The Tempest

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Prospero and his daughter Miranda are stuck on an island. A ship is coming in, and it’s Prospero’s brother and another king. They had taken over Prospero being a duke and put him on the island. They came ashore and Miranda met the king’s son and they fell in love. All was forgiven.


The Merchant of Venice

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Bassino wants some money from Antonio. Antonio doesn’t have it so he goes to Shylock. He lends it to him, but if it's not paid Shylock will get a pound of Antonio’s flesh. Bassino uses the money to court lady Portia. The money is not paid and Shylock is ready to cut a pound of flesh. Portia dresses up and saves the day.


Richard 2

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Two men are fighting, so King Richard tells them to have a combat, but he changes his mind and banishes them both. Richard is going to Ireland to fight in a battle. On his way he sees a duke who is about to die. The duke says not to fight. Richard does anyway and he is conquered and banished.


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King Lear

King Lear is about a king not wanting to be that much a king any more, and giving away a little bit of his throne. He doesn't give any to one daughter and in the end the daughter gets hung and the king dies trying to save her.


A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Hermia and Lysander are in love, and Demetrius loves Hermia. Hermia’s father wants her to marry Demetrius, so Hermia and Lysander go to the forest. Hermia told Helena who loves Demetrius. He went after Hermia, and Helena went after him. The fairies changed all of their love with a flower, but in the end it is fine.


Romeo and Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet are deeply in love, even though their families are enemies. Romeo sees Juliet asleep and thinks she is dead, so he kills himself. When Juliet wakes up and sees him dead, she kills herself.


Two Gentlemen of Verona

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Proteus and Valentine are the gentlemen. They go their separate ways. Proteus stays, and Valentine go to Milan and falls in love with Sylvia. Then Proteus falls in love with her too, and everything gets messed up. Finally in the end everything is straightened out.


A Comedy of Errors

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Two pairs of twins, two nobleman and two servants get separated. They are in the same town and everything gets messed up. Finally they find out what happened and fix it.


Much Ado about Nothing

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Claudio and Hero are in love. A man starts a rumor about them and it causes them to get in a fight. They are about to get married, but Claudio says that Hero is unfaithful. The man who started the rumor confesses and is punished. Claudio and Hero are happy in the end.


Love's Labour's Lost

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Four princes decide to devote themselves to school. Four princesses decide to go to town, where the princes are. They want the men to break their vows. They all flirt with each other, dressing up and getting all confused. Just when the princes are in love with the princesses, the princess' father dies and no one can marry while in mourning for him.


Richard III

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The king has just died and Richard wants to be the next king. His brother is older then he, and should get to be king. Richard kills a few people and says his brother is not entitled to be king. In the end there is a battle, and Richard loses and is killed. Henry, Earl of Richmond is crowned the king.


Taming of the Shrew
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Taming of the Shrew is about Katherine and Petruchio. Katherine is the shrew, and is known for a fast growing temper. She has a sister, Bianca who is younger than Katherine and therefore she cannot marry until Katherine does. Petruchio is very clever, and decides to tame Katherine. He marries her and tames her by saying that everthing is not good enough for her. Katherine can't have anything to eat or any sleep, so she becomes a very proper lady.


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