Project Gutenberg 2015-05-21 Public domain in the USA. 2372 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. 8 of 9] Here is the listing of titles for the entire series, which span multiple digitization efforts: Volume 1: -- #23041 Introduction and Publisher's Advertising -- #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 Hamlet -- King Lear -- Othello. Produced by Richard Tonsing, Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 8 of 9]" by Shakespeare is a historical and literary collection of theatrical works written in the early 17th century. This volume specifically includes iconic plays such as "Hamlet," "King Lear," and "Othello," among others. The works explore themes of ambition, power struggles, love, and betrayal, with complex characters that resonate across time, such as the troubled Hamlet and the tragic King Lear. At the start of the volume, the section from "Hamlet" unfolds with a dark, atmospheric setting in Elsinore, where guards, including Francisco and Bernardo, encounter a ghost resembling the deceased King Hamlet. The tension builds as they summon Horatio to witness the spectral figure. The scene sets a tone of unease and raises questions about fate and the supernatural, laying the groundwork for the epic tragedy that follows as Hamlet grapples with the implications of his father's death and the unrest within Denmark. The opening introduces a political and emotional conflict that will drive the narrative forward, immersing readers in a world steeped in mystery and existential inquiry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 96.7 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en English drama PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 4262830 2025-08-24T17:23:18.654170 text/html 4025152 2025-08-24T15:15:48 text/html 978266 2025-08-24T17:26:04.182327 application/epub+zip 1067535 2025-08-24T17:24:03.947413 application/epub+zip 1032327 2025-08-24T17:23:38.784035 application/epub+zip 3045926 2025-08-24T17:27:17.734519 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3983424 2025-08-24T17:25:38.361509 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3556741 2022-09-22T08:31:44.908123 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1475138 2025-08-24T17:22:48.126276 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1412310 2025-08-24T15:06:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19539 2025-08-24T17:27:18.192482 application/rdf+xml 16876 2025-08-24T17:23:47.763490 image/jpeg 2800 2025-08-24T17:23:46.957508 image/jpeg 1037946 2025-08-24T17:23:18.871133 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