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The text, sources and performance history of Julius Caesar
Flavius and Marullus disperse the crowd
The running of the Lupercalia
The soothsayer’s warning to Caesar: Beware the Ides of March!
Cassius makes his first overture to Brutus
Caesar likes fat guys
Casca’s story about Caesar
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Omens and portents
Casca meets Cicero and Cassius in the storm
Letters to Brutus
Brutus’ decision in his orchard
The conspirators arrive at Brutus’ house
Debating who must die
Portia hates secrets
Caius Ligarius wants in
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Calpurnia’s strange dream
The augurers find a beast without a heart
Decius Brutus convinces Caesar to go
The conspirators come to collect Caesar
Artemidorus’ warning letter to Caesar
Portia and the soothsayer
The road to the Capitol and the missed warnings
Popilius Lena jumps the gun
Metellus Cimber’s request
Caesar the North Star
Assassination!
Washing hands in Caesar’s blood
Antony’s return and deal...
The Art of Rhetoric
Brutus defends killing Caesar
Marc Antony’s funeral oration
The mob finds Cinna the Poet
Antony, Octavius and Lepidus make plans
Antony’s real opinion of Lepidus
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Brutus has doubts about Cassius
Cassius is mad at Brutus
Brutus accuses Cassius of taking bribes
Brutus is short on cash
Brutus and Cassius make up
A poet interrupts Brutus and Cassius
Portia is dead
Portia is dead again?
The decision to fight at Philippi
Lucius’ song
Great Caesar’s ghost
Setting off early
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Antony and Octavius disagree about battle tactics
Parley before battle
Cassius’ birthday
Brutus and Cassius say goodbye
Brutus attacks!
Pindarus reports on Titinius’ ride
Cassius’ suicide and Pindarus’ escape
Titinius’ suicide
Brutus finds Cassius’ body
The second battle
Lucilius impersonates Brutus
Brutus’ difficult suicide
Antony and Octavius pay tribute to Brutus
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The texts, sources and performance history of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Theseus and Hippolyta make wedding plans
Egeus is angry at Hermia for loving Lysander
Hermia defends herself
Theseus’ ruling
Hermia and Lysander plan to elope
Helena is miserable
The mechanicals cast the play
Bottom wants to play all the parts
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English fairy traditions
Introducing Puck
Oberon and Titania fight over the changeling boy
Oberon sends Puck for the magic flower
Helena chases Demetrius
Oberon sends Puck to enchant Demetrius
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The Green World
Titania’s lullaby
Oberon enchants Titania
Lysander and Hermia sleep cute
Puck enchants the wrong guy
Lysander loves the wrong girl
Hermia wakes up alone
The mechanicals rehearse
Bottom has a few notes
Puck puts the ass’ head on Bottom
Bottom scares away his friends
Titania falls in love with Bottom the ass
Bottom meets the fairies
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Puck tells Oberon about Titania’s new boyfriend
Hermia thinks Demetrius killed Lysander
Oberon enchants Demetrius
Now Lysander and Demetrius both love Helena
Helena doesn’t trust their love, or Hermia’s protestations
Lysander rejects Hermia
Helena and Hermia fight!
Now Lysander and Demetrius fight!
Puck the ventriloquist
Everybody goes to sleep
Puck unenchants Lysander
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Bottom orders the fairies around
Oberon unenchants Titania
Theseus and Hippolyta wake the lovers
Bottom remembers his dream
Bottom saves the day!
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Theseus and Hippolyta talk fairy tales
Philostrate lays out the newlyweds’ entertainment options
The mechanicals perform Pyramus and Thisbe
Puck returns to sweep the way
Oberon and Titania bless the house
Puck’s epilogue
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The texts, sources and performance history of Hamlet
Bernardo relieves Francisco
Marcellus brings in Horatio for a ghostly consultation
The ghost is here!
Horatio’s theory: it’s about Norway
The ghost is back!
They agree to tell Hamlet about the ghost
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Claudius thanks everyone for going along with the marriage
Claudius sends Voltemand and Cornelius to deal with Norway
Polonius wants Claudius’ permission to go to France
Get over it, Hamlet / You’re not my real dad!
Gertrude convinces Hamlet not to go back to Wittenberg
Hamlet’s soliloquy about why he’s angry at Claudius and Gertrude
Horatio breaks the ghost news to Hamlet
Laertes has some unsolicited advic...
Hamlet hates the Danish reputation for drunkenness
Hamlet sees the ghost
Horatio and the guards try to keep Hamlet from going with the ghost
Catholics, Protestants and ghosts
The ghost tells Hamlet that Claudius killed him
Hamlet vows to remember the ghost’s command
Hamlet swears his friends to secrecy
Polonius sends Reynaldo to spy on Laertes
Ophelia tells Polonius about Hamlet’s strange behavior
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Claudius and Gertrude assign Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to investigate Hamlet’s behavior
Voltemand and Cornelius announce that the Norwegian troubles are over
Polonius floats a theory about Hamlet’s madness
Polonius examines Hamlet
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern approach Hamlet
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern tell Hamlet about the actors
Hamlet welcomes the actors
The fall of Troy speech
Hamlet plans a play for Claudius
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern report back to Claudius and Gertrude
Polonius and Claudius set Ophelia as bait and hide
Hamlet wonders why he’s afraid to act
Ophelia returns Hamlet’s gifts
Hamlet goes off on Ophelia
Ophelia laments Hamlet’s transformation
Claudius is shaken
Hamlet gives the actors some acting advice
Hamlet and Horatio plan for the play
Hamlet entertains the royal party and teases Ophelia
The dumb sh...
Claudius tells Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to take Hamlet to England
Claudius confesses the murder but can’t repent
Hamlet sneaks up on Claudius but can’t go through with his revenge
Hamlet confronts Gertrude
Hamlet stabs Polonius through the arras
The ghost reappears
Hamlet begs Gertrude to stay away from Claudius
Gertrude reports Polonius’ death to Claudius
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern chase Hamlet
Hamlet mess...
Hamlet meets the Norwegian army
Hamlet feels like a dope compared to Fortinbras
Ophelia goes crazy
Laertes is back from France and he’s angry
Claudius insists he’s innocent of Polonius’ death
Laertes sees what’s happened to Ophelia
Ophelia hands out flowers
Hamlet sends a sailor to summon Horatio
Claudius explains that Hamlet killed Polonius
A cryptic letter arrives for Claudius from Hamlet
Claudius plans ...
The gravediggers dig and riddle
Hamlet thinks about what’s left after death
Hamlet and the gravedigger trade wits
Hamlet faces his old friend Yorick’s skull
Ophelia’s funeral procession arrives
Laertes wants the priest to give Ophelia full rites
Hamlet interrupts the funeral
Hamlet and Laertes fight in Ophelia’s grave
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