Intro Chris Mcnab (8 results)

Paperback. Condition: New. With its themes of passion, dishonesty and race, this tragic tale of a Moorish war hero deceived by a subordinate into murdering his beautiful young wife in a jealous rage remains disturbingly relevant.

Paperback. Condition: New. First performed in 1597, Romeo and Juliet tells the tragic story of two young star-crossed lovers and their feuding families - the Montagues and the Capulets. With a foreword analysing the play's history, structure and characters, glossary and timeline.

Paperback. Condition: New. With an introduction analysing the play scene-by-scene, a glossary, notes on the text and a timeline of the playwright's life and works, this is an accessible edition of Shakespeare's tragic tale of guilt, ambition and fealty.

Paperback. Condition: New. When the merchant Antonio defaults on a loan from Shylock, his creditor demands a pound of his flesh in lieu of payment but is outsmarted in court and must convert to Christianity to retain his fortune.

Paperback. Condition: New. In this late, magical comedy, Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan, shares a remote island with his daughter Miranda, the spirit Ariel and the monster Caliban, until a shipwreck forces him to come to terms with his usurping brother Antonio.

Paperback. Condition: New. In what is widely considered Shakespeare's starkest tragedy, the ageing Lear leaves his kingdom to his two flattering elder daughters, dismissing the truth-telling Cordelia. In the violent quarrels that ensue, he loses his followers, his status, his sanity and eventually his life.

Paperback. Condition: New. This edition of one of Shakespeare's most-performed plays includes an introduction to its history, characters and structure, a glossary, and a timeline of the playwright's life and works.

Paperback. Condition: New. Shakespeare's powerful exploration of betrayal and revenge is one of his most performed plays - and his longest. Here, the text is supported with an extended introduction, glossary and a timeline of the playwright's life.