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Absolute Shakespeare: "Coriolanus"
The entire text of Shakespeare's "Coriolanus" divided by acts and scenes with a summary introduction of the play. With links to other Shakespearean plays, sonnets, biographies, poems, and more.
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Absolute Shakespeare: "All's Well That Ends Well"
Here at AbsoluteShakespeare.com is the full-text for Shakespeare's comedy, "All's Well that Ends Well."
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Absolute Shakespeare: "Love's Labour's Lost"
Here, you can choose a scene from a specific act of "Love's Labour's Lost".
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Absolute Shakespeare: The Tempest Study Guide
This site provides a complete study guide for William Shakespeare's comedy The Tempest including a plot summary of each act, commentary, a review of the characters, a character analysis, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge's famous essay on The...
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Absolute Shakespeare: Shakespeare Timeline
This is a timeline showing events in William Shakespeare's life and the publications of his works.
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Absolute Shakespeare: "Julius Caesar" Character Analysis
William Hazlitt's critical essay on the characters in "Julius Caesar" is presented here, including lengthy quotations from the text of the play.
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Absolute Shakespeare: Hamlet Commentary
This is a very detailed commentary, referring to specific lines and quotations throughout its length.
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Absolute Shakespeare: King Lear Commentary
Act by act and scene by scene, this commentary accompanies the entire play.
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Absolute Shakespeare: Macbeth Commentary
Read a complete description of each act, with explanations and explications of important passages.
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Absolute Shakespeare: Othello Commentary
There's commentary here about each act and explication for quite a number of important passages.
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Absolute Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet Commentary
Each act of the famous play is explained here, with plenty of references to specific lines and quotations.
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Absolute Shakespeare: King Henry Iv, Part I
Act by act, this site comments on the action, often making reference to specific lines and quotations.
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Absolute Shakespeare: Merchant of Venice Commentary
Each act is covered in this commentary, often through explanations of specific lines from the play.
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Absolute Shakespeare: The Tempest Commentary
Explaining each act of The Tempest, this site includes explanations of important quotations as well.
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Absolute Shakespeare: Twelfth Night Commentary
Each act of the play is commented on here, often making reference to specific lines and speeches.
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Absolute Shakespeare: Shakespeare Pictures
Choose a play, then click to see paintings inspired by Shakespeare's work. Each includes quotations from the relevant scene.
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Absolute Shakespeare: Authorship Debate
Here are the basic arguments for each of the authorship claims. The site is helpful since it summarizes each of the arguments in plain language.
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Absolute Shakespeare: "Julius Caesar" Characters
This guide examines each character's role and motivation.