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Literature

Of or pertaining to the art of writing in any form or style, most especially published works.

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The Comedy of Errors

Literature; Shakespeare

The Comedy of Errors relies heavily on mix-ups and witty dialogue. The characters include two sets of twins, Antipholus of Ephesus and Antipholus of Syracuse and Dromio of Ephesus ...

Love's Labour's Lost

Literature; Shakespeare

The Princess of France and her company of ladies Rosaline, Maria and Katherine tell the men wooing them (Ferdinand the King of Navarre, Biron, Longaville and Dumain) that they ...

Measure for Measure

Literature; Shakespeare

The plot centres on Angelo, the righteous deputy empowered by the Duke of Vienna, to rule whilst he wanders about disguised as a friar to investigate the moral decay of his ...

The Merry Wives of Windsor

Literature; Shakespeare

Falstaff first deceives the wives. The wives, Mr. Ford and Mistress Quickly and then deceive Falstaff. Falstaff gets into trouble because he is insincere, pretending to be ...

Midsummer Nights Dream

Literature; Shakespeare

The main plot of Midsummer is a complex farce that involves two sets of couples (Hermia & Lysander and Helena & Demetrius) whose romantic intrigues are confused and complicated ...

Much Ado About Nothing

Literature; Shakespeare

The story of two very different sets of lovers, Beatrice and Benedick and Claudio and Hero. The witty banter between Beatrice and Benedick is the highlight of the play. The main ...

Henry VIII

Literature; Shakespeare

Many believe Henry VIII to be Shakespeare's last play, but others firmly believe that the Bard had little, if anything, to do with its creation. Queen Katherine of Aragon is ...