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Romeo and Juliet
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: The Marlowe Society
- Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins
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The Marlowe Society performs an unabridged version of Shakespeare's tragedy featuring Romeo and Juliet, whose untimely deaths unite their feuding families....
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Complete Shakespeare Tales
- Written by: William Shakespeare, Edith Nesbit
- Narrated by: Josh Verbae
- Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins
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This iconic collection of Shakespeare tales includes 20 of his most prominent works adapted by Edith Nesbit and transformed into modern English....
Written by: William Shakespeare,
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The Merchant of Venice
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Trevor Peacock, Bill Nighy, Haydn Gwynne,
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
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In Shakespeare's most controversial play, the opposing values of justice and mercy must be resolved....
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Hamlet
- Shakespeare Appreciated (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)
- Written by: William Shakespeare, Simon Potter, Phil Viner,
- Narrated by: Joan Walker, Stephen Elder, Paul Clayton
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
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Experience Hamlet as a powerful full-cast drama with entertaining and enlightening commentary that explains what's what and who's who as the plot unfolds....
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The best Hamlet Audiobook!
- By very good book for startup on 20-01-24
Written by: William Shakespeare,
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Julius Caesar
- Shakespeare Appreciated (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)
- Written by: William Shakespeare, Simon Potter, David Cottis,
- Narrated by: Joan Walker, Gregory Cox, Colin Campbell
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
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Experience Julius Caesar as a powerful full-cast drama with entertaining and enlightening commentary that explains what's what and who's who as the plot unfolds....
Written by: William Shakespeare,
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
- A BBC Radio Shakespeare Production
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Sylvestra Le Touzel, Sam West, David Threlfall
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
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In this BBC full-cast production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hermia, Lysander, Demetrius and Helena run to the woods and stumble into a life separate from time itself....
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Romeo and Juliet
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: The Marlowe Society
- Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins
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The Marlowe Society performs an unabridged version of Shakespeare's tragedy featuring Romeo and Juliet, whose untimely deaths unite their feuding families....
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Complete Shakespeare Tales
- Written by: William Shakespeare, Edith Nesbit
- Narrated by: Josh Verbae
- Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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This iconic collection of Shakespeare tales includes 20 of his most prominent works adapted by Edith Nesbit and transformed into modern English....
Written by: William Shakespeare,
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The Merchant of Venice
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Trevor Peacock, Bill Nighy, Haydn Gwynne,
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
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In Shakespeare's most controversial play, the opposing values of justice and mercy must be resolved....
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Hamlet
- Shakespeare Appreciated (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)
- Written by: William Shakespeare, Simon Potter, Phil Viner,
- Narrated by: Joan Walker, Stephen Elder, Paul Clayton
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
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Experience Hamlet as a powerful full-cast drama with entertaining and enlightening commentary that explains what's what and who's who as the plot unfolds....
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The best Hamlet Audiobook!
- By very good book for startup on 20-01-24
Written by: William Shakespeare,
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Julius Caesar
- Shakespeare Appreciated (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)
- Written by: William Shakespeare, Simon Potter, David Cottis,
- Narrated by: Joan Walker, Gregory Cox, Colin Campbell
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
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Experience Julius Caesar as a powerful full-cast drama with entertaining and enlightening commentary that explains what's what and who's who as the plot unfolds....
Written by: William Shakespeare,
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
- A BBC Radio Shakespeare Production
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Sylvestra Le Touzel, Sam West, David Threlfall
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
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In this BBC full-cast production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hermia, Lysander, Demetrius and Helena run to the woods and stumble into a life separate from time itself....
Written by: William Shakespeare
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King Richard III
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Kenneth Branagh, Geraldine McEwan, Nicholas Farrell,
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
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Written in 1593, King Richard III is one of Shakespeare's earliest plays....
Written by: William Shakespeare
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BBC Radio Shakespeare: A Collection of Eight Comedies
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Anne-Marie Duff, David Tennant, Full Cast,
- Length: 16 hrs and 28 mins
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A collection of BBC Radio 3's iconic Shakespeare productions: eight comedies with all-star casts including David Tennant, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne-Marie Duff, Martin Jarvis, Siân Phillips and Miriam Margolyes....
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Macbeth
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Algy Pug
- Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
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Macbeth is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatizes the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power....
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Macbeth: a tragedy by William Shakespeare
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: divers narrateurs
- Length: 57 mins
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Set mainly in Scotland, the play illustrates the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power...
Written by: William Shakespeare
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The Taming of the Shrew
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins
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Petruchio arrives in Padua determined to gain his fortune by marrying the volatile Katherina....
Written by: William Shakespeare
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All the Sonnets of Shakespeare
- Written by: William Shakespeare, Paul Edmondson - editor, Stanley Wells - editor
- Narrated by: Kenneth Branagh, Lolita Chakrabarti
- Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins
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How can we look afresh at Shakespeare as a writer of sonnets? What new light might they shed on his career, personality, and sexuality? Shakespeare wrote sonnets for at least 30 years, not only for himself, for professional reasons, and for those he loved, but also in his plays....
Written by: William Shakespeare,
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The Tempest
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Sir Ian McKellen, Emilia Fox, Scott Handy,
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
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Sir Ian McKellen, fresh from his performance as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings, is Prospero, and heads a strong cast in Shakespeare’s last great play....
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Macbeth
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: James Marsters, Joanne Whalley, Josh Cooke,
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
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Infamously known as the cursed Scottish play, Macbeth is perhaps Shakespeare’s darkest tragedy....
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Amateur production
- By Amazon Customer on 19-11-18
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Hamlet
- A BBC Radio Production
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Michael Sheen, Kenneth Cranham, Juliet Stevenson,
- Length: 3 hrs and 28 mins
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BBC Radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare....
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Excellent!
- By User on 05-11-21
Written by: William Shakespeare
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The Classic Hundred Poems
- Written by: William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, W.B. Yeats,
- Narrated by: Alfred Corn, Rita Dove
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
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Adopting the methodology of the music charts, The Classic Hundred Poems presents the "top 100" poems of all time...
Written by: William Shakespeare,
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Romeo and Juliet
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Michael Sheen, Kate Beckinsale, full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
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Here is the full-cast production of Shakespeare's classic love story, fully dramatized from the complete text....
Written by: William Shakespeare
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The Comedy of Errors
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: David Tennant, Brendan Coyle, Alan Cox,
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
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Chaos and confusion mount to a crescendo in a wild and fast-paced comedy of mistaken identity, one of Shakespeare's earliest plays....
Written by: William Shakespeare
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BBC Radio Shakespeare: A Collection of Four History Plays
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Benjamin Zephaniah, Full Cast, Jamie Glover,
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
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Introduced by Sir Richard Eyre, these four iconic productions, dramatised with star casts, bring Shakespeare’s gripping histories to life in all their rich complexity....
Written by: William Shakespeare
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How to Read and Understand Shakespeare
- Written by: Marc C. Conner, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Marc C. Conner
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
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These guiding principles allow you to follow the narratives of the plays as they unfold, with a clear understanding of how the plays function and fit together....
Written by: Marc C. Conner,
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Julius Caesar
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Andrew Buchan, Sean Barrett
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
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Julius Caesar is one of Shakespeare’s most compelling Roman plays. The plot against Caesar and the infamous assassination scene make for unforgettable listening....
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Kabuliwala
- Selected Plays, Poems and Stories of Tagore
- Written by: Rabindranath Tagore
- Narrated by: Rajat Kapoor
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format....
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How was earlier people living
- By Hero shah on 19-02-24
Written by: Rabindranath Tagore
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The Best Poems of All Time, Volume 1
- Written by: William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm, Eric Stoltz
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
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This perfect poetry companion brings the words of the world's favorite poets to life. Hearing poetry spoken - as it was originally intended to be heard...
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Come, let's enjoy poetry read out!
- By Anon on 13-08-19
Written by: William Shakespeare,
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Othello (Dramatized)
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ewan McGregor, Kelly Reilly
- Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
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Shakespeare's Othello is one of his finest and most famous tragedies....
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Macbeth
- Written by: Charles Lamb, William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Bart Wolffe
- Length: 32 mins
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Taken from Tales from Shakespeare and narrated by Bart Wolffe....
Written by: Charles Lamb,
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As You Like It
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Niamh Cusack, Stephen Mangan, Victoria Hamilton,
- Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
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This pastoral comedy is one of Shakespeare's best loved, owing to its delightful heroine - the wise, witty, and virtuous Rosalind....
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Complete Poetry
- Sonnets and Narrative Poems
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
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The sonnets are a collection numbering 154 poems dealing with themes such as the passage of time, love, beauty, and mortality....
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Seven Classic Plays
- Written by: William Shakespeare, Henrik Ibsen, Anton Chekhov,
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
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Now, for the first time in audio, Blackstone presents seven great plays in one volume....
Written by: William Shakespeare,
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: David Miles
- Length: 1 hr and 46 mins
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Сomedy A Midsummer's Night Dream is a wonderful piece of work written by a genius English playwright William Shakespeare. Three very amusing stories...
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Julius Caesar
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Richard Dreyfuss, JoBeth Williams, Kelsey Grammer,
- Length: 2 hrs
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The skies over ancient Rome blaze with terrifying portents, and soothsayers warn Julius Caesar of approaching doom...
Written by: William Shakespeare
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Mark Bowen
- Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1602. Set in Denmark, the play depicts Prince Hamlet and his revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father in order to seize his throne and marry Hamlet's mother.
Written by: William Shakespeare
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Mark Bowen
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a history play and tragedy by William Shakespeare first performed in 1599. It is one of several plays written by Shakespeare based on true events from Roman history, such as Coriolanus and Antony and Cleopatra. Set in Rome in 44 BC, the play depicts the moral dilemma of Brutus as he joins a conspiracy led by Cassius to murder Julius Caesar to prevent him from becoming dictator of Rome. Following Caesar's death, Rome is thrust into a period of civil war, and the republic the conspirators sought to preserve is lost forever.
Written by: William Shakespeare
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The Comedy of Errors
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Kendra Murray, Gary MacFadden, Claudia Anglade,
- Length: 1 hr and 45 mins
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A merchant of Syracuse has twin sons and buys twin servants for them. His wife, with one twin and one servant, is soon separated from him by a shipwreck, and comes to live in Ephesus. When grown, the other son and his slave start out to find their brothers, and the father, some years later, starts out in turn to find them. Once in Ephesus, an amusing series of errors begins.
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Antony and Cleopatra
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Mark Bowen
- Length: 4 hrs and 10 mins
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Antony and Cleopatra (First Folio title: The Tragedie of Anthonie, and Cleopatra) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first performed, by the King's Men, at either the Blackfriars Theatre or the Globe Theatre in around 1607; its first appearance in print was in the Folio of 1623. The plot is based on Thomas North's 1579 English translation of Plutarch's Lives (in Ancient Greek) and follows the relationship between Cleopatra and Mark Antony from the time of the Sicilian revolt to Cleopatra's suicide during the Final War of the Roman Republic.
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Much Ado About Nothing
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Dara Brown, Emma Faye, Linda Barrans,
- Length: 2 hrs and 38 mins
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Much Ado About Nothing appears to have been written about 1599, shortly before As You Like It and Twelfth Night. The action combines two narrative threads: the spirited comedy of the courtship of Benedick and Beatrice, and the somber tale of confused love between Hero and Claudio. The first is a creation by Shakespeare and the second appears to have been drawn from an Italian source, either by Bandello or Ariosto. The action takes place in Messina. Eponymous lovers Hero and Claudio seem to be ideally matched and nearly everyone is looking forward to their impending marriage.
Written by: William Shakespeare
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: David Miles
- Length: 1 hr and 46 mins
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Сomedy A Midsummer's Night Dream is a wonderful piece of work written by a genius English playwright William Shakespeare. Three very amusing stories tightly connected with each other fascinate the reader with a numerous love adventures. The reason for that is a potion of a forest spirit Puck. William Shakespeare is the author of the world famous sonnets and plays Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth and Othello, as well as comedies Twelfth Night, A Midsummer's Night Dream, Love's Labour's Lost, The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Two Gentlemen of Verona and As You Like It.
Written by: William Shakespeare
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Mark Bowen
- Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1602. Set in Denmark, the play depicts Prince Hamlet and his revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father in order to seize his throne and marry Hamlet's mother.
Written by: William Shakespeare
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Mark Bowen
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a history play and tragedy by William Shakespeare first performed in 1599. It is one of several plays written by Shakespeare based on true events from Roman history, such as Coriolanus and Antony and Cleopatra. Set in Rome in 44 BC, the play depicts the moral dilemma of Brutus as he joins a conspiracy led by Cassius to murder Julius Caesar to prevent him from becoming dictator of Rome. Following Caesar's death, Rome is thrust into a period of civil war, and the republic the conspirators sought to preserve is lost forever.
Written by: William Shakespeare
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The Comedy of Errors
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Kendra Murray, Gary MacFadden, Claudia Anglade,
- Length: 1 hr and 45 mins
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A merchant of Syracuse has twin sons and buys twin servants for them. His wife, with one twin and one servant, is soon separated from him by a shipwreck, and comes to live in Ephesus. When grown, the other son and his slave start out to find their brothers, and the father, some years later, starts out in turn to find them. Once in Ephesus, an amusing series of errors begins.
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Antony and Cleopatra
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Mark Bowen
- Length: 4 hrs and 10 mins
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Antony and Cleopatra (First Folio title: The Tragedie of Anthonie, and Cleopatra) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first performed, by the King's Men, at either the Blackfriars Theatre or the Globe Theatre in around 1607; its first appearance in print was in the Folio of 1623. The plot is based on Thomas North's 1579 English translation of Plutarch's Lives (in Ancient Greek) and follows the relationship between Cleopatra and Mark Antony from the time of the Sicilian revolt to Cleopatra's suicide during the Final War of the Roman Republic.
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Much Ado About Nothing
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Dara Brown, Emma Faye, Linda Barrans,
- Length: 2 hrs and 38 mins
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Much Ado About Nothing appears to have been written about 1599, shortly before As You Like It and Twelfth Night. The action combines two narrative threads: the spirited comedy of the courtship of Benedick and Beatrice, and the somber tale of confused love between Hero and Claudio. The first is a creation by Shakespeare and the second appears to have been drawn from an Italian source, either by Bandello or Ariosto. The action takes place in Messina. Eponymous lovers Hero and Claudio seem to be ideally matched and nearly everyone is looking forward to their impending marriage.
Written by: William Shakespeare
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: David Miles
- Length: 1 hr and 46 mins
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Сomedy A Midsummer's Night Dream is a wonderful piece of work written by a genius English playwright William Shakespeare. Three very amusing stories tightly connected with each other fascinate the reader with a numerous love adventures. The reason for that is a potion of a forest spirit Puck. William Shakespeare is the author of the world famous sonnets and plays Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth and Othello, as well as comedies Twelfth Night, A Midsummer's Night Dream, Love's Labour's Lost, The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Two Gentlemen of Verona and As You Like It.
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Cymbeline, King of Britain
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Mark Bowen
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
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Cymbeline, also known as The Tragedie of Cymbeline or Cymbeline, King of Britain, is a play by William Shakespeare set in Ancient Britain (c. 10–14)[a] and based on legends that formed part of the Matter of Britain concerning the early Celtic British King Cunobeline. Although listed as a tragedy in the First Folio, modern critics often classify Cymbeline as a romance or even a comedy. Like Othello and The Winter's Tale, it deals with the themes of innocence and jealousy. While the precise date of composition remains unknown, the play was certainly produced as early as 1611.
Written by: William Shakespeare
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The Tragedy of Timon of Athens
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Mark Bowen
- Length: 2 hrs and 43 mins
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The Tragedy of Timon of Athens (The Life of Tymon of Athens) is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in collaboration with Thomas Middleton in about 1605–1606, which was published in the First Folio in 1623. It is about the fortunes of an Athenian named Timon. The central character is a beloved citizen of Athens who through tremendous generosity spends his entire fortune on corrupt hangers-on only interested in getting the next payout. The earliest-known production of the play was in 1674, when Thomas Shadwell wrote an adaptation under the title The History of Timon of Athens, The Man-hater.
Written by: William Shakespeare
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The Tragedy of Coriolanus
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Mark Bowen
- Length: 4 hrs
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Coriolanus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1605 and 1608. The play is based on the life of the legendary Roman leader Caius Marcius Coriolanus. The tragedy is one of the last two tragedies written by Shakespeare, along with Antony and Cleopatra. Coriolanus is the name given to a Roman general after his military success against various uprisings challenging the government of Rome. Following this success, Coriolanus becomes active in politics and seeks political leadership.
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Othello
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Mark Bowen
- Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins
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Othello is a tragedy by William Shakespeare based on the short story Moor of Venice by Cinthio, believed to have been written in approximately 1603. The work revolves around four central characters: Othello, his wife Desdemona, his lieutenant Cassio, and his trusted advisor Iago. Attesting to its enduring popularity, the play appeared in 7 editions between 1622 and 1705. Because of its varied themes — racism, love, jealousy and betrayal — it remains relevant to the present day and is often performed in professional and community theatres alike.
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Troilus and Cressida
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Mark Bowen
- Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
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Troilus and Cressida is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1602. It was described by Frederick S. Boas as one of Shakespeare's problem plays. The play ends on a very bleak note with the death of the noble Trojan Hector and destruction of the love between Troilus and Cressida. The work has in recent years "stimulated exceptionally lively critical debate". Throughout the play, the tone lurches wildly between bawdy comedy and tragic gloom, and readers and theatre-goers have frequently found it difficult to understand how one is meant to respond to the characters.
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Titus Andronicus
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Mark Bowen
- Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
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Titus Andronicus is the main character and tragic hero in William Shakespeare's play of the same name, Titus Andronicus, a Senecan tragedy. Titus is a Roman nobleman and a general in the war who distinguished himself in ten years of service against the Goths. Despite his exemplary service the war's toll on him is sufficient that he declined the emperorship. Nonetheless, he begins the play as an exemplary citizen. However faith in the traditions of the Roman system of government eventually leads to his death as others seek revenge.
Written by: William Shakespeare