"TheTamingoftheShrew"
Robustandbawdy,TheTamingoftheShrewcaptivatesaudienceswithoutrageoushumorasKatharina,theshrew,engagesinacontestofwills-andlove-withherbridegroom,Petruchio,inacomedyofunmatchedtheatricalbrilliance,filledwithvisualgagsandwittyrepartee.
"AMidsummerNight'sDream"
Fairymagic,lovespells,andanenchantedwoodturnthemismatchedrivalriesoffouryoungloversintoamarvelousmix-upofdesireandenchantment,alltouchedbyShakespeare'sinimitablevisionoftheintriguingrelationshipbetweendreamsandthewakingworld.
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TheMerchantofVenice"
Thisdarkcomedyofloveandmoneycontainsoneofthetrulymythicfiguresinliterature-Shylock,theJewishmoneylender.The"poundofflesh"hedemandsaspaymentofAntonio'sdebthasbecomeauniversalmetaphorforvengeance.Here,pathosandfarcecombinewithmoralcomplexityandromanticentanglements,todisplaytheextraordinarypowerandrangeofShakespeareathisbest.
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TwelfthNight"
Setinatopsy-turvyworldlikeaholidayrevel,thiscomedyjuxtaposesaromanticplotinvolvingseparatedtwinsandmistakenidentitywithamoresatiriconeaboutthehumiliationofapompouskilljoy.Thehilarityistouchedwithmelancholy,andtheplayends,notwithlaughter,butwithaclown'splaintivesong.
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