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Complete dramatic works and miscellaneous poems

This book is a compilation that brings together a diverse array of dramatic works and poems, offering readers a rich tapestry of literary expression. The collection includes both established and lesser-known pieces, providing a comprehensive view of the author's or authors' creative output. The dramatic works may encompass a range of styles and periods, while the miscellaneous poems may delve into various subjects and emotions, reflecting the depth and breadth of the authors' poetic abilities. 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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“in the cupboard sits my bottle like a dwarf waiting to scratch out my prayers. I drink and cough like some idiot at a symphony, sunlight and maddened birds are everywhere, the phone rings gamboling its sound against the odds of the crooked sea; I drink deeply and evenly now, I drink to paradise and death and the lie of love.”

“Today is the first day of the rest of your life.”

“But the truth, he knows, is otherwise. His pleasure in living has been snuffed out. Like a leaf on a stream, like a puffball on a breeze, he has begun to float towards his end. He sees it quite clearly, and it fills him with (the word will not go away) despair. The blood of life is leaving his body and despair is taking its place, despair that is like a gas, odourless, tasteless, without nourishment. You breathe it in, your limbs relax, you cease to care, even at the moment when the steel touches your throat.”