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21) King Lear
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King Lear is one of Shakespeare's saddest plays. Old King Lear loved his youngest daughter, Cordelia, much more than he loved his other two daughters. One day, Lear asked all his daughters to tell him how much they loved him. The two eldest daughters lied and said that they loved him more than anything else. But Cordelia wouldn't lie like her sisters. She wouldn't say that she loved her father even more than she would love her husband. King Lear became...
22) Macbeth
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A retelling of Macbeth. Macbeth was a loyal general of King Duncan, who was the King of Scotland. At the beginning of the play, Macbeth had just won a battle for the King. After the battle, Macbath saw three witches who told him that he would become the next King of Scotland. Macbeth's wife told him to kill King Duncan. Then Macbeth would be King. But could Macbeth even dream of killing his own king? And if he did kill the King, would the other Lords...
23) Romeo and Juliet
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Romeo and Juliet were growing up in the same town, but had never met each other. Their families hated each other and they were always fighting in the streets. Then one night, Romeo met Juliet. She was only 13 years old, but Romeo knew that he would love her forever. That same night, they agreed to get married in secret. But what would happen when her family found out? What would happen if Romeo and Juliet tried to stop their families from fighting?...
24) Lady Susan
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Lady Susan is a short, epistolary novel by Jane Austen. Lady Susan Vernon is a selfish, attractive, and unscrupulous woman, who tries to trap the best possible husband while maintaining a relationship with a married man. As a widow, she seeks a match for herself, as well as husband-hunting for her daughter. Lady Susan is not only beautiful but intelligent and witty; she's highly attractive to men and her suitors are always significantly younger. Inspired...
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This play by William Shakespeare tells the story of a young prince who is caught between his conscience and his duty to avenge the death of his father. As the story unfolds, Hamlet must wrestle with his own doubts while playing a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a clever enemy who is determined to destroy him. Will Hamlet strike before it is too late? Or will his fear of taking action allow his enemy to get away with is crime? -- back cover
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This is a story of mystery and horror that has been scaring readers for more than 100 years. It is a story that makes us think about the good and bad inside of each of us. This story is about a lawyer in London who learns something terrible about his good friend Dr. Jekyll. Why had Dr. Jekyll become friends with a murderer named Mr. Hyde? Why is Dr. Jekyll planning to give all his money to this cruel man? The mystery must be solved before Mr. Hyde...
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Julius Caesar, a Roman general, has heard the people cheering his name, and every cheer makes him more and more hungry for power. He's just waiting for the moment when someone will beg him to become the first king of Rome. At least, that is what two Roman senators, Cassius and Brutus, think Caesar is up to. It is also why they plan to kill him. But are they right, and can they get away with killing their country's most popular, powerful man? And what...
32) The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the tyranny of Asia: a study of sovereignty in ancient religion
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Among maternal deities of the Greek pantheon, the Mother of the Gods was a paradox. Conflict and resolution were played out symbolically, Munn shows, and the goddess of Lydian tyranny was eventually accepted by the Athenians as the Mother of the Gods and a symbol of their own sovereignty.
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Things are bad in the city of Thebes. There is a terrible disease called the plague, and many people are dying. The people pray to the gods and ask them to end the suffering. Then, King Oedipus, the King of Thebes, gets a message from the gods. The gods tell Oedipus that they have put a curse on the city of Thebes because of a murder that has never been solved. Thebes will be cursed until the king can find and punish the murderer. Oedipus sets out...
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This edition features wide-ranging, systematically organized scholarship in a concise introduction to ancient Greek drama, which flourished from the sixth to third century BC. It covers all three genres of ancient Greek drama: tragedy, comedy, and satyr-drama. It also surveys the extant work of Aeschylus, Sophokles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Menander, and includes entries on lost playwrights. This book examines contextual issues such as the origins...
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"What made the Romans laugh? Was ancient Rome a carnival, filled with practical jokes and hearty chuckles? Or was it a carefully regulated culture in which the uncontrollable excess of laughter was a force to fear-a world of wit, irony, and knowing smiles? How did Romans make sense of laughter? What role did it play in the world of the law courts, the imperial palace, or the spectacles of the arena? Laughter in Ancient Rome explores one of the most...
