The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 2 of 9] by Shakespeare
"The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 2 of 9]" by Shakespeare is a collection of plays written in the late 16th to early 17th century. This volume includes well-known works such as "Much Ado About Nothing," "Love's Labour's Lost," "A Midsummer-Night's Dream," "The Merchant of Venice," and "As You Like It." Shakespeare's writing explores themes of love, conflict, and human nature through complex characters and witty dialogue, engaging readers with
both comedic and dramatic elements. At the start of "Much Ado About Nothing," we are introduced to the vibrant setting of Messina and a cast of characters, including Lord Benedick, Lady Beatrice, and the thoughtful Claudio. The scene opens with the arrival of Don Pedro, who comes to visit Governor Leonato. Central to the action, Claudio's infatuation with Leonato's daughter, Hero, and the playful yet contentious relationship between Benedick and Beatrice set the stage for themes of love, deception, and wit. The dialogue is rich with banter, indicating the character dynamics while suggesting the romantic entanglements that will unfold throughout the play. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Read or download for free
| How to read | Url | Size | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read now! | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45128.html.images | 1.9 MB | |||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45128.epub3.images | 628 kB | |||
| EPUB (older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45128.epub.images | 666 kB | |||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45128.epub.noimages | 627 kB | |||
| Kindle | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45128.kf8.images | 1.7 MB | |||
| older Kindles | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45128.kindle.images | 1.6 MB | |||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45128.txt.utf-8 | 941 kB | |||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/45128/pg45128-h.zip | 712 kB | |||
| There may be more files related to this item. | |||||
Similar Books
About this eBook
| Author | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Clark, William George, 1821-1878 |
| Editor | Wright, William Aldis, 1831-1914 |
| Title | The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 2 of 9] |
| Note |
Here is the listing of titles for the entire series, which span multiple digitization efforts: Volume 1: #23041 -- #23042 The Tempest -- #23043 The Two Gentlemen of Verona -- #23044 The Merry Wives of Windsor -- #23045 Measure for Measure -- #23046 The Comedy of Errors Volume 2: #45128 -- Much Ado About Nothing -- Love’s Labour’s Lost -- A Midsummer-Night’s Dream -- The Merchant of Venice -- As You Like It Volume 3: #50559 -- The Taming of The Shrew -- All's Well That Ends Well -- Twelfth Night; or, What You Will -- The Winter's Tale Volume 4: #50095 -- King John -- King Richard II. -- The First Part of King Henry IV. -- The Second Part of King Henry IV. -- King Henry V. Volume 5: #49297 -- The First Part of King Henry VI -- The Second Part of King Henry VI -- The Third Part of King Henry VI -- King Richard III Volume 6: #49007 -- King Henry VIII -- Troilus and Cressida -- Coriolanus -- Titus Andronicus Volume 7: #47715 -- Romeo and Juliet -- Timon of Athens -- Julius Cæsar -- Macbeth Volume 8: #49008 -- Hamlet -- King Lear -- Othello Volume 9: future -- Antony and Cleopatra -- Cymbeline -- Pericles -- Poems |
| Contents | Much ado about nothing -- Love's labour's lost -- A midsummer-night's dream -- The merchant of Venice -- As you like it. |
| Credits |
Produced by Jonathan Ingram, RichardW, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 93.8 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | English drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 45128 |
| Release Date | Mar 13, 2014 |
| Most Recently Updated | Aug 24, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 446 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |