Based on Plutarch's account of the lives of Brutus, Julius Caesar, and Mark Antony, Julius Caesar was the first of Shakespeare's Roman history plays. Presented for the first time in 1599, the play reveals the great dramatist's consummate ability to explore and express the most profound human emotions and instincts. So clearly and urgently does it impact its insights into history and human behavior, Julius Caesar is traditionally among the first of...

Part 1. Prince Hal defies his father, King Henry IV, by spending his time at Mistress Quickly's tavern in the company of the dissolute Falstaff and his companions. The king is threatened by a rebellion, led by Hal's rival Hotspur, his father Northumberland and his uncle Worcester. During the battle of Shrewsbury, Hal faces Hotspur in mortal combat. Part 2. Northumberland is told of the death of his son, Hotspur. In service of the king, the Lord Chief...

"Horizon caravel book." Describes the life and times of the England of Queen Elizabeth I and Shakespeare.

Planning a school or amateur Shakespeare production? The best way to experience the plays is to perform them, but getting started can be a challenge: The complete plays are too long and complex, while scene selections or simplified language are too limited. "The 30-Minute Shakespeare" is a new series of abridgements that tell the "story" of each play from start to finish while keeping the beauty of Shakespeare's language intact. Specific stage directions...