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Apr 26, 1564
baptised
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Romeo and Juliet
Early tragedy set in Italy (Verona & Mantua) about 2 young star-crossed lovers whose deaths reconcile their families. -
The Merchant of Venice
The story of a Jewish moneylender who demands that an antisemitic Christian offer “a pound of flesh” as collateral against a loan. -
Midsummer Night's Dream
Comedy consisting of multiple subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. -
Henry V
history play telling the story of King Henry V of England during the Hundred Years' War. -
Hamlet
Shakespeare's longest tragedy set in Denmark. It 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. -
Twelfth Night (What You Will)
romantic comedy that centres on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. -
Othello
tragedy revolving around the themes of racism, love, jealousy, betrayal, revenge, and repentance, -
King Lear
a tragedy that tells the way a king bequeaths his land and power to his daughters. -
Macbeth
a tragedy that dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake. -
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