A black family is united in love and pride as they struggle to overcome poverty and harsh living conditions, in the 1959 play about an embattled Chicago family.

Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Long Day's Journey Into Night, written in 1940 and released in 1956 after the playwright's death, is now available in a newly designed edition. In this play, O'Neill turned to the lonliest and most entangle of subjects: an unflinching portrayal, in a time of acute psychological stress, of himself and of those closest to him. It is a somber and moving drama, and its writing was an act of magnificent courage....

Presents William Shakespeare's comedy "Measure for Measure" side by side with scene summaries and explanatory notes, and provides background on Shakespeare, the text, and the play's context, and discussion questions, activities, and essay and project suggestions.

Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.

Contains the text of William Shakespeare's tragedy "Troilus and Cressida" accompanied by explanatory notes, a scene-by-scene plot summary, and character profiles as well as an introduction to the life and works of the author, modern perspective on the play, suggestions for further reading, and key lines and phrases.

Presents the text of the tragedy in which Iago, jealous that he has been passed over for a promotion, plots revenge against Othello, a general in service of Venice, with tragic results. Includes an extensive introduction, and annotations.

This charming comedy has delighted audiences for over two centuries. First performed in 1773, it concerns Kate Hardcastle, a young lady who poses as a serving girl to win the heart of a young gentleman too shy to court ladies of his own class. A number of delightful deceits and hilarious turns of plot must be played out before the mating strategies of both Kate Hardcastle and her friend Constance Neville conclude happily. Along the way, there is an...

Love's Labours Lost - William Shakespeare - Love's Labour's Lost is one of William Shakespeare's early comedies, believed to have been written in the mid-1590s for a performance at the Inns of Court before Queen Elizabeth I. It follows the King of Navarre and his three companions as they attempt to forswear the company of women for three years of study and fasting, and their subsequent infatuation with the Princess of Aquitaine and her ladies. In...

A study guide to Henry V, including the text of the play, plot summaries, character notes, activity and discussion ideas, and background information on Shakespeare's life and times.

Presents the text of "The Merchant of Venice," in which a creditor demands a pound of flesh as payment for a debt, and a lover must choose among three caskets to win the hand of a wealthy lady, and includes introductory and textual notes, character lists and studies, a synopsis, teaching tools and suggestions, historical background, and biographical information about the Shakespeare.