The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

Paperback, 751 pages

English language

Published 2002 by Geddes & Grosset, Gresham Publishing Company Limited, The.

ISBN:: 978-1-85534-997-1
OCLC Number:: 1005176868

(1 review)

William Shakespeare is the best known writer in all of English literature and has not earned this reputation without reason. This volume contain the complete dramatic works of the literary genius whose work has enthralled audiences since Elizabethan times.

In his works you will find tragedy, comedy, history. romance. fantasy, horror an a vast range of human experience that is still poignant in modern times.

Shakespeare'S heroes and heroines, villains and rogues, are amongst English literature's most enduring characters. Once experienced, who can forget the reasoning of Portia, the scheming of Richard III, the contradiction that is Hamlet, the calculated determination of Lady Macbeth, the jealousy of Othello the ridiculousness of a lovesick and cross-gartered Malvolio, the wit of Beatric and Benedick. the overbearing passion of Venus for Adonis, the forbidden love of Romeo and Juliet or the tragic vanity of King Lear? --back cover

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Redge reviewed The Library Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

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4 stars

I'm having a hard time putting my thoughts into words that will do the book justice.

In the beginning, I was close to giving up on the story several times, because, frankly, I didn't like the two main characters very much.
While Sasha simply felt a bit bland to me at first (she did grow on me after a while, though), I flat out disliked Taylor for a good portion of the book.
And yes, I understand where he's coming from, and how a heartbreak like he lived through can royally mess up a person's life, but still... The way he treated his friends, pretty much all the people who loved him and stood by him despite all his douchebaggery? That made it really difficult for me to feel any kind of connection or even sympathy.

Still, the story is well written, it comes to a satisfying resolution, and I …

I'm having a hard time putting my thoughts into words that will do the book justice.

In the beginning, I was close to giving up on the story several times, because, frankly, I didn't like the two main characters very much.
While Sasha simply felt a bit bland to me at first (she did grow on me after a while, though), I flat out disliked Taylor for a good portion of the book.
And yes, I understand where he's coming from, and how a heartbreak like he lived through can royally mess up a person's life, but still... The way he treated his friends, pretty much all the people who loved him and stood by him despite all his douchebaggery? That made it really difficult for me to feel any kind of connection or even sympathy.

Still, the story is well written, it comes to a satisfying resolution, and I did like the supporting cast of characters.

3.5/5