Othello (Arden Shakespeare: Third Series)7 reviews William Shakespeare Arden, 1996 A fine edition with many helps for the reader + Arden Shakespeare "Othello" + Great guide to one of Shakespeare's best tragedies + Great Edition of a Great Play + The Arden Shakespeare is excellent!             Hamlet (Arden Shakespeare: Third Series)4 reviews William Shakespeare Arden, 2006 An Antti Keisala Comment: Words In Flights Of Angels + Arden Shakespeare Hamlet + This is Hamlet we're talking about I am a Bardolator and an Orthodox Shakespearean; so that you'll know where I'm coming from. I paraphrase Whitman by claiming that Hamlet contains multitudes. And of what other literary figures can we say such things and get away with it sounding normal? Perhaps God (especially the Yahweh of the ...             The Second Part of King Henry VI (Shakespeare, William, Works.)1 review William Shakespeare, A. S. Cairncross Arden Shakespeare, 1999 A Phenomenal sequel for an exquisite play! Who says that sequels never live up to the original? Part 2 of this trilogy does just that! Immediately, Shakespeare grabs us with Gloucester's understandable fury at King Henry VI. This is soon followed by York's conspiracy to seize the crown himself. Later we are offered some comical touches ...             King Richard II (Arden Shakespeare: Third Series)3 reviews William Shakespeare Arden, 2002 One of Shakespeare's great histories in a most helpful and rich edition + Excellent work of the editor + my opinion This play is the first of four histories involving the rise of Harry Bolingbroke into King Henry IV (parts I & II) and then his son, Prince Hal, into Henry V. These four plays are always popular with audiences and have many virtues, although they are quite different in affect and theatrical means. ...             Romeo and Juliet (Arden Shakespeare: Second Series) William Shakespeare Arden, 1980 The Arden Shakespeare is the established edition of Shakespeare's work. Justly celebrated for its authoritative scholarship and invaluable commentary, Arden guides you a richer understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare's plays. This edition of Romeo and Juliet provides, a clear and authoritative text, detailed notes and commentary on the same page as the text, a full introduction discussing ...             Antony and Cleopatra (Arden Shakespeare: Third Series)1 review William Shakespeare Arden, 1995 A readable and helpful edition of this amazing play This is a play full of fascinating characters who are themselves full of pride, avarice, lust, and lies. Octavian, the youngest of the triumvirate with Lepidus and Antony, proves out why he is Caesar with a cold efficiency that makes all tyrants proud. Antony, Herculean character though he claims ...             Love's Labour's Lost (Arden Shakespeare: Third Series)5 reviews William Shakespeare Arden, 1998 A most helpful edition of a riot of words + Love's Labors Lost + witty This merry play is a delight for its language. It has more a situation than a plot. The King has sworn himself and three attendants to three years of fasting, abstinence from women, study, and little sleep. Immediately a princess arrives with her attendants that cause the men to regret their ...             The Merry Wives of Windsor (Arden Shakespeare: Third Series) William Shakespeare Arden, 1999 ‘This is a significant and substantive edition, in that nothing has been taken for granted, everything has been opened to reconsideration. The commentary is exceptionally detailed and attentive to questions of language and meaning.’ John Jowett, Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, Shakespeare Quarterly             Cymbeline: Second Series - Paperback (The Arden Shakespeare. Second Series)7 reviews J. M. Nosworthy Arden, 1969 A late, loony, self- parodying masterpiece + Thick on Plot; Thin on Character + Simply Magnificent "Cymbeline" is my favourite Shakespeare play. It's also probably his loopiest. It has three plots, managing to drag in a banishment, a murder, a wicked queen, a moment of almost sheer pornography, a full-on battle between the Romans and the British, a spunky heroine, her jealous but ...             King Henry IV, Part 1 (Arden Shakespeare: Third Series)7 reviews William Shakespeare Arden, 2002 about time! + Excellent version of a great play + The making of a king (sort of) + the best + a wonderful edition             Macbeth (Arden Shakespeare: Second Series)2 reviews William Shakespeare Arden, 1997 Shakespeare on the danger of messing with prophecy + A very useful edition of a great play William Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth" was performed at the Globe Theater in 1605-06. The "Scottish" play was a calculated to be pleasing to James I, who took the throne of England after the death of Elizabeth Tudor in 1603. It was not simply that the play was set in the homeland of the Stuarts, ...             Much Ado about Nothing (Arden Shakespeare: Third Series)3 reviews William Shakespeare Arden, 2005 Much Ado by McEachern + The Best of the Bard Claire McEachern's 2006 Arden edition of "Much Ado" is the definitive work. Her scholarship regarding the sources of Shakespeare's comedy outshines every other edition I have read because of its depth and comprehension. Her descriptions of the Euphuistic language in the play and her comprehensive ...             King Henry VI, Part 3 (Arden Shakespeare: Third Series)3 reviews William Shakespeare Arden, 2001 Not A Single Complaint! + A myopic of a king done in play format. + Part 3 and still running strong! This was one of Shakespeare's earliest plays. (possibly his third) Yet, there is nothing to indicate he was only starting out. Right away he grabs our attention with the funeral of King Henry V. Henry V's brothers Bedford and Gloucester help us to see the virtues and strengths of the deceased ...             King Henry IV, Part 2 (Arden Shakespeare: Second Series)6 reviews William Shakespeare Arden, 1967 The single editions have much more background + Falstaff and Richard II's Consolation Prize. + Henry IV Part II - A Good Play In the Middle of 2 Great Ones + The Making of a King + Hilarious Comedy and Moving Drama             Hamlet: The Texts of 1603 and 1623: Third Series - Paperback (The Arden Shakespeare Third Series)2 reviews Ann Thompson, Neil Taylor Arden, 2007 An Antti Keisala Comment: Beyond The Cosmic Doors + Hamlet: A Fresh Look at the Danish Prince This is a must-have for any of us Bardolators. I'll reserve my thoughts on the play itself for the Second Quarto Edition of Arden, and give here some thoughts on the editions themselves. In brief. Well, to begin with, I've found the ability to read three variations of Hamlet very useful. ...             A Midsummer Night's Dream (Arden Shakespeare: Second Series)2 reviews William Shakespeare Arden, 1979 Magical and funny play in a fine edition + Excellent publication There are many reasons for the popularity of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", not the least among them is the almost unique joining of the humorous misuse of language (by the tradesman actors) and the utter beauty of language and expression (by Puck, Oberon, and Titania). One usually ...             Measure for Measure (Arden Shakespeare Second)22 reviews William Shakespeare Arden Shakespeare, 1998 One I saw performed, so I love this play + All too familiar... + Measure for Measure + Measure for Measure             King Henry V (Arden Shakespeare: Third Series)1 review William Shakespeare Arden, 1995 A popular play in an edition fabulously rich in help This play is best known for the St. Crispian's Day "Band of Brothers" speech given by King Henry just before the battle at Agincourt. It is a powerful speech that rallies people at all times and in every place. Sir Lawrence Olivier made a film version in 1944 during WWII and Kenneth Branagh made ...             King John: Second Series - Paperback (The Arden Shakespeare. Second Series)6 reviews E.A.J. Honigmann Arden, 1967 The coolest play! + Shakespeare's First Falstaff + Stage quality Bard that you can take with you! I recently performed in this play. I had the role of Queen Elinor. It was a joy to put on and I totally recommend the unabridged version to anyone! I myself am trying to find an unabridged book version, so let me know if one becomes available.             Julius Caesar (3rd Series)44 reviews William Shakespeare Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1998 Great edition of a great play + brilliance of Shakespeare + Exactly what I was looking for! + Simply the Best + The Tragedy of the Tragically Unaesthetically Pleasing Review