A word-by-word guide to Shakespeare's plays for students, readers, and performers.
The text, sources and performance history of Julius Caesar
Flavius and Marullus disperse the crowd
The running of the Lupercalia
The soothsayer’s warning to Caesar: Beware the Ides of March!
Cassius makes his first overture to Brutus
Caesar likes fat guys
Casca’s story about Caesar
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Omens and portents
Casca meets Cicero and Cassius in the storm
Letters to Brutus
Brutus’ decision in his orchard
The conspirators arrive at Brutus’ house
Debating who must die
Portia hates secrets
Caius Ligarius wants in
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Calpurnia’s strange dream
The augurers find a beast without a heart
Decius Brutus convinces Caesar to go
The conspirators come to collect Caesar
Artemidorus’ warning letter to Caesar
Portia and the soothsayer
The road to the Capitol and the missed warnings
Popilius Lena jumps the gun
Metellus Cimber’s request
Caesar the North Star
Assassination!
Washing hands in Caesar’s blood
Antony’s return and deal with Brutus
Antony plots revenge for Caesar
Octavius is coming
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The Art of Rhetoric
Brutus defends killing Caesar
Marc Antony’s funeral oration
The mob finds Cinna the Poet
Antony, Octavius and Lepidus make plans
Antony’s real opinion of Lepidus
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Brutus has doubts about Cassius
Cassius is mad at Brutus
Brutus accuses Cassius of taking bribes
Brutus is short on cash
Brutus and Cassius make up
A poet interrupts Brutus and Cassius
Portia is dead
Portia is dead again?
The decision to fight at Philippi
Lucius’ song
Great Caesar’s ghost
Setting off early
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Antony and Octavius disagree about battle tactics
Parley before battle
Cassius’ birthday
Brutus and Cassius say goodbye
Brutus attacks!
Pindarus reports on Titinius’ ride
Cassius’ suicide and Pindarus’ escape
Titinius’ suicide
Brutus finds Cassius’ body
The second battle
Lucilius impersonates Brutus
Brutus’ difficult suicide
Antony and Octavius pay tribute to Brutus
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The texts, sources and performance history of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Theseus and Hippolyta make wedding plans
Egeus is angry at Hermia for loving Lysander
Hermia defends herself
Theseus’ ruling
Hermia and Lysander plan to elope
Helena is miserable
The mechanicals cast the play
Bottom wants to play all the parts
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English fairy traditions
Introducing Puck
Oberon and Titania fight over the changeling boy
Oberon sends Puck for the magic flower
Helena chases Demetrius
Oberon sends Puck to enchant Demetrius
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The Green World
Titania’s lullaby
Oberon enchants Titania
Lysander and Hermia sleep cute
Puck enchants the wrong guy
Lysander loves the wrong girl
Hermia wakes up alone
The mechanicals rehearse
Bottom has a few notes
Puck puts the ass’ head on Bottom
Bottom scares away his friends
Titania falls in love with Bottom the ass
Bottom meets the fairies
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Puck tells Oberon about Titania’s new boyfriend
Hermia thinks Demetrius killed Lysander
Oberon enchants Demetrius
Now Lysander and Demetrius both love Helena
Helena doesn’t trust their love, or Hermia’s protestations
Lysander rejects Hermia
Helena and Hermia fight!
Now Lysander and Demetrius fight!
Puck the ventriloquist
Everybody goes to sleep
Puck unenchants Lysander
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Bottom orders the fairies around
Oberon unenchants Titania
Theseus and Hippolyta wake the lovers
Bottom remembers his dream
Bottom saves the day!
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