Classic plays

17 books

A Midsummer Night's DreamWilliam Shakespeare · 1596William Shakespeare's 1596 comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play set in Athens and a nearby wood, centering on lovers defying Athenian marriage law, as well as fairies, a royal wedding, and amateur actors rehearsing a play.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

As You Like ItWilliam Shakespeare · 1600William Shakespeare's comedy As You Like It, written around 1600, follows Orlando, mistreated by his older brother Oliver, and Rosalind, whose father has been banished by his usurping brother, as their stories lead to exile in the Forest of Arden.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Cyrano de BergeracEdmond Rostand · 1897A five-act play by Edmond Rostand, translated from the French, set in 1640 Paris. It centers on Cyrano de Bergerac, Christian de Neuvillette, and Roxane amid a theatrical crowd of soldiers, marquises, and poets.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Julius CaesarWilliam Shakespeare · 1599A tragedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, first published in 1599, dramatizing the conspiracy against Julius Caesar, his assassination in Rome, and the ensuing civil war, with Brutus and Cassius among the conspirators.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

MacbethWilliam Shakespeare · 1623William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth, published in 1623, is a five-act play in verse about a Scottish general whom three witches prophesy will become king, setting him on a path of ambition and murder in pursuit of the throne.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Much Ado about NothingWilliam Shakespeare · 1600A 1600 comedy by William Shakespeare, set in Messina, where Don Pedro and his officers visit Governor Leonato, and the witty sparring between Benedick and Beatrice unfolds alongside Claudio's admiration for Leonato's daughter Hero.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

OthelloWilliam Shakespeare · 1604William Shakespeare's 1604 tragedy Othello follows the Moor of Venice, a general who secretly marries Desdemona, daughter of the senator Brabantio, while Iago, passed over for promotion, plots against him. The play moves from Venice to Cyprus.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; AntigoneSophocles · 429 BCThis is a collection of three ancient Greek tragedies by Sophocles, translated by F. Storr. It presents the story of Oedipus, the Theban king who unknowingly killed his father and married his mother, along with its sequel and the play Antigone.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

PygmalionBernard Shaw · 1913Pygmalion is a 1913 play by Bernard Shaw, published here with the author's preface. It follows Professor Higgins, a phonetics expert who undertakes to transform Eliza Doolittle, a flower girl, by teaching her to speak like a lady.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Romeo and JulietWilliam Shakespeare · 1597A tragedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, first published in 1597, about two young lovers in Verona, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, whose romance unfolds amid a bitter feud between their families.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

She Stoops to Conquer; Or, The Mistakes of a Night: A ComedyOliver Goldsmith · 1773A five-act comedy by Oliver Goldsmith, first staged in 1773, about a young man tricked into mistaking a country gentleman's house for an inn, leading to mistaken identities involving the Hardcastle family and their prospective marriage plans.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious PeopleOscar Wilde · 1895A four-act comedy play by Oscar Wilde, first performed in 1895, following John Worthing, who goes by the name Ernest in London, as his double identity and secrets are questioned by his friend Algernon Moncrieff.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Merchant of VeniceWilliam Shakespeare · 1598A five-act play by William Shakespeare, first published in 1598, set in Venice and at Belmont. It follows the merchant Antonio, who borrows money from the Jewish moneylender Shylock to help his friend Bassanio court the wealthy heiress Portia.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius CæsarWilliam Shakespeare · 1599An annotated scholarly edition of Shakespeare's tragedy about the assassination of Julius Caesar, based on Hudson's earlier text with revised introduction and notes. Published in 1908, it traces the play's sources in North's Plutarch and discusses its characters, date, and construction.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The TempestWilliam Shakespeare · 1623A1623 play by William Shakespeare about Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan, who lives on an island with his daughter Miranda and raises a storm at sea to bring his enemies within reach of his magic.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Tragedy of MacbethWilliam Shakespeare · 1623A 1623 tragic play from Shakespeare's First Folio, presented in its original early-modern spelling. Witches prophesy that Macbeth will become king, and with his wife's urging he pursues the crown through murder.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Twelfth NightWilliam Shakespeare · 1602A comedy play by William Shakespeare, written around 1602, set in Illyria. After a shipwreck, Viola disguises herself to serve Duke Orsino, who loves the Countess Olivia, while comic intrigue unfolds in Olivia's household.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية