Shakespeare's earliest attempt at romantic comedy, two friends, Valentine and Proteus, fall in love with Silvia, daughter of the Duke of Milan, who is promised to the foolish coward Thurio. Proteus forgets his old love, Julia, and thwarts Valentine'...
A play about power, assassination and revenge. Breaking all conventional rules of drama, Shakespeare creates neither a clear-cut hero nor a villain. Instead, this great tragedy presents complicated human beings in agonizing conflict with one another...