William Shakespeare Complete Works - World's Best Collection (eBook)

220+ Plays, Sonnets, Poetry Inc. the rare Apocryphal Plays Plus Commentaries of Works, Full Biography and More

William Shakespeare (Autor)

William Shakespeare (Herausgeber)

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2018
7400 Seiten
Imagination Books (Verlag)
978-1-928458-40-1 (ISBN)

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William Shakespeare Complete Works World's Best Collection

This is the world's best William Shakespeare collection, including the most complete set of Shakespeare's works available plus many free bonus materials.

William Shakespeare

Shakespeare is the first name we think of when we think of English literature. His works have an absolutely timeless quality.

The 'Must-Have' Complete Collection

In this irresistible collection you get a full set of Shakespeare's work, including not only all his plays, poetry, annotations and commentaries on those, but also his rare, hard-to-find Apocryphal Plays.

Apocryphal Plays

The Apocryphal Plays, as they are known, were not as widely published as Shakespeare's well-known works, due to not being included in the famous 'First Folio' published by his fellow actors.

As a result, they are extremely sought-after. Electrifying argument rages over them, often being discussed more than Shakespeare's more familiar works.

The Most Famous Commentaries

This ultimate collection also contains some of the most famous commentaries on Shakespeare's works, from some of the most celebrated literature experts in history:

Samuel Johnson - known as the most quoted man after Shakespeare, Johnson's famous 'Preface to Shakespeare' is one of the authorities on The Bard. He also created amazing Annotations of Shakespeare's plays. All are included.

William Hazlitt - We include hs in depth analysis, Characters Of Shakespeare's Plays, explores each play and its players.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge - His Critical Analysis is considered highly influential and extremely insightful.

Shakespeare Biographies

This collection also included 2 full length biographies:

Life Of Shakespeare By Sidney Lee

A Study In Shakespeare By Algernon Charles Swinburne

Bonuses

In addition, you also receive in this collection:

Life of Shakespeare - A quick biography about Shakespeare's intriguing life.

Apocryphal Explanation - Commentary about the fascinating Apocryphal Plays.

Get It Now

This is the best Shakespeare collection you can get, so get it now and start enjoying and being inspired by his world!

Works Included:

Comedies, including:

Merchant Of Venice

Midsummer Night's Dream

Much Ado About Nothing

Twelfth Night

Histories, including:

Henry V

Richard Iii

Henry Viii

Tragedies, including:

Romeo & Juliet

Titus Andronicus

Julius Caesar

Macbeth

Hamlet

Othello

Apocrypha, Including:

Thomas Cromwell

Edward Iii

Sir Thomas More

Mucedrous

Merry Devil Of Edmonton

All Poems and Sonnets

Textauszug

AS YOU LIKE IT

By William Shakespeare

Persons Represented

DUKE, living in exile

FREDERICK, Brother to the Duke, and Usurper of his Dominions

AMIENS, Lord attending on the Duke in his Banishment

JAQUES, Lord attending on the Duke in his Banishment

LE BEAU, a Courtier attending upon Frederick

CHARLES, his Wrestler

OLIVER, Son of Sir Rowland de Bois

JAQUES, Son of Sir Rowland de Bois

ORLANDO, Son of Sir Rowland de Bois

ADAM, Servant to Oliver

DENNIS, Servant to Oliver

TOUCHSTONE, a Clown

SIR OLIVER MARTEXT, a Vicar

CORIN, Shepherd

SILVIUS, Shepherd

WILLIAM, a Country Fellow, in love with Audrey

A person representing HYMEN

ROSALIND, Daughter to the banished Duke

CELIA, Daughter to Frederick

PHEBE, a Shepherdess

AUDREY, a Country Wench

Lords belonging to the two Dukes; Pages, Foresters, and other Attendants.

The SCENE lies first near OLIVER'S house;

afterwards partly in the Usurper's court

and partly in the Forest of Arden.

ACT I

SCENE I. An Orchard near OLIVER'S house

[Enter ORLANDO and ADAM.]

ORLANDO

As I remember, Adam, it was upon this fashion,—bequeathed me by will but poor a thousand crowns, and, as thou say'st, charged my brother, on his blessing, to breed me well: and there begins my sadness. My brother Jaques he keeps at school, and report speaks goldenly of his profit: for my part, he keeps me rustically at home, or, to speak more properly, stays me here at home unkept: for call you that keeping for a gentleman of my birth that differs not from the stalling of an ox? His horses are bred better; for, besides that they are fair with their feeding, they are taught their manage, and to that end riders dearly hired; but I, his brother, gain nothing under him but growth; for the which his animals on his dunghills are as much bound to him as I. Besides this nothing that he so plentifully gives me, the something that nature gave me, his countenance seems to take from me: he lets me feed with his hinds, bars me the place of a brother, and as much as in him lies, mines my gentility with my education. This is it, Adam, that grieves me; and the spirit of my father, which I think is within me, begins to mutiny against this servitude; I will no longer endure it, though yet I know no wise remedy how to avoid it.

ADAM

Yonder comes my master, your brother.

ORLANDO

Go apart, Adam, and thou shalt hear how he will shake me up.

[ADAM retires]

[Enter OLIVER.]

OLIVER

Now, sir! what make you here?

ORLANDO

Nothing: I am not taught to make anything.

OLIVER What mar you then, sir?

ORLANDO

Marry, sir, I am helping you to mar that which God made, a poor unworthy brother of yours, with idleness.

OLIVER

Marry, sir, be better employed, and be naught awhile.

ORLANDO

Shall I keep your hogs, and eat husks with them? What prodigal portion have I spent that I should come to such penury?

OLIVER

Know you where you are, sir?

ORLANDO

O, sir, very well: here in your orchard.

OLIVER

Know you before whom, sir?

ORLANDO

Ay, better than him I am before knows me. I know you are my eldest brother: and in the gentle condition of blood, you should so know me. The courtesy of nations allows you my better in that you are the first-born; but the same tradition takes not away my blood, were there twenty brothers betwixt us: I have as much of my father in me as you, albeit; I confess, your coming before me is nearer to his reverence.

OLIVER

What, boy!

ORLANDO

Come, come, elder brother, you are too young in this.

OLIVER

Wilt thou lay hands on me, villain?

ORLANDO

I am no villain: I am the youngest son of Sir Rowland de Bois: he was my father; and he is thrice a villain that says such a father begot villains. Wert thou not my brother, I would not take this hand from thy throat till this other had pulled out thy tongue for saying so: thou has railed on thyself.

ADAM

[Coming forward] Sweet masters, be patient; for your father's remembrance, be at accord.

OLIVER

Let me go, I say.

ORLANDO

I will not, till I please: you shall hear me. My father charged you in his will to give me good education: you have trained me like a peasant, obscuring and hiding from me all gentleman-like qualities: the spirit of my father grows strong in me, and I will no longer endure it: therefore, allow me such exercises as may become a gentleman, or give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament; with that I will go buy my fortunes.

OLIVER

And what wilt thou do? beg, when that is spent? Well, sir, get you in; I will not long be troubled with you: you shall have some part of your will: I pray you leave me.

ORLANDO

I no further offend you than becomes me for my good.

OLIVER

Get you with him, you old dog.

ADAM

Is "old dog" my reward? Most true, I have lost my teeth in your service.—God be with my old master! he would not have spoke such a word.

[Exeunt ORLANDO and ADAM.]

OLIVER

Is it even so? begin you to grow upon me? I will physic your rankness, and yet give no thousand crowns neither. Holla, Dennis!

[Enter DENNIS.]

DENNIS

Calls your worship?

OLIVER

Was not Charles, the duke's wrestler, here to speak with me?

DENNIS

So please you, he is here at the door and importunes access to you.

OLIVER

Call him in.

[Exit DENNIS.]

—'Twill be a good way; and to-morrow the wrestling is.

[Enter CHARLES.]

CHARLES

Good morrow to your worship.

OLIVER

Good Monsieur Charles!—what's the new news at the new court?

CHARLES

There's no news at the court, sir, but the old news; that is, the old duke is banished by his younger brother the new duke; and three or four loving lords have put themselves into voluntary exile with him, whose lands and revenues enrich the new duke; therefore he gives them good leave to wander.

OLIVER

Can you tell if Rosalind, the duke's daughter, be banished with her father?

CHARLES

O, no; for the duke's daughter, her cousin, so loves her,—being ever from their cradles bred together,—that she would have followed her exile, or have died to stay behind her. She is at the court, and no less beloved of her uncle than his own daughter; and never two ladies loved as they do.

OLIVER

Where will the old duke live?

CHARLES

They say he is already in the Forest of Arden, and a many merry men with him; and there they live like the old Robin Hood of England: they say many young gentlemen flock to him every day, and fleet the time carelessly, as they did in the golden world.

OLIVER

What, you wrestle to-morrow before the new duke?

CHARLES

Marry, do I, sir; and I came to acquaint you with a matter. I am given, sir, secretly to understand that your younger brother, Orlando, hath a disposition to come in disguis'd against me to try a fall. To-morrow, sir, I wrestle for my credit; and he that escapes me without some broken limb shall acquit him well. Your brother is but young and tender; and, for your love, I would be loath to foil him, as I must, for my own honour, if he come in: therefore, out of my love to you, I came hither to acquaint you withal; that either you might stay him from his intendment, or brook such disgrace well as he shall run into; in that it is thing of his own search, and altogether against my will.

OLIVER

Charles, I thank thee for thy love to me, which thou shalt find I will most kindly requite. I had myself notice of my brother's purpose herein, and have by underhand means laboured to dissuade him from it; but he is resolute. I'll tell thee, Charles, it is the stubbornest young fellow of France; full of ambition, an envious emulator of every man's good parts, a secret and villainous contriver against me his natural brother: therefore use thy discretion: I had as lief thou didst break his neck as his finger. And thou wert best look to't; for if thou dost him any slight disgrace, or if he do not mightily grace himself on thee, he will practise against thee by poison, entrap thee by some treacherous device, and never leave thee till he hath ta'en thy life by some indirect means or other: for, I assure thee, and almost with tears I speak it, there is not one so young and so villainous this day living. I speak but brotherly of him; but should I anatomize him to thee as he is, I must blush and weep, and thou must look pale and wonder.

CHARLES

I am heartily glad I came hither to you. If he come to-morrow I'll give him his payment. If ever he go alone again I'll never wrestle for prize more: and so, God keep your worship!

[Exit.]

OLIVER

Farewell, good Charles.—Now will I stir this gamester: I hope I shall see an end of him: for my soul, yet I know not why, hates nothing more than he. Yet he's gentle; never schooled and yet learned; full of noble device; of all sorts enchantingly beloved; and, indeed, so much in the heart of the world, and especially of my own people, who best know him, that I am altogether misprised: but it shall not be so long; this wrestler shall clear all: nothing remains but that I kindle the boy thither, which now I'll go about.

[Exit.]

SCENE II. A Lawn before the DUKE'S Palace

[Enter ROSALIND and CELIA.]

CELIA

I pray thee, Rosalind, sweet my coz, be merry.

ROSALIND

Dear Celia, I show more mirth than I am mistress of; and...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.8.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater
• Schlagworte: Hamlet • Macbeth • Richard III • Romeo and Juliet • Shakespear • SHAKSPEARE • w shakespeare
• ISBN-10: 1-928458-40-8 / 1928458408
• ISBN-13: 978-1-928458-40-1 / 9781928458401