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    The Tragedy of Coriolanus

    By William Shakespeare

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    Full of treachery and betrayal, this play tells the story of a proud war hero who struggles to turn his military triumphs into political success. Coriolanus, a Roman soldier, has defeated the Volscian ...

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    Heartbreak House

    By George Bernard Shaw

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    The hilly country in the middle of the north edge of Sussex, looking very pleasant on a fine evening at the end of September, is seen through the windows of a room which has been built so as to resemb ...

    Rating: 5.00

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    The Father

    By August Strindberg

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    ACT I. [The sitting room at the Captain's. There is a door a little to the right at the back. In the middle of the room, a large, round table strewn with newspapers and magazines. To right a leather-c ...

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    The Outlaw

    By August Strindberg

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    Action takes place in Iceland. [SCENE--A hut, door at back, window-holes, right and, left, closed by big heavy wooden shutters. Wooden benches against walls, the high bench, a sort of rude throne, at ...

    Rating: 1.00

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    Pariah and The Stronger

    By August Strindberg

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    MRS. X., an actress, married. MISS Y., an actress, unmarried. [A corner of a ladies' restaurant; two small tables of cast-iron, a sofa covered with red plush, and a few chairs.] [MRS. X. enters dress ...

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    The Playboy of the Western World

    By J. M. Synge

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    CHRISTOPHER MAHON. OLD MAHON, his father, a squatter. MICHAEL JAMES FLAHERTY (called MICHAEL JAMES), a publican. MARGARET FLAHERTY (called] PEGEEN MIKE), his daughter. WIDOW QUIN, a woman of abou ...

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    The Countess Cathleen

    By W. B. Yeats

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    "The sorrowful are dumb for thee" The Scene is laid in Ireland and in old times. is grinding a quern. MARY. What can have made the grey hen flutter so? The graves are walking. MARY. There is something ...

  • cover for The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan

    The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan

    By Arthur Sullivan and William Gilbert

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    Scene.-- the Piazzetta, Venice. The Ducal Palace on the right. tying a bouquet of roses. CHORUS OF CONTADINE. Ere your morning bloom has fled. ...

  • cover for The History of Troilus and Cressida

    The History of Troilus and Cressida

    By William Shakespeare

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    This dark retelling of the events of the Trojan War places desperate lovers at the very heart of the conflict. At the start of the play, the Greeks are disillusioned and pessimistic because their hero ...

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    The House of Atreus

    By Aeschylus

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    in the battles of Marathon, Salamis, and Plataea. trilogy which has come down to us, consisting of "Agamemnon," "Choephorae" (The Libation-Bearers), and the "Eumenides" ...

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    Nathan the Wise

    By Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

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    "Introite nam et heic Dii sunt!"--APUD GELLIUM. DRAMATIS PERSONAE. SALADIN, the Sultan. SITTAH, his Sister. NATHAN, a rich Jew. RECHA, his adopted Daughter. DAYA, a Christian Woman dwelling with the J ...

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