William Shakespeare
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Publisher
CeHache
Pub. Date
[2016?]
Language
Español
Description
Bassanio quiere casarse con Portia de Belmont, pero necesita dinero para cortejarla, así que le pide ayuda a su amigo Antonio, un rico comerciante. Antonio acepta ayudar a su amigo, pero no tendrá dinero disponible hasta el regreso de su barco.
Antonio, an antisemitic merchant, takes a loan from the Jew Shylock to help his friend to court Portia. Antonio can't repay the loan, and without mercy, Shylock demands a pound of his flesh. The heiress...
Author
Series
Publisher
Audio Partners
Pub. Date
p2003.
Language
English
Description
"Padua holds many suitors for the hand of fair Bianca, but Bianca may not be married until her spinster sister Kate is wed. Could any man be rash enough to take Kate on? The witty adventurer Petruchio undertakes the task. While he sets about transforming Kate from foul-tempered termagant to loving wife, young Lucentio and his clever servant Tranio plot to win Bianca. The result is a sparkling comedy of self-delusion and disguise, set in the context...
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Series
Publisher
Published and manufactured in North America by Audio Partners
Pub. Date
p2003.
Language
English
Description
"The brave warrior Macbeth allows himself to be persuaded by Lady Macbeth, his wife, to slay good King Duncan and seize the throne of Scotland for himself. Macbeth achieves his ambition, but one murder proves not to be enough."--Container.
Author
Series
Publisher
Audio Partners
Pub. Date
p2003.
Language
English
Description
"Lear, King of Britain, has three daughters: the hard-hearted Goneril and Regan and the good and gentle Cordelia. Wishing to ease himself of the burden of rule, he determines to divide his kingdom between them, giving the largest share to she who can say she loves him the best. Lear's tragic lack of judgement and self-knowledge is paralleled by the blindness of the loyal Gloucester who is persuaded to reject his virtuous son Edgar in favor of the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Audio Partners
Pub. Date
p2003.
Language
English
Description
"Julius Caesar has become the most powerful man in Rome. Does his power now threaten the very existence of the Republic itself? A conspiracy is hatched, one that will have fatal consequences not only for Caesar and the conspirators, but for the future history of the Ancient World. At its heart is the noble Burus, caught in a tragic conflict between private affection and public duty."--container.