Tragedies

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Romeo & Juliet (1978)

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Considered the greatest love story of all time and a bona fide "hit" for over 400 years, Romeo & Juliet is full of passion and oration, Shakespeare's most popular tragedy, it expresses love and death better perhaps, than any work in the English language.

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High
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02:47
Romeo & Juliet

Othello (1981)

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Jealousy in love is one of the most common human emotions. In Othello, Shakespeare combines this universal theme with perfectly structured scenes, a storyline that lingers in the memory and a prime example of a tragic hero, Othello himself. The result is perhaps his greatest triumph as a stage play.

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High
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03:28
Othello

Macbeth (1983)

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This savage tragedy is one of Shakespeare's most enduringly popular. Told by a trio of witches that he is fated to become King of Scotland, the warrior Macbeth, aided by his wife, in his quest for power murders his king and assumes the throne. The two embark on a guilt-ridden reign of terror.

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High
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02:28
Macbeth

Julius Caesar (1979)

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Breaking all conventional rules of drama, shakespeare creates neither a clear-cut hero nor a villain. Instead, this great tragedy presents complicated human beings in agonizing conflict with one another, and themselves.

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High
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02:41
Julius Caesar

Hamlet (1980)

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This richly costumed production maintains all the tension of a murder mystery as it examines the fundamental issues of justice, guilt and death.

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High
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03:42
Hamlet

Shakespeare The Animated Tales: Volume IV

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Macbeth

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01:15
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Macbeth

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Following a London West End run in December 2007 and a sold-out limited engagement at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in March 2008, Shakespeare's "Scottish play" went on to enthrall Broadway audiences yet again with a gripping production starring Sir Patrick Stewart in a triumphant, Tony®-nominated performance. Originating at England's innovative Chichester Festival Theatre, director Rupert Goold's cinematic re-interpretation of his stage production also stars the Tony®-nominated Kate Fleetwood as Lady Macbeth.

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High
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03:00
Macbeth

Iceberg right ahead! the sinking of the Titanic

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Author McPherson's up-to-date overview of the Titanic tragedy offers a variety of features that make this entry stand out among the plethora of print and nonprint titles about the Titanic. The volume, organized chronologically, examines the construction of the vessel and transatlantic travel, and follows the events leading up to and after the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Historical photographs, illustrations, diagrams and sidebars enliven the text, and a variety of primary sources offers both factual information and personal testimony.

Iceberg right ahead! the sinking of the Titanic