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Shakespeares Plays

This compact and portable volume will quickly enlighten readers and enhance their enjoyment of both the written word and the plays in performance. For each of Shakespeare's 39 plays there is a synopsis of the plot, a list of characters and notes on the chief figures, and a resume of the performance history. The book also includes a critique on the poems and sonnets, a history of the Shakespearean theatre and the early players, a background to the Apocrypha of plays attributed to Shakespeare, and a selected glossary of Elizabethan English. The book is readily consultable on the spot and will enhance the enjoyment of any Shakespearean production.
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This compact & portable volume will quickly enlighten readers & enhance their enjoyment of both the written word & the plays in performance. For each of Shakespeare's 39 plays there is a synopsis of the plot, a list of characters & notes on the chief figures, & a resume of the performance history. The book also

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a critique on the poems & sonnets, a history of the Shakespearean theatre & the early players, a background to the Apocrypha of plays attributed to Shakespeare, & a selected glossary of Elizabethan English. The book is readily consultable on the spot & will enhance the enjoyment of any Shakespearean production.

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compact - Carefuly designed to ensure an item has a minimal physical size
History - Anything that happens in the past. An acedemic subject.
Compact - something that has a lot combined within a small space.
Performance - When someone is presenting a form of entertainment, also how well someone is doing within a role.

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