17, commonly called the procreation sonnets - were commissioned, a fact which calls a simple, romantic reading into question.
The Comedy of Errors is one of Shakespeare's most popular short comedy plays. The plot is driven by two cases of mistaken identity and witty pun-drenched dialogue. Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant of Dromio of Syraceuse visit the town of Ephesus, not realizing that this is the home of Antipholus of Ephesus and Dromio of Ephesus, their twin brothers lost to them at sea years before. Before reuniting, the doppelgangers cause chaos amongst friends and family when they all assemble in Ephesus.
The Merchant of Venice is classed as one of Shakespeare's comedies, but is more often remembered for its dramatic characters and situations. Though the villain of the piece, the Jewish moneylender Shylock is often the most prominent and well-remembered character of the play. As he can be played and directed either sympathetically or wholly villainous, the play remains a highly contentious piece of theater.
The Taming of the Shrew is perhaps one of Shakespeare's most controversial plays by modern standards. Hinging on the courtship between the arrogant Petruchio and the "shrew" of the title Katherina, it is unclear whether Shakespeare's blatantly misogynistic themes were in earnest or tongue in cheek. The charming and tender Bianca is forbidden to marry until her elder sister, Katherine is spoken for. Bianca's suitors enlist Petruchio to woo Katherina for her dowry. Petruchio embarks on his own brand of psychological torture and in so doing manages to "tame" the stubborn Katherine who morphs into the faultless submissive wife.
The Tempest is thought by many to be Shakespeare's greatest and most perfect play. When the magician Prospero deliberately summons a storm to overcome his enemy King Alonso of Naples ship the passengers are washed ashore on a fantastical island. Prospero manipulates the king, his entourage, apparitions and fiends as he schemes revenge on the hapless Alonso. Prospero's daughter and the King's son Ferdinand fall in love and their fraught lover provides the catalyst for their fathers' reconciliation, contrition and clemency.
Another case of mistaken identity from the king of the plot twist, Twelfth Night tells the tale of the beautiful young Viola who is separated from her twin brother, Sebastian, when their ship is lost at sea. Believing Sebastian to be dead Viol poses as a man and enters service with the Duke Orisino. When Olivia, the woman that Orisino loves, falls for his messenger "boy" Viola and she in turn falls for the Duke the stage is set for a classic Shakespearean love triangle.
Inhalt: Shakespeares beliebte Komödie neu erzählt ist wie ein spannendes Märchen und entführt kleine und große Hörer in die Zauberwelt der Feen, Elfen und Kobolde. Vier unglücklich Verliebte irren in einer Mittsommernacht nahe bei Athen durch den Wald. Sie ahnen nicht, dass sie sich im Zauberreich des Elfenkönigs Oberon und seiner stolzen Königin Titania befinden, in dem es von Feen und Naturgeistern nur so wimmelt. Unter ihnen der freche Kobold Puck, der mit seiner purpurfarbenen Zauberblume alles kräftig durcheinander wirbelt. So beginnt ein turbulentes Verwirrspiel voller Jux und Hexerei Systematik: ab 10 Umfang: 1 CD : 8Laufzeit : 54 Min.) Standort: CD 9178 ab 10 [S] Kinderbuchstars ISBN: 978-3-939375-05-0
Inhalt: William Shakespeare kannte die Menschen, die verliebten und leidenden ebenso wie die besessenen und ruchlosen. Seine Bühne ist bevölkert von jeglicher Art Größe und Niedertracht, in seinem Werk hat er flirrende Traum- und Gegenwelten erschaffen und kunstvoll alle Höhen und Tiefen der Existenz ergründet. Systematik: Klassiker Umfang: 1184 Seiten Standort: Klassiker Shak ISBN: 978-3-7306-0923-1
Inhalt: William Shakespeare kannte die Menschen, die verliebten und leidenden ebenso wie die besessenen und ruchlosen. Seine Bühne ist bevölkert von jeglicher Art Größe und Niedertracht, in seinem Werk hat er flirrende Traum- und Gegenwelten erschaffen und kunstvoll alle Höhen und Tiefen der Existenz ergründet. Systematik: Klassiker Umfang: 1134 Seiten Standort: Klassiker Shak ISBN: 978-3-7306-0923-1
Inhalt: William Shakespeare kannte die Menschen, die verliebten und leidenden ebenso wie die besessenen und ruchlosen. Seine Bühne ist bevölkert von jeglicher Art Größe und Niedertracht, in seinem Werk hat er flirrende Traum- und Gegenwelten erschaffen und kunstvoll alle Höhen und Tiefen der Existenz ergründet. Systematik: Klassiker Umfang: 1248 Seiten Standort: Klassiker Shak ISBN: 978-3-7306-0923-1
Inhalt: Vorhang auf für Romeo und Julia, das berühmteste Liebespaar der Welt. Die kindgerechte Fassung des Dramas entführt kleine und große Hörer in die prachtvollen Adelspaläste Veronas, wo die beiden Familien Capulet und Montague in erbitterter Feindschaft Leben. Spannend und einfühlsam zugleich wird von der schicksalhaften Begegnung zwischen Romeo und Julia erzählt, vom Beginn ihrer verbotenen Liebe und schließlich von einem tragischen Missverständnis. Außerdem sind auf der CD einige der wichtigsten Szenen aus dem Originaltext zu hören, zum Beispiel die berühmte »Balkonszene«. Systematik: ab 12 Umfang: 1 CD (Laufzeit : 50 Min.) Standort: CD 9179 ab 12 [R] Kinderbuchstars ISBN: 978-3-935036-81-8
Inhalt: Das von Angst, Gewalt und Verbrechen geprägte Verona Beach wird beherrscht von zwei rivalisierenden Familien, den Montagues und den Capulets. Inmitten dieser gnadenlosen, haßerfüllten Welt entfacht die grenzenlose Liebe zwischen Romeo (Leonardo DiCaprio) und Julia (Claire Danes), den einzigen beiden Kindern der verfeindeten Patriarchen. Die Situation eskaliert, als Romeo im Affekt den kaltblütigen Mörder seines besten Freundes, den Capulet-Neffen Tybalt, erschießt. Er muß fliehen. Verzweifelt schmiedet Julia einen fatalen Plan, der sie für immer mit Romeo zusammenbringen soll... Baz Luhrmanns gewagte, moderne Variante der größten Liebesgeschichte aller Zeiten ist ein faszinierendes und unvergeßliches Filmerlebnis.
FSK: ab 12 Jahren Systematik: Klassiker Umfang: 1 DVD : 115 Min. [dt.-, engl.] Altersfreigabe: ab 12 Jahren Standort: DVD 2611 [R] Magazin
Inhalt: Prinz Hamlet von Dänemark, ein melancholischer Universitätsstudent, muss kurz vor der Beerdigung seines Vaters erfahren, dass seine Mutter, Gertrude, den Bruder seines Vaters, Claudius, heiraten wird. Von Horatio, einem Freund Hamlets, erfährt dieser, dass der Geist seines Vaters noch immer lebe, und man ihn auf den Zinnen der Burg finden kann. Der Geist informiert Hamlet daraufhin, dass man ihn vergiftet habe, dass der Täter Claudius sei und er gerächt werden soll. Hamlet möchte daraufhin die Wahrheit ans Licht bringen.
FSK: ab 12 Jahren Systematik: SL Umfang: 1 DVD : 129 Min. [dt., engl.] Altersfreigabe: ab 12 Jahren Standort: Magazin DVD 3926 [H]
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