Are people honest and virtuous? William Shakespeare's tragedies "King Lear", "Othello" and "Julius Caesar" show how easily virtue and honor turn into nothing under the weight of fateful decisions and human imperfection.
"King Lear" is a play about a monarch betrayed by his daughters, whose possessions crumble like his mind giving way to the chaos of madness. "Othello" is a tragedy about a respected general who fell into an artfully woven web of deception and allowed fierce jealousy to drown out the arguments of his heart and mind. "Julius Caesar" is a story about ambition and political intrigue, about how people make mistakes and power attracts too many.
Enjoy Shakespeare's elegant style in the original language while reading the greatest tragedies in the history of English literature.
Are people honest and virtuous? William Shakespeare's tragedies "King Lear", "Othello" and "Julius Caesar" show how easily virtue and honor turn into nothing under the weight of fateful decisions and human imperfection.
"King Lear" is a play about a monarch betrayed by his daughters, whose possessions crumble like his mind giving way to the chaos of madness. "Othello" is a tragedy about a respected general who fell into an artfully woven web of deception and allowed fierce jealousy to drown out the arguments of his heart and mind. "Julius Caesar" is a story about ambition and political intrigue, about how people make mistakes and power attracts too many.
Enjoy Shakespeare's elegant style in the original language while reading the greatest tragedies in the history of English literature.
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William Shakespeare (1564-1616) var engelsk digter og dramatiker.
Da han ikke var så kendt i sin samtid, ved man ikke meget om hans opvækst. Han fødtes og døde i byen Stratford-upon-Avon og var gift med den 8 år ældre Anne Hathaway med hvem han havde tre børn. Han ernærede sig først som skuespiller, siden som manuskriptforfatter og instruktør, og var ved sin død en velhavende mand.
Shakespeare er en af de helt store skikkelser i litteraturhistorien, og hans teaterstykker er verdensberømte. Hans popularitet skyldes især hans forståelse for den menneskelige psyke, som ses i de nuancerede personportrætter, og hans evne til at skrive i flere genrer - og blande dem sammen.
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