Mark Anthony, who is besotted with Cleopatra rushes home at the news of his wife, Fulvia's death, to try and heal political tensions by marrying Caesar's sister Octavia. Word of the event engages Cleopatra, who is then mollified by the description of Octavia. But Anthony returns to Cleopatra, Escalating tensions with Caesar lead to a war, which Caesar seems to be on the verge of winning, yet en…
A story of friendship and how it can overcome all odds, The Two Gentlemen of Verona is another popular romantic comedy by Shakespeare. It is about two inseparable friends, Valentine and Proteus, and how their friendship is affected when they fall in love. Even though their friendship is tested, they deal with their problems and come out better than ever on the other side.
Richard III is one of the finest of Shakespeare's historical dramas. Although it has a huge cast, Richard himself, gleefully wicked, charismatically Machiavellian, always dominates the play: a role to gratify such leading actors as David Garrick, Laurence Olivier, Anthony Sher, Ian McKellen and Al Pacino. Since, in real life, political Machiavellianism is never out of date, Richard III remains …