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 ...
Shakespeare's works | Folger Shakespeare Library
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Romeo and Juliet - Act 2, scene 2 | 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 ...
Romeo and Juliet - Prologue | 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 ...
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 ...
Hamlet - Act 1, scene 5 | Folger Shakespeare Library
WEBJun 2, 2020 · Act 1, scene 5. ⌜ Scene 5 ⌝. Synopsis: The Ghost tells Hamlet a tale of horror. Saying that he is the spirit of Hamlet’s father, he demands that Hamlet avenge King Hamlet’s murder at the hands of Claudius. Hamlet, horrified, vows to “remember” and swears his friends to secrecy about what they have seen. Enter Ghost and Hamlet.
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 ...
Macbeth - Entire Play | Folger Shakespeare Library
WEBJul 31, 2015 · Malcolm and Macduff lead an army against Macbeth, as Lady Macbeth goes mad and commits suicide. Macbeth confronts Malcolm’s army, trusting in the Weïrd Sisters’ comforting promises. He learns that the promises are tricks, but continues to fight. Macduff kills Macbeth and Malcolm becomes Scotland’s king. p. 7.