The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Tragedies

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.

Grade Level:

High

Length:

03:42

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.

Grade Level:

High

Length:

02:41

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.

Grade Level:

High

Length:

02:28

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.

Grade Level:

High

Length:

03:28

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.

Grade Level:

High

Length:

02:47