Showing posts with label plays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label plays. Show all posts
Mar 1, 2017
Oct 1, 2014
Amadeus - Peter Shaffer
Amadeus - Shaffer, PeterSummary: Presents the life of Antonio Salieri, a mediocre 18th century Viennese composer obsessed with and jealous of the musical genius of the age, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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"....Shaffer orchestrates this gripping and fascinating conflict with consummate skill and delicious wit."
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May 1, 2011
The tempest - William Shakespeare
Summary: Shakespeare's play about a shipwrecked Duke who learns to command the spirits.
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Aug 3, 2010
The merchant of Venice - William Shakespeare
The merchant of Venice - Shakespeare, William
Summary:"The Merchant of Venice" is the story of Antonio, the drama's title character, and his friend Bassanio. Bassanio is in need of money so that he may woo Portia, a wealthy heiress. Bassanio asks Antonio for a loan and Antonio agrees to this loan, however all his money is tied up in shipping ventures. Together the two go to Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, to request a loan for Bassanio to be guaranteed against Antonio's shipping ventures. Shylock agrees to the loan at no interest in the condition that if the debt is not repaid Shylock may collect a pound of Antonio's flesh. At the same time Portia, who is being wooed by various suitors, is upset over a curious stipulation in her father's will regarding the man that she may marry.
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