Пред вами книга, которая ни в коем случае не претендует на однозначно правильное прочтение знаменитой трагедии. Но приоткрывает завесу над многим из того, что вот уже скоро 400 лет не даёт покоя читателям и зрителям произведения, написанного великим английским бардом Шекспиром из Стратфорда. Кстати, этом предложении есть пять фактических ошибок.
Новый перевод знаменитой трагедии Шекспира с невероятно интересными комментариями позволит по-новому вглянуть на это ставшее классикой произведение. Кто же не знает «Гамлета»! Но не спешите ставить восклицательный знак. И даже вопросительный. Ограничимся многоточием. Поскольку опыт пристального исследования этого вопроса показывает: никто… Пред вами книга, которая ни в коем случае не претендует на однозначно правильное прочтение знаменитой трагедии. Но приоткрывает завесу над многим из того,...
Ambition overpowers loyalty in this drama of a Scottish noble's rise to power. Goaded by his scheming wife, Macbeth realizes too late that «blood will have blood,» as each monstrous crime demands the reinforcement of another, sending him further and further down the path to his own destruction. Shakespeare's drama of treason and doom features a fast-paced plot, tumultuous action, and a cast of compelling characters, including a trio of fortune-telling witches. A definitive survey, this...
The melancholy Dane's grief for his dead father and suspicion of his ambitious uncle drive him to acts of insanity and violence — and to articulate some of the most quoted speeches in the English language. In addition to its gilded rhetoric, Shakespeare's revenge drama offers an enthralling plot, rich character studies, and other psychologically complex aspects that invite and reward closer examination. Shakespeare's most popular play with modern audiences, Hamlet is not...
Even those who have never read or seen Romeo and Juliet recognize the star-crossed lovers' names as symbols of forbidden romance. Shakespeare's enduring drama takes place during a sultry Italian summer, in a city already boiling with the enmity between two families. Tensions rise further when an irresistible passion develops between members of opposite sides and the play's mood alternates between hope and despair. Romeo and Juliet was among the author's most popular plays...
A tightly constructed drama which is regarded as one of the William Shakespeare’s finest; “Othello” is the story of its titular character, a Moorish general in the Venetian army. Othello secretly marries Desdemona, the daughter of Venetian senator Brabantio, who disapproves of the union. The marriage draws the contempt of Roderigo, a wealthy gentleman of low moral character who is in love with Desdemona and has asked her father for her hand in marriage. Iago is an ensign under the command of...