Shakespeare, William
Summary: "Othello, a Moorish general in the service of Venice, has married Desdemona, beautiful daughter of a Venetian Senator. But Iago, Othello's malignant ensign, is determined to destroy their happiness" -- Publisher.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Audiobooks America 2003
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Summary: Henry V is dead and the throne is now occupied by the infant son, Henry VI. The good Duke Humphrey of Gloucester has been appointed Protector, however, a struggle for power soon develops between the young King's Lancastrian relatives and the powerful house of York under Richard Plantagenet. Meanwhile, the French, led by Joan of Arc, the maid of Orleans, threaten to win back the territories lost...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Audiobooks America 2003
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Summary: Intending to divide his realm among his three daughters, King Lear commands each give a testimony of her love. But after the gushing of malevolent Goneril and Regan, loyal Cordelia states: "I love your majesty according to my bond: nor more nor less." She is banished, and Lear's descent into madness begins.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Audio Partners 2003
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Summary: Imogen, the daughter of King Cymbeline, is persecuted by her wicked stepmother, the Queen, and by Cloten, the Queen's doltish son. Disguised as a boy, she sets out to find her husband, the banished Posthumus.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Arkangel Productions 2003
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Summary: A satire directed against intellectual pride and pedantry. The comedy concerns a King and his three lords who take a vow to spend three years in study and not to see any women. The storyline becomes complicated when the Princess of France and her three ladies arrive on a mission and thus test the men's vow.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Audio Partners 2003
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Summary: Cruel Angelo is left in charge of Vienna when the Duke pretends to leave town. He revives an old law against fornication and sentences Claudio to death for seducing Juliet, Claudio's betrothed. Claudio's sister, Isabella, pleads for his life and Angelo offers to spare him in exchange for her virginity. His corruption and severity are punished when the Duke reveals that he has witnessed it all.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Audio Partners 2003
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Summary: A fully dramatized recording of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Arkangel Complete Shakespeare 2003
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Summary: "Young Claudio has fallen for the lovely heiress Hero. The path to the altar seems smooth, until the evil Don John decides to intervene"--Container.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Audio Partners 2003
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Summary: Prospero, wise Duke of Milan, has been deposed by Antonio, his wicked brother and exiled with his daughter Miranda to a mysterious island. But Prospero possesses supernatural powers. Composed at the end of Shakespeare's career, the play contains some of his most lyrical dramatic verse.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Audiobooks America 2003