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Life at the House: The play starts at the house of Mr. and Mrs....More
The Story Begins with a Complicated Past: Before the play starts, many events have...More
A Small Joke Grows Big: The poem begins with a mock-epic tone. The poet,...More
Summary Scene 1 – Conflict of Strength, Politics, and Memory The first scene begins...More
Plot Summary The entire summary is discussed in a few points. If you can...More
Plot Summary The Duchess of Malfi is a tragic play by John Webster....More
Plot Summary Volpone and His Love for Gold: The play begins in Venice. Volpone,...More
Plot Summary- English The Witches’ Prophecy and the Plan to Kill King Duncan: At...More
Prologue—Chorus At the beginning of the play, a character called the Chorus comes on...More
Background: Medea Euripides’ Medea is one of the most powerful and controversial plays in...More
Background The Frogs by Aristophanes is one of the finest examples of ancient Greek...More
Background Seneca’s Phaedra is one of the most famous and influential plays of Roman...More
Background Aeschylus’ Agamemnon is one of the greatest works of ancient Greek tragedy. It...More
Summary Scene 1 Introducing the Characters and Struggles Tom, who is both the narrator...More
Plot Summary Act I Overview of the Loman Family and Setting: The play Death...More
Part One: Scenes 1-4 The Setting and the Cabot Farmhouse The play begins in...More
The play opens on an August morning in 1896 in a dentist's chamber that...More
Background: “Measure for Measure” was written in the early 1600s. During this time, people...More
Summary The Storm and the Shipwreck: A terrible storm rages at sea. A ship...More
Background: Shakespeare's main source for the story of Othello is a tale about a...More
Summary Victory and Conspiracy against Julius Caesar: In 48 B.C., a fierce civil war...More
Background “King Lear” is based on the legend of Leir. He was a mythical...More
ACT - ONE The Appearance of King Hamlet’s Ghost at Elsinore Castle: At Elsinore...More
