William Shakespeare
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Shakespeare : Hamlet
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"Other works of the human spirit equal Hamlet, none surpasses him. All the majesty of the gloom is in Hamlet. A grave opening from which a drama comes out, this is colossal. Hamlet is, in our view, the capital work of Shakespeare." Victor Hugo Hamlet, a Danish prince, must avenge his father: the murderer of the latter is none other than his uncle Claudius, who inherited the throne and married the widow queen. To ac…
- Drama
Shakespeare : A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Hermia and Lysandre are very fond of it, but Theseus, a tyrant of Athens, requires the girl to marry Demetrius. If she refuses, she risks death or cloistering him. One evening, with Lysandra, Hermia decides to flee the city, pursued by Demetriius and Helena, herself in love with him. Together, they plunge into the heart of a dark and enchanted forest. They meet Oberon, king of the elves, who asks the malicious Puck …
- Comedy
- Fantasy
- Romance
Shakespeare : Macbeth
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Macbeth and Banquo, generals of Duncan, king of Scotland, returning from a victorious campaign against the rebels, meet in the moor three witches who make a prophecy to them: Macbeth will become king, they say, and Banquo will generate kings... Pushed by Lady Macbeth and eager to get to the throne, Macbeth began to assassinate Duncan – the first crime in a long series.
- Drama
Shakespeare : Othello
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How does the Maure Othello, the valorous general of the Venetian army, come to transform himself into a bloody beast? Why does a being of such a high nobility allow himself to be persuaded by the slanders of a villain, until he kills his beloved wife with his hands? In Othello, which is one of the peaks of the tragic repertoire, Shakespeare explores the vertigo of pure evil - this evil whose birth is obscure, banal,…
- Drama
Shakespeare : Romeo and Juliet
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It's the story of a crazy love, that of a couple of young lovers upset in their passion and that a fate that is terrible leads to the trepas. A few words, and the games are made: they learn who they are, look at the bottom of the abyss and prefer to forget. What could stop them? Neither the mistrust that arises with experience, nor the advice of a nanny without great judgment or Brother Laurent, as candid as they ar…
- Drama
- Romance
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