An inspiring collection of Shakespeare's best work to keep you company for every day of your life.

Why fear Shakespeare? By placing the words of the original play next to line-by-line translations in plain English, this popular guide makes Shakespeare accessible to everyone. And now it features expanded literature guide sections that help students study smarter.

Love, sex and death are the components in this story of the love of two young people which reaches across the barriers of family and convention. It encompasses great love, high drama, low comedy and a tragic ending.

An esteemed army general is driven to madness and murder. Othello, by William Shakespeare, is a political drama that illustrates the deadly consequences of passion, betrayal and jealousy. The sudden marriage of a Moor general and a senator's daughter generates internal conflicts compounded by the manipulations of an unsuspecting party.