Project Gutenberg 2014-03-13 Public domain in the USA. 396 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Clark, William George 1821 1878 Clarke, William George Clark, W. G. (William George) Wright, William Aldis 1831 1914 Wright, W. Aldis (William Aldis) The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 2 of 9] Here is the listing of titles for the entire series, which span multiple digitization efforts: Volume 1: #23041 -- #23042 The Tempest -- #23043 The Two Gentlemen of Verona -- #23044 The Merry Wives of Windsor -- #23045 Measure for Measure -- #23046 The Comedy of Errors Volume 2: #45128 -- Much Ado About Nothing -- Love’s Labour’s Lost -- A Midsummer-Night’s Dream -- The Merchant of Venice -- As You Like It Volume 3: #50559 -- The Taming of The Shrew -- All's Well That Ends Well -- Twelfth Night; or, What You Will -- The Winter's Tale Volume 4: #50095 -- King John -- King Richard II. -- The First Part of King Henry IV. -- The Second Part of King Henry IV. -- King Henry V. Volume 5: #49297 -- The First Part of King Henry VI -- The Second Part of King Henry VI -- The Third Part of King Henry VI -- King Richard III Volume 6: #49007 -- King Henry VIII -- Troilus and Cressida -- Coriolanus -- Titus Andronicus Volume 7: #47715 -- Romeo and Juliet -- Timon of Athens -- Julius Cæsar -- Macbeth Volume 8: #49008 -- Hamlet -- King Lear -- Othello Volume 9: future -- Antony and Cleopatra -- Cymbeline -- Pericles -- Poems Much ado about nothing -- Love's labour's lost -- A midsummer-night's dream -- The merchant of Venice -- As you like it. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, RichardW, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 2 of 9]" by Shakespeare is a collection of plays written in the late 16th to early 17th century. This volume includes well-known works such as "Much Ado About Nothing," "Love's Labour's Lost," "A Midsummer-Night's Dream," "The Merchant of Venice," and "As You Like It." Shakespeare's writing explores themes of love, conflict, and human nature through complex characters and witty dialogue, engaging readers with both comedic and dramatic elements. At the start of "Much Ado About Nothing," we are introduced to the vibrant setting of Messina and a cast of characters, including Lord Benedick, Lady Beatrice, and the thoughtful Claudio. The scene opens with the arrival of Don Pedro, who comes to visit Governor Leonato. Central to the action, Claudio's infatuation with Leonato's daughter, Hero, and the playful yet contentious relationship between Benedick and Beatrice set the stage for themes of love, deception, and wit. The dialogue is rich with banter, indicating the character dynamics while suggesting the romantic entanglements that will unfold throughout the play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45128/45128-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 93.8 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en English drama PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 1997652 2025-08-18T09:43:39.737141 text/html 1876404 2025-08-24T11:23:38 text/html 606797 2025-08-18T09:44:33.389958 application/epub+zip 646548 2025-08-18T09:43:49.094114 application/epub+zip 590876 2025-08-18T09:43:44.200161 application/epub+zip 1457495 2025-08-18T09:44:58.035800 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1303363 2025-08-18T09:44:27.919964 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1242122 2022-09-20T15:24:12.031451 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 963249 2025-08-18T09:43:28.749730 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 915075 2025-08-24T10:59:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18251 2025-08-18T09:44:58.722788 application/rdf+xml 12426 2025-08-18T09:43:44.897114 image/jpeg 2175 2025-08-18T09:43:44.559134 image/jpeg 570063 2025-08-18T09:43:39.861185 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia