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"The Tempest" (also translated as "The Tempest") is one of the "Complete Chinese Translation Classics of Xu Yuanchong" and one of Shakespeare's masterpieces. The plot tells the story of Duke Probe of Milan, whose title was usurped by his younger brother Antonius. He fled to a desert island with his infant daughter Miranda and relied on magic to become the owner of the island. Later, he created a storm and brought the ships of the nearby King of Naples, Prince Ferdinand and accompanying Antonius to the desert island. He also used magic to facilitate the marriage between the prince and Miranda. The ending is that Probet restored his title, forgave his enemies, and returned home.

"King Lear" is one of Shakespeare's four famous tragedies and an ancient British legend. The story itself took place around the 8th century. Later, many plays were compiled in the UK. In addition to Shakespeare, there is also an earlier unknown work among the existing plays. It is generally believed that Shakespeare's King Lear was adapted from this play. The story tells that after the aged King Lear abdicated the throne, he was driven into the wilderness by his eldest daughter and his second daughter. The third daughter, who became the Queen of France, led an army to save her father, but was killed. King Lear died sadly beside her.

"Twelfth Night" is a play written by the British playwright Shakespeare. It was written around 1600-1602. It was registered at the Bookstore in 1623 and included in the First Folio in the same year. Sebastian and Viola, twin brothers and sisters, were unfortunately in danger during a sea voyage. They each escaped by chance and ended up living in Illyria. Viola disguises herself as a man and works as a page for Duke Orsino. She secretly loves the Duke, but the Duke loves Olivia, a countess. But Olivia did not love him, but fell in love with Viola, who wooed her on behalf of the Duke. After some interesting twists and turns, Viola and Orsino, Olivia and Sebastian both formed a happy relationship. Although Olivia didn't originally love Sebastian. But his face was exactly the same as Viola's, which satisfied her wish.

"The Merchant of Venice" is a play written by the British playwright Shakespeare. It is a satirical comedy. It was made around 1596-1597. The plot of the play unfolds through three clues: one is Portia's choice of marriage; one is Jessica and Lorenzo's love and elopement; and the other is the contract dispute of "cutting a pound of flesh". The theme of the script is to praise benevolence, friendship and love. It also reflects the contradiction between the commercial bourgeoisie and the loan sharks in the early stage of capitalism, and expresses the author's humanistic thoughts on issues such as money, law and religion in bourgeois society. An important literary achievement of this play is to create the typical image of Shylock, a profit-seeking, ruthless loan shark.

"Selected Collection of Shakespeare's Plays" is a collection of Shakespeare's four classic plays "Hamlet", "Romeo and Juliet", "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "The Merchant of Venice". Zhu Shenghao's classic translation is original and vivid.

This collection of Shakespeare's comedies translated by Zhu Shenghao includes selected plays such as "Twelfth Night", "The Merchant of Venice", "The Merry Wives of Windsor", "The Taming of the Shrew", "As You Like It", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", etc. It revolves around the themes of love, friendship and marriage, but the plots are vivid and rich, with eternal charm.

Zhu Shenghao's 1947 World Book Company translation, original flavor. The British vintage cover features exquisite illustrations by Sir John Gilbert, president of the Royal Watercolor Society in the 19th century, reviving the classic. Contains "The Comedy of Errors", "The Taming of the Shrew" and "The Two Gentlemen of Verona".

"The Merchant of Venice" is Shakespeare's important early work and a highly satirical comedy. It was made around 1596-1597. The theme of the script is to praise benevolence, friendship and love. It also reflects the contradiction between the commercial bourgeoisie and the loan sharks in the early stage of capitalism, and expresses the author's humanistic thoughts on issues such as money, law and religion in bourgeois society. An important literary achievement of this play is to create the typical image of Shylock, a profit-seeking, ruthless loan shark.

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" is the most mature comedy work of Shakespeare's youth, and it is also one of the most famous comedies in Shakespeare's works. The book tells the story of conflicts caused by "magic juice" and the resolution of the conflicts, and finally the lovers finally get married. This play has a huge influence on the history of world literature, especially the history of drama.

In the autumn of 1947, Shanghai World Book Company published "The Complete Works of Shakespeare's Plays" translated by Zhu Shenghao, a total of 27 plays, including no historical dramas. This set of "The Complete Works of Shakespeare's Plays" is a reappearance of these 27 classics. Except for the unified translation of "Hamlet" into "Hamlet" according to the conventional translation method, the translation contents of other names and place names are reproduced in the 1947 version. In terms of editing, this set of books has rearranged the original contents according to the nature of each play and subsequent expert opinions and divided them into six volumes. For details, see the bibliography of "The Complete Works of Shakespeare's Plays" in the book. It took two years of correction and editing to strive for excellence and restore the full picture of Mr. Zhu Shenghao's translation to the greatest extent possible.

Created during Shakespeare's most mature period of comedy writing, the content is lively, joyful, and philosophical. Compared to Shakespeare's other comedies. The characteristic of this play is that the scenes and language are closer to real life. Claudio fell in love with Hero, but was afraid of being rejected. As a result, his friend Don Pietro came to help and arranged a unique masquerade ball to bring them together. Just when everyone thought that everything would have a happy ending, Don John interfered and made Claudio mistakenly think that Hero had another love. The deeper the love, the deeper the hatred, Claudio vowed revenge, and thus, the love ordeal of a pair of mandarin ducks began...

Sonnets were introduced to England in the early 16th century. With the spread of Renaissance thought in Europe, they soon became one of the most popular poetry styles at that time. A large number of sonnet poets emerged in the Elizabethan era. Sidney's "The Star Lover and the Star", Spencer's "Little Cupid" and Shakespeare's "Sonnets" are known as "the three most popular sonnets in the British literary world during the Renaissance".

"Cymbeline" tells the story of Inozhen, the daughter of King Cymbeline of Britain, who has a private life-long relationship with her lover Posthumus. Cymbeline was furious and exiled Posthumus to Rome. The bad friend Iakimo believed that the princess would definitely be unfaithful, so he made a bet with Posthumus. In the end, the princess resolved Iakimo's deception and the couple was reunited.

"Shakespeare's Four Tragedies" includes "Macbeth", "Hamlet", "King Lear", and "Othello", a total of 4 books. Translated based on the Royal Edition of "The Complete Works of Shakespeare", with English and Chinese bilingual versions. The most authentic text, the most authoritative annotation, and the most poetic translation!

The most authentic text, the most authoritative annotation, and the most poetic translation! Translated based on the Royal Edition of "The Complete Works of Shakespeare", with English and Chinese bilingual versions. "Shakespeare's Tragedies" includes "Macbeth", "Hamlet", "King Lear", "Othello", "Troilus and Cressida", "Coriolanus", "Titus Andronicus", "Romeo and Juliet", "Timon of Athens", "Julius Caesar", "Antony and Cleopatra" and "Cymbeline", a total of 12 books.

Shakespeare achieved great success in comedy. Optimism is the keynote of Shakespeare's comedies. His comedy contains the beautiful ideals of humanists and the prospect of a bright future for mankind. This book contains selected masterpieces of Shakespeare's comedies translated by Mr. Zhu Shenghao: "The Merchant of Venice", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Twelfth Night", "Much Ado About Nothing" and "As You Like It".

This book is a collection of Shakespeare's classic plays, including the famous "Romeo and Juliet" among Shakespeare's early plays, the representative works "Hamlet" and "King Lear" among the "four major tragedies", and the representative works of his "four major comedies" "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "The Merchant of Venice".

Shakespeare's five long narrative poems include "Venus and Adoni", "The Lost Virginity of Lucrece", "The Complaints of a Lover", "The Phoenix and the Turtle Dove" and "The Passionate Pilgrim". Among them, "Venus and Adoni" is a new translation by the translator Mr. Tu An, which has never been published before. This book includes three parts: narrative poems, lyric poems, and drama. Among them, there are three narrative poems, ten lyric poems, and one drama - King John. This is an encyclopedia that allows you to understand the various aspects of society and the nature of human nature. No matter who you are, you can find your own shadow in Shakespeare's works, feel the lasting spiritual shock, and resonate and be inspired in aspects such as growth, love, and faith.

"Shakespeare's Sonnets" is a representative work of poetry by the famous British poet and dramatist William Shakespeare. Liang Zongdai's translation of "Shakespeare's Sonnets" is a model work of Shakespeare's sonnet translation. Taiwanese poet Yu Guangzhong believes that "Liang's translation has a deep understanding of the original text and a euphemistic interpretation... It goes in deeply and comes out very pure." This book is bilingual in Chinese and English, making it convenient for translation enthusiasts, poetry lovers and researchers to read and study the original text.

Othello is a brave general in the Principality of Venice. He fell in love with Desdemona, the senator's daughter. But because he was black, the marriage was not allowed. The two had to get married privately. Othello has a sinister flag officer, Iago, who wants to get rid of Othello. He first informed the senator, but unexpectedly led to their marriage. He also provoked the relationship between Othello and Desdemona, saying that the relationship between Cassio and Desdemona was unusual, and he forged so-called tokens of love. Othello believed it and strangled his wife to death in anger. When he learned the truth, he drew his sword and killed himself in regret, and fell beside Desdemona. Othello is brave and good at fighting, but he is simple-minded, but he is narrow-minded, gullible and too jealous, so he is fooled by villains and makes a big mistake that he cannot regret.

"Shakespeare's Sonnets" is a collection of all sonnets created by the world's literary giant Shakespeare. The book was written approximately between 1590 and 1598. The structural and language skills of its poems are very high, and almost every poem has independent aesthetic value. The collection of poems is divided into two parts. The first part is the first 126 poems, which is dedicated to a young nobleman (Fair Lord). The poet's poems warmly praise the beauty of this friend and their friendship; the second part is the 127th poem to the end, which is dedicated to a "Dark Lady" (Dark Lady) and describes love.

"Sonnets" is Shakespeare's most important collection of poems. Since the end of the 18th century, Shakespeare's sonnets have aroused great interest and various debates. According to widely popular interpretations, these sonnets from the 1st to the 126th are written to or about a beautiful aristocratic young man; from the 127th to the 152nd, they are written to or about a dark-skinned girl; the last two and a few in between have nothing to do with the story. At first glance, this collection of poems will give people a monotonous feeling. Shakespeare repeats the same themes over and over again - time, friendship or love, art (poetry). However, if you taste them carefully, you will find that they are by no means the same thing.

The plays Shakespeare wrote throughout his life include historical dramas, comedies and tragedies, which belong to his three creative periods with different emphasis. Among them, the tragedies written in the later period concentrated his life wisdom, reflected various contradictions and conflicts of human nature that can be included in the two ethical categories of good and evil, and inspired human beings to have a profound understanding of themselves and the society they live in. They are the essence of his art and the mystery of his outlook on life. This book selects the five most representative and popular tragedies among these tragedies, namely "Romeo and Juliet", "Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear" and "Macbeth", collectively known as "Shakespeare's Five Tragedies". The translator of this book is the famous translator Zhu Shenghao. His translation is of extremely high quality, distinctive style, and catchy reading. It has been widely recognized by readers and researchers at home and abroad since it was first published. Since our company first published Zhu Shenghao's translation of Shakespeare's works, we have been constantly optimizing and upgrading them. This edition has been revised and revised by scholars and editors, and is supplemented by a preface to the translation by Mr. Lu Yuan. It is of high quality and is suitable for readers of all ages.

This book is the first volume, and this set of books is divided into six volumes. The three volumes of tragedies and three volumes of comedies include 11 tragedies such as "Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear" and "Macbeth" and 12 comedies such as "The Merchant of Venice", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "As You Like It", "Twelfth Night" and "The Merry Wives of Windsor", all arranged in order of Shakespeare's writing time. This set of books is translated by Mr. Zhu Shenghao. It has been tested for a long time and is worth reading and collecting by readers!

"Hamlet" contains Shakespeare's four most famous tragedies: "Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear" and "Macbeth". In order to avenge his father, Hamlet found that "the whole era was out of joint" and decided to take up the responsibility of "rearranging the world". The result was that his ambition was empty and he was unable to recover. Othello is an upright and honest man who trusts people but hates evil as much as he hates evil. He killed his wife and himself under the influence of an adulterer. In pursuit of the best and the most beautiful, he suffered evil retribution. King Lear lost his nature in the honor, pride, and self-confidence that power brought to him. He lost his role as a king and became an ordinary person. He could be equally or even greater, so he suffered a lot of pain. Macbeth was originally a meritorious hero with a kind and beautiful side in his character. However, driven by the temptation of the throne and ambition, he became a sinner who "went from blood to blood" and regretted nothing. The tragedies of these characters profoundly reveal the various social evils that have begun to appear during the period of primitive accumulation of capital, and show the irreconcilable contradiction between humanistic ideals and cruel reality, which has a high degree of general significance.

400 years after Shakespeare's death, his works are unparalleled in popularity and influence among all other classic writers. The English vocabulary and classic sayings he created have rewritten the entire history of world literature and influenced hundreds of millions of readers for several generations. "The Merchant of Venice" is Shakespeare's important early work and a highly satirical comedy. In order to help his friend Bassanio get married, the Venetian merchant Antonio borrowed three thousand gold coins from the Jewish loan shark Shylock. Because Antonio lent money to others without interest, which affected his business and insulted him, Shylock took the opportunity to retaliate and wrote in the loan agreement that if the money was not paid at the end of three months, he would cut off a pound of Antonio's flesh to pay off the debt. Antonio was unable to repay the money as scheduled due to a shipwreck, so Shylock filed a lawsuit and asked Antonio to fulfill the loan agreement...

400 years after Shakespeare's death, his works are unparalleled in popularity and influence among all other classic writers. The English vocabulary and classic sayings he created have rewritten the entire history of world literature and influenced hundreds of millions of readers for several generations. "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is the most romantic of all Shakespeare's plays. This play tells the story of a pair of lovers in Athens, Hermia and Lysander, who fled Athens due to the opposition of their families and the possible legal sanctions they may face. Demetrius, who loves Hermia, and Helena, who is obsessed with Demetrius, also followed the lovers into the forest. At this time, the fairy king and queen in the forest were at odds because of a "changer". In order to make the Fairy Queen make concessions, the Fairy King sent Puck to get the magic juice to tease the Fairy Queen. This magic juice has such magical power: if you drop it on the eyelids of a sleeping person, no matter whether you are a man or a woman, you will fall madly in love with the first creature you see when you wake up. Because of the emergence of magic juice, the whole story changed dramatically...

400 years after Shakespeare's death, his works are unparalleled in popularity and influence among all other classic writers. The English vocabulary and classic sayings he created have rewritten the entire history of world literature and influenced hundreds of millions of readers for several generations. "Hamlet" is one of the world's famous tragedies and Shakespeare's most famous play. It tells the story of Prince Hamlet of Denmark who was studying abroad when his uncle Claudius poisoned King Hamlet, usurped the throne and married Queen Gertrude. After Hamlet returned home, his father's ghost told him the cause of his death. He followed the ghost's instructions and decided to take revenge. At the same time, the king began to doubt Hamlet. On the advice of the minister Polonius, he used the minister's daughter and Hamlet's lover Ophelia to test him. He also ordered Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to test him, but he found out. Hamlet took advantage of the opportunity of a troupe to perform in the palace, confirmed the ghost's words, and decided to act. However, in a series of actions, the story turned towards tragedy...

Shakespeare's writing experience is generally divided into three periods, from the beginner stage, to the mature stage, to the reconciliation stage, which are arranged in order of writing time. It is globally recognized as Shakespeare's classic masterpiece and can be called the essence of the essence. It is an encyclopedia for understanding the various aspects of society and the nature of human nature. No matter who you are, you can find your own shadow in Shakespeare's works, feel the lasting shock of the soul, and resonate and be inspired in aspects such as growth, love, and faith.

"King Lear" is one of Shakespeare's four famous tragedies and an ancient British legend. The story itself took place around the 8th century. Later, many plays were compiled in the UK. In addition to Shakespeare, there is also an earlier unknown work among the existing plays. It is generally believed that Shakespeare's King Lear was adapted from this play. The story tells that after the aged King Lear abdicated the throne, he was driven into the wilderness by his eldest daughter and his second daughter. The third daughter, who became the Queen of France, led an army to save her father, but was killed. King Lear died sadly beside her.

"Hamlet" is a representative work of Shakespeare's tragedies. This work was written in 1602. It has reached unprecedented depth and breadth in ideological content, profoundly revealing the sins and essential characteristics of late feudal society. Among them, plots such as the father being killed by an evil uncle, the throne being usurped, the mother marrying the murderer in incest, the crown prince trying to take revenge and pretending to be crazy, etc., Can all be found in ancient Nordic legends. Shakespeare belongs not only to one era but to all centuries. His plays are like the Big Dipper in the bright starry sky, guiding people in the direction. "To survive or not to perish, this is a question worth considering." He raised this question as a basic proposition of philosophy.

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" is the most mature comedy work of the British playwright William Shakespeare in his youth. It is also one of William Shakespeare's most famous comedies. It tells a love story in which lovers finally get married.

In the autumn of 1947, Shanghai World Book Company published "The Complete Works of Shakespeare's Plays" translated by Zhu Shenghao, a total of 27 plays, including no historical dramas. This set of "The Complete Works of Shakespeare's Plays" is a reappearance of these 27 classics. Except for the unified translation of "Hamlet" into "Hamlet" according to the conventional translation method, the translation contents of other names and place names are reproduced in the 1947 version. In terms of editing, this set of books has rearranged the original contents according to the nature of each play and subsequent expert opinions and divided them into six volumes. For details, see the bibliography of "The Complete Works of Shakespeare's Plays" in the book. It took two years of correction and editing to strive for excellence and restore the full picture of Mr. Zhu Shenghao's translation to the greatest extent possible.

Including Shakespeare's 7 historical plays "The Tragedy of Richard II" (Richard II), "Henry IV" (Part 1), "Henry IV" (Part 2), "Henry V", "The Martyrdom of the Queen" (Antony and Cleopatra), "The Murder of Caesar" (Julius Caesar), "The Heroic Treason" (Coriolanus)

"Macbeth" is one of Shakespeare's four great tragedies. It tells the story of the Scottish general Macbeth who received a prophecy from three witches that he would become king. Out of ambition and the instigation of his wife, Macbeth assassinated King Duncan and proclaimed himself king. Fear and suspicion make Macbeth more and more evil and cruel. In the end, faced with the siege of Duncan's son and the English reinforcements he invited, Macbeth finally ended up bowing his head. The period from 1590 to 1613 was the golden age of Shakespeare's creation. His early plays, mainly comedies and historical dramas, reached their peak of depth and artistry in the late 16th century. By 1608, he was mainly writing tragedies. Shakespeare advocated noble sentiments, and his tragedies often described sacrifice and revenge, including "Othello", "Hamlet", "King Lear" and "Macbeth", which are considered among the best examples in the English language. Towards the end of his life, he began to write tragicomedies, also known as romance plays.

"Shakespeare's Tragedies" contains Shakespeare's four representative tragedies, including "Romeo and Juliet" (1595), "Hamlet" (1601), "Othello" (1604), "Macbeth" (1606), etc. Among these four works, although "Romeo and Juliet" ends in tragedy, its comedic atmosphere makes the script "full of youth and spring"; "Hamlet" embodies less and less romanticism, and the realistic description becomes more and more prominent; "Othello" makes a profound and powerful criticism of the evil forces in real society; in "Macbeth" and other works, ideal and glorious positive characters no longer appear, and Shakespeare's humanistic ideals are increasingly shattered. These works all profoundly exposed the social problems and human tragedies that existed at that time, and represented Shakespeare's most outstanding achievements.

German poet Goethe has a famous saying: "There are countless Shakespeares!" Chinese dramatist Cao Yu once praised: "Shakespeare is a giant who always surprises and delights mankind!" Shakespeare is recognized as a world-class drama master. His plays contain the vastness of life, profound knowledge and endless profound thoughts. This book collects Shakespeare's six representative comedies, including "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "The Merchant of Venice", "As You Like It", "The Comedy of Errors", "Twelfth Night", and "The Merry Wives of Windsor". The themes are similar, but the plots are vivid and rich, unconventional. The intricate plots are often composed of many deceptions, coincidences, disguises and adventures. The work shines with the light of humanistic ideals, is full of joyful atmosphere and optimistic spirit, praises the beautiful love and innocent friendship of mankind, and has eternal charm.

"The Merchant of Venice" is Shakespeare's early comedy work. The book tells the story of Antonio, a kind and loyal Venetian businessman, who borrowed usury from the ruthless Jewish businessman Shylock on behalf of his friend Bassanio, and used his merchant ship as a mortgage. Shylock wanted to take the opportunity to cut Antonio's flesh and agreed. But something happened to Antonio's merchant ship, and Shylock took Antonio to court. In court, the clever Portia promised Shylock that he could cut off any piece of Antonio's flesh, but if a drop of blood was shed (the contract only stated one pound of flesh, but did not promise to give Shylock any drop of blood), his life and property would be exchanged. In the end Antonio is rescued and everyone gets a happy ending except Shylock.

Shakespeare wrote about all the conflicts that anyone may encounter in life! In the history of human literature, Shakespeare used great dramas to reflect all the emotions of being born. These plays, which are full of universal humanity, are the precious spiritual heritage that Shakespeare left to all mankind! Shakespeare is the soul of the times. He does not belong to one era, but to all generations! This time, I finally know why I should read Shakespeare! The exclusive feature of Reader's Classic Library "Shakespeare's Drama Collection": a separate volume! An in-depth introduction by an Oxford University Shakespeare expert - "Why should we read Shakespeare today?" 8 Original color illustrations, restoring the classic scenes in the play! Zhu Shenghao's classic translation, carefully proofread and accessible for reading! Appreciate classic lines from famous plays and feel the charm of Shakespeare's language! "Shakespeare's Drama Collection" contains 3 volumes of tragedies, 4 volumes of comedies, and 1 volume of historical dramas. The introduction is "Why should we read Shakespeare today?" Introduction into a volume. This time, I finally know why I should read Shakespeare!

In 1978, our company launched the 11-volume "The Complete Works of Shakespeare", which was well received after being put into the market. Over the years, this set of books has become a collector's item for enthusiastic readers. Next year, 2014, will be the 350th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth and the 70th anniversary of the death of translator Zhu Shenghao. If the binding design style of the 1978 edition of Shakespeare's complete works is imitated, and the two missing works of Shakespeare translated by Mr. Lu Yuan are added, a paperback "Shakespeare Complete Works Commemorative Edition" will be released to satisfy nostalgic needs and differentiate it from the eight-volume hardcover complete works.