Macbeth - Act 1, scene 1 | Folger Shakespeare Library
WEBJul 31, 2015 · ALL. Fair is foul, and foul is fair; Hover through the fog and filthy air. They exit. Characters in the Play. Act 1, scene 2. In 1603, James VI of Scotland ascended the English throne, becoming James I of England. London was alive with an interest in all things Scottish, and Shakespeare turned to Scottish history for material.
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WEBDiscover Shakespeare’s stories and the world that shaped them. Deepen your understanding of his works and their cultural influence. Shakespeare's works Read and learn more about Shakespeare's plays and poems; Shakespeare in print The First Folio (the book that gave us Shakespeare) and what came after; Shakespeare in performance From playhouse to film sets, explore four centuries of staging ...
Hamlet - Folger Shakespeare Library
WEBHamlet is Shakespeare’s most popular, and most puzzling, play. It follows the form of a “revenge tragedy,” in which the hero, Hamlet, seeks vengeance against his father’s murderer, his uncle Claudius, now the king of Denmark. Much of its fascination, however, lies in its uncertainties. Among them: What is the Ghost—Hamlet’s father ...
Othello - Folger Shakespeare Library
WEBAug 14, 2024 · Introduction to the play. In Othello, William Shakespeare creates powerful drama from a marriage between the exotic Moor Othello and the Venetian lady Desdemona that begins with elopement and mutual devotion and ends with jealous rage and death. Shakespeare builds many differences into his hero and …
Romeo and Juliet - Folger Shakespeare Library
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Early printed texts. Romeo and Juliet was first printed in 1597 (Q1) as a quarto that is markedly different than any subsequent early printing: it is shorter, the wedding scene is radically different, and the language widely differs in the last three acts. The play appeared as a quarto in 1599 (Q2) in a text that seems to have had a different source than the one behind Q1; this version of the ...
Shakespeare's Sonnets | Folger Shakespeare Library
WEBMay 30, 2023 · Introduction to the Sonnets. Few collections of poems—indeed, few literary works in general—intrigue, challenge, tantalize, and reward as do Shakespeare’s Sonnets. Almost all of them love poems, the Sonnets philosophize, celebrate, attack, plead, and express pain, longing, and despair, all in a tone of voice that rarely rises above a ...
Hamlet - Act 1, scene 1 | Folger Shakespeare Library
WEBJun 2, 2020 · Act 1, scene 1. Scene 1 . Synopsis: On the guards’ platform at Elsinore, Horatio waits with Barnardo and Marcellus to question a ghost that has twice before appeared. The Ghost, in the form of the late King Hamlet of Denmark, appears but will not speak. Horatio decides to tell his fellow student, Prince Hamlet, about the …
Romeo and Juliet - Entire Play | Folger Shakespeare Library
WEBJul 31, 2015 · Toggle Contents Act and scene list. Characters in the Play ; Entire Play The prologue of Romeo and Juliet calls the title characters “star-crossed lovers”—and the stars do seem to conspire against these young lovers.Romeo is a Montague, and Juliet a Capulet. Their families are enmeshed in a feud, but the moment they meet—when Romeo and his friends attend a party at Juliet’s house in ...
A Modern Perspective: Romeo and Juliet - Folger Shakespeare …
WEBMar 2, 2021 · There’s something for everyone. From award-winning theater and music, to poetry and exhibitions, experience the power of the arts with us. Calendar Upcoming events; Exhibitions Explore what's on view; Families Poetry, puppets, dance, and more for young visitors; Music Folger Consort, our early music ensemble in residence, and more; Romeo and Juliet A timely take on the famous star-crossed ...
Hamlet - Entire Play - Folger Shakespeare Library
WEBJun 2, 2020 · Toggle Contents Act and scene list. Characters in the Play ; Entire Play Events before the start of Hamlet set the stage for tragedy. When the king of Denmark, Prince Hamlet’s father, suddenly dies, Hamlet’s mother, Gertrude, marries his uncle Claudius, who becomes the new king.A spirit who claims to be the ghost of Hamlet’s father describes his murder at the hands of Claudius and ...