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The New Oxford Shakespeare: Modern Critical Edition: The Complete Works

The New Oxford Shakespeare: Modern Critical Edition offers a scholarly examination of Shakespeare's entire body of work. The collection includes plays, sonnets, and poems, each accompanied by detailed annotations and critical essays that provide historical context and analysis. This edition is intended for advanced readers and academic study, offering a rich resource for understanding the works of one of the most influential playwrights in English literature. more

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William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (1564 - April 23, 1616) was one of the greatest poets of the English Renaissance, renowned for his dramatic works. His plays spanned a variety of genres, including tragedy, comedy, and history, and have had a profound impact on literature worldwide. more

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“Besides, they are our outward consciences, And preachers to us all, admonishing That we should drew us fairly for our end.”

“Tis a blushing shame-faced spirit that mutinies in a man's bosom. It fills a man full of obstacles. It made me once restore a purse of gold that (by chance) I found. It beggars any man that keeps it.”

“Yet, for I know thou art religious And hast a thing within thee called conscience, With twenty popish tricks and ceremonies Which I have seen thee careful to observe, Therefore I urge thy oath; for that I know An idiot holds his bauble for a god And keeps the oath which by that god he swears, To that I'll urge him: therefore thou shalt vow By that same god, what god soe'er it be, That thou adorest and hast in reverence, To save my boy, to nourish and bring him up, Or else I will discover naught to thee.”