"Hamlet"
Oneofthemostfamousplaysofalltime,thecompellingtragedyoftheyoungprinceofDenmarkwhomustreconcilehislongingforoblivionwithhisdutytoavengehisfather'smurderisoneofShakespeare'sgreatestworks.Theghost,Ophelia'sdeathandburial,theplaywithinaplay,andthebreathtakingswordplayarejustsomeoftheelementsthatmakeHamletamasterpieceofthetheater.
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Othello"
ThisgreattragedyofunsurpassedintensityandemotionisplayedoutagainstRenaissancesplendor.ThedoomedmarriageofDesdemonatotheMoorOthelloisthefocusofastormoftension,incitedbytheconsummatelyevilvillainIago,thatculminatesinoneofthemostdeeplymovingscenesintheatricalhistory.
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KingLear"
Hereisthefamousandmovingtragedyofakingwhofoolishlydivideshiskingdombetweenhistwowickeddaughtersandestrangeshimselffromtheyoungdaughterwholoveshim-atheatricalspectacleofoutstandingproportions.
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Macbeth"
NodramatisthaseverseenwithmorefrighteningclarityintotheheartandmindofamurdererthanhasShakespeareinthisbrilliantandbloodytragedyofevil.Tauntedintoassertinghis"masculinity"byhisambitiouswife,MacbethchoosestoembracetheWeirdSisters'prophecyandkillhisking-andthus,sealshisowndoom.
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