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"Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear" and "Macbeth" are recognized as Shakespeare's "four great tragedies". The stories are all taken from European historical legends. The four tragedies express the tragic conflict between humanistic ideals and the evil forces of real society and the disillusionment of ideals. "Hamlet" was written between 1599 and 1602. It tells the story of Hamlet's uncle Claudius who murdered Hamlet's father, usurped the throne, and married the king's widow Gertrude; Prince Hamlet therefore avenges his father on his uncle. "Othello" was written around 1603. It tells the story of a jealous Moor who killed his innocent wife because he believed his subordinates' slander. "King Lear" tells the story of the elderly King Lear who abdicated and was driven into the wilderness by his eldest and second daughters. 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. "Macbeth" was written in 1606. It tells the story of the greed for power of the greedy king and queen and their final overthrow.

"White Rabbit", also known as "Liu Zhiyuan's White Rabbit", is a Southern Opera work of the Yuan Dynasty. It was compiled by talented people from the Yongjia Calligraphy Society. It tells the story of the joys and sorrows of Liu Zhiyuan and Li Sanniang: Liu Zhiyuan was the founding emperor of the Later Han Dynasty in the Five Dynasties. He ascended to the throne from a homeless man. His legendary experience is popular among the people. This play tells that he lost his fortune due to gambling and became homeless. He was taken in by the wealthy Li Wenkui and worked as a servant in the Li family. Li Wenkui saw a snake piercing his orifices while he was sleeping, and concluded that he would be rich in the future, so he betrothed his daughter Li Sanniang to him. After Li Wenkui's death, Sanniang's brother and sister-in-law assigned Liu Zhiyuan to guard the melon garden, which was troubled by melon spirits, on the grounds of dividing the family, in order to harm him. Li Sanniang knew the plan and tried to prevent Liu Zhiyuan from guarding the garden. Liu Zhiyuan, who was skilled in martial arts, grabbed the stick and left. Zhiyuan defeated Guajing and obtained the military book and sword. He said goodbye to Sanniang and went to Fenzhou to join the army. Because of his repeated military exploits, Liu Zhiyuan was promoted several times and went to Jiuzhou to appease him and married the Yue family. Sanniang was tortured at home. She was overworked and gave birth to a son in a mill. Since she had no scissors, she bit off the umbilical cord with her mouth, so she was named "Navel Biter". He also asked Duke Dou to send his son to Zhiyuan to be raised. Fifteen years later, Liu Zhiyuan ordered his son to return to the village to visit his mother. The navel-biting man went out hunting one day. As he was chasing a white rabbit, he met his mother who was drawing water from a well. The navel-biting man went back to report to his father. Liu Zhiyuan led his troops back to Shatuo and reunited with Li Sanniang.

The play "Zhang Zizhong" was created during the anti-Japanese war in 1940. After the anti-Japanese general Zhang Zizhong (1891-1940) died for his country, Lao She was inspired by his heroic deeds. He spent three months and revised five drafts to create the four-act drama "Zhang Zizhong", creating a vivid image of the anti-Japanese general. The script describes Zhang Zizhong's persistence in the war of resistance. During the Battle of Linyi, he led his troops to defend the west bank of the Yi River. He fought bloody battles on Chaye Mountain for 7 days and 7 nights. He took the lead, used offense as defense, and pushed back the Japanese Itagaki Division 80 miles. The work focuses on the anti-Japanese war general Zhang Zizhong's example of leading the army, strict military discipline, understanding of the situation, and winning the hearts of the people. It particularly highlights his bravery and fearlessness, fighting the invaders to the end and dying on the battlefield, in order to inspire the people in the anti-war.

Since its inception, "Dragon and Phoenix" has become one of the most popular plays in theaters during the Spring Festival due to its auspicious meaning and humorous plot. The intrigues and intrigues, the twists and turns of the marriage, the hilarious dialogues between the characters, and the interpretations of Peking Opera masters from past generations have made it an enduring classic. This book includes the sung version of "Dragon and Phoenix Presenting Auspiciousness", a rare story book of "The Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms" from the Wanli period, and the on-stage and behind-the-scenes performance of the National Peking Opera Theatre, showing the charm of the classic from multiple angles. This book contains the corresponding excerpts from the Zhouyue edition of the Wanjuanlou publication in Jinling during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty.

This book selects 138 representative articles on Chinese drama theory in past dynasties, divided into four chapters: "Pre-Qin to Yuan Dynasty", "Ming Dynasty", "Qing Dynasty" and "Early Twentieth Century". It strives to summarize and reflect the development trajectory of the history of Chinese drama theory and highlight its main achievements. This book provides popular annotations for the selected chapters, and provides brief explanations or hints of their main arguments or related issues.

"Who Arrives in Chongqing First" has four scenes. The protagonist Wu Fengming helps his younger brother Feng Yu escape from the occupied areas of Peiping and go to Chongqing to participate in the Anti-Japanese War. He stays in Peiping to assassinate Japanese officers and traitors, and finally dies for his country. Before his death, the protagonist said, "I got to Chongqing first." Here, Chongqing has become the center and spiritual symbol of the Anti-Japanese War. The first thing that comes to Chongqing is to devote oneself to the Anti-Japanese War.

The predecessor of "Tea House" is "The Three Qin Brothers". In 1956, Lao She wrote a drama "The Three Qin Brothers" to promote universal suffrage. It has four acts and six scenes. It uses the four historical periods of the Reform Movement of 1898, the Revolution of 1911, the Northern Expedition, and the eve of liberation as the plot background and has many characters. The play begins in the 24th year of Guangxu's reign (1898) and ends in 1948 when the reactionaries "elected the Beijing Municipal Senate."

I don't know where the love started, but it goes deep! Young illustrators from CAFA recreate the Chinese classic "The Peony Pavilion" with magnificent images. "The Peony Pavilion" is one of the four famous classical Chinese dramas and a famous work by the Ming Dynasty dramatist Tang Xianzu. "The Peony Pavilion" is based on this Chinese classic, integrating modern painting art with traditional classics, and reinterpreting Du Liniang's ancient love story of dying and resurrecting due to love in an elegant, flexible and fantasy-filled work. The interweaving and integration of aesthetics and literature present the oriental poetic love passed down from generation to generation.

This book is Lao She's classic drama. Friends who like Lao She's works should not miss it. "Teahouse" is structured into three acts. It takes the rise and fall of a large teahouse called Yutai in old Beijing as the background, and shows the social landscape of Beijing and the life changes of different people from all walks of life in the nearly 50 years from the late Qing Dynasty to the Beiyang Warlord period and then to the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. Each scene describes an era, with people from all walks of life in Beijing coming in and out of this big teahouse. What the whole play displays are magnificent historical pictures, vividly explaining the inevitable demise of old China and the inevitability of the birth of new China. There are nearly 50 characters appearing in the script. There are many characters but distinct personalities. You can "know the person by hearing their voice" and "outline the outline of a character in a few words." The work depicts the dismal management of the ancestral "Yutai Teahouse" by teahouse owner Wang Lifa. Although he is shrewd, tactful, and devoted, he is ultimately unable to stop the decline. It reflects the trend of Chinese society from the side.

Tennessee Williams, the controversial genius playwright of the 20th century, is the most influential play in the United States. He won three major drama awards including the Pulitzer Prize, the New York Drama Award, and the Donaldson Award. "A Streetcar Named Desire" is Williams' masterpiece. The heroine Blanche is a typical southern lady. After her family fell into decline, she refused to give up her old way of life and gradually became corrupted. Later, she had to seek refuge with her sister Stella. However, he was incompatible with his brother-in-law Stanley's rough lifestyle, and was raped by his brother-in-law, and was eventually sent to a lunatic asylum. The brutal and cruel forces in modern society mercilessly ravage the gentle and elegant weak. "A Streetcar Named Desire" undoubtedly sent a deafening scream to the society - who drove Blanche crazy! The play was a huge success after being staged in New York in 1947, winning three American drama awards: the Pulitzer Prize, the New York Drama Award and the Donaldson Award. Arthur Miller said, "The premiere of A Streetcar Named Desire is equivalent to planting a flag of beauty in the land of commercial drama."

Molière's comic art is presented in its original form. The drama master Molière and the super translator Li Jianwu are a perfect combination and complement each other. It compiles precious materials such as reviews of famous writers of the same era and chronological records of writers. Molière is one of the most important figures in the history of European literature and drama. He adhered to the classic rules of comedy - comedy educates people while entertaining, and elevated comedy to almost the same status as tragedy. In fact, later Western comedy creations followed Molière more than Shakespeare, because the "comedy" of Molière's period can be regarded as "critical and breakthrough." He promoted the advancement of drama throughout his life and exposed the darkness of society in a comic form. His artistic achievements are highly admired by future generations. "The Complete Comedies of Molière" contains a total of 27 comedies translated by Molière by Li Jianwu, including the masterpieces "The Ridiculous Talent", "The School of Wives", "Dardufo or the Liar", "The Scrooge", "The Cynic", etc. It also includes important reference materials such as the translator's preface, the original preface, the author's chronology, and comments by famous contemporary writers.

"The Peony Pavilion Picture Book" was carefully painted by the young painter Hua Zhangyi over a period of three years, recreating the fantasy and romantic love story that transcends life and death in the works of Tang Xianzu, a playwright of the Ming Dynasty. During a dream trip to a garden, Du Liniang, a daughter of an official family who had been living in a boudoir for a long time, fell in love at first sight with the scholar Liu Mengmei in her dream. However, she died of grief and turned into a ghost, and fell in love with a human ghost in Liu Sheng. After many twists and turns, Du Liniang came back to life, and the two married themselves without a matchmaker, and they will be together forever. More than 70 master-level paintings in the book are a new interpretation of the pinnacle of Chinese classical drama "The Peony Pavilion". The vernacular text adapted in a storyboard style retains the complete story line, three-dimensional character portrayal and classic lyrics, allowing readers to quickly appreciate the essence of the story of "The Peony Pavilion". This is not only an easy-to-read master-level picture book that depicts the drama classic "The Peony Pavilion", but it is also a work of art with great aesthetic value and collection value.

A complete collection of twenty-three plays from Shakespeare's comedies and tragedies. There are six volumes in total, three volumes of comedy and three volumes of tragedy. In 1947, "The Complete Works of Shakespeare's Dramas" translated by Mr. Zhu Shenghao was published by World Book Company. The entire book was selected and edited based on this edition. As one of China's earliest translators of Shakespeare's works, Zhu Shenghao's primary purpose of translation is to "maintain the charm of the original work", followed by clarity. It has been translated for more than seventy years and is still very popular. Zhu's translation is basically consistent with the style of today's Chinese. The distinctive Wu dialect and words that are unknown to modern readers but are rich in allusions and have great literary talent are all preserved in this edition. If combined with the context, these expressions will not cause obstacles to understanding the original text, and readers can also appreciate the charm of the original translation.

This book is a collection of Mr. Wu Jiang's articles and scripts on Peking Opera. Mr. Wu Jiang entered the Beijing Opera School at the age of nine to study Peking Opera performance. He later engaged in artistic creation, art education, and art research. In February 2000, he was transferred to the director of the China Peking Opera Company. The papers selected in this book include reviews such as "The Philosophical Spirit of Chinese Opera", "A Brief Discussion of Opera Screenwriters", "My Opinion on the Development of Peking Opera" and "The Beauty of Opera Art", as well as Peking Opera scripts such as "Sister Qiu", "Blood-Stained Wooden Drum" and "Tomb Robbers".

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 Tempest" is considered to be the last play written by Shakespeare alone. It has the characteristics of tragedy and comedy, so it is classified as a "legend play". The plot tells the story of Prospero, Duke of Milan, who was usurped by his younger brother because he was studying behind closed doors and ignoring state affairs. He was exiled to the sea with his infant daughter. Thanks to the help of the kind-hearted minister Gongchaluo, they managed to survive and ended up living on a desert island. Prospero relied on the powerful magic he learned in the book to rescue the suffering elves on the island. He also used the power of the elves to control wind and rain, attract enemies, and make them repent and admit their mistakes. Finally, Prospero forgave his enemies with his broad mind, and found a lover for his daughter. Everyone left the island and returned to Milan.

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. "The Winter's Tale" is one of the last tragicomedies created by Shakespeare in his later years and occupies an important position in Shakespeare's plays. "The Winter's Tale" tells the story of King Leontes of Sicily who asked Queen Hermione to help persuade his best friend, King Polixenes of Bohemia, to stay in the palace for a longer period of time. The queen finally succeeded in persuading him to stay, and Leontes finally succeeded in persuading him to stay. This caused Thys to become jealous without warning, accusing Hermione and Polixenes of having an affair, forcing the queen to death, frightening the little prince Mamelus to death, and abandoning his infant daughter Perdita, for which he was cursed by the gods. Sixteen years later, Perdita, who was rescued by a Bohemian shepherd, grew up and fell in love with the Bohemian prince Florizel. However, she was strongly opposed by the Bohemian king. The two eloped to Sicily, which eventually led to the recognition of Leontes and Perdita as father and daughter, and Hermione's "resurrection" from the statue...

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 Taming of the Shrew" is a famous early humorous comedy by Shakespeare. "The Taming of the Shrew" tells the story of Katharina, who could not find any man who dared to marry her because of her bad temper and stubborn temper. Reluctantly, she married Petruchio, a tall, strong bearded man. Petruchio was determined to train Katharina to be a good wife who would be obedient to him, so he came up with a strategy and started an interesting story of taming the shrew by "fighting violence with violence"...

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. "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...

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. "Romeo and Juliet" is a famous tragedy by Shakespeare. "Romeo and Juliet" tells the story of two young men and women who fell in love, but suffered misfortune due to the generational hatred between the two families, and finally led to the reconciliation of the two families. The play has been popular throughout the ages and, along with "Hamlet", has become the most frequently performed Shakespeare play...

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. Macbeth is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy and one of his most popular works. It is often considered the darkest and most powerful of his tragedies. The story is set in Scotland and observes the evil of chasing power and betrayal in a dramatic way, through psychological effects and political struggles. The play tells the story of Macbeth, a brave Scottish general who receives a prophecy from three witches that he will one day become King of Scotland. Out of ambition and the instigation of his wife, Macbeth assassinated King Duncan and proclaimed himself king. Tormented by self-blame and fantasy, he soon degenerated into a tyrant, forced to protect his throne and suppress hostility and suspicion through constant ruthlessness. The massacre and civil war made Macbeth and his wife arrogant and crazy. Macbeth, who gained power by insidiously usurping the throne, eventually went to destruction...

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. "King Lear" is a famous tragedy by Shakespeare. "King Lear" tells the story of the elderly King Lear who, after abdicating the throne, was driven into the wilderness by his eldest and second daughters who could only speak sweet words. The third daughter, who became the Queen of France, led an army to save her father, but was killed instead. King Lear was so heartbroken that he died beside his younger daughter...

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. Among all Shakespeare's works, the four tragedies "Hamlet", "Othello", "Macbeth" and "King Lear" can be called the pearls in the crown; the comedies "The Merchant of Venice" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream" are the most popular Shakespeare comedies; "Romeo" "With Juliet" is a well-known love story in China; the two tragicomedies "The Winter's Tale" and "The Tempest" are the two last works of Shakespeare in his later years; and "The Taming of the Shrew", as one of Shakespeare's earliest comedies, represents the starting point of his playwriting career. The cutting-edge literary and art book brand "Unread" has launched "The Most Beautiful Collection of Shakespeare's Classic Plays" with a new and exquisite binding. It selects the ten plays that best represent Shakespeare, carefully edits them based on the recognized translation of Zhu Shenghao, and invites the well-known book binding designer Ma Shirui to design, presenting to Chinese readers a "high-looking" new version of Shakespeare's works that coexists with classics and fashion sense.

Everything is questioned, everything is a game, everything is a pastime. Kundera's masterpiece of drama pays homage to the Enlightenment thinker Diderot, exploring the absurdity of the modern world through a fantastic journey through the eighteenth century. "Jacques and His Master" is Kundera's masterpiece. The script was completed in 1971 and has been staged in Czechoslovakia, France, the United States and Australia. It is recognized as one of the masterpieces of contemporary drama. This play is adapted from the novel "Jacques the Fatalist and His Master" by French Enlightenment thinker Diderot. The story begins with the wandering experience of Jacques and his master. During the journey, the master and servant not only constantly reflected and debated on the popular social topics at the time, from religion, class to male-female relations, and moral ethics, but also told various interesting stories in a joking tone. These overwhelming themes, endless episodes, and a large number of digressions make the plot of the entire script intricate and constitute the greatest pleasure in reading the script.

The famous translator Zhu Shenghao died young and translated thirty-one of Shakespeare's plays. The author of this book spent three years carefully studying the original text and the translation, repeatedly considering the characteristics and achievements of Zhu Shenghao's translation, and selected hundreds of examples to be included in this book. When choosing examples, the first principle is to see whether Shakespeare's expression is superb, subtle, profound, and thoughtful. In fact, if Shakespeare's lines are wonderful, Zhu Shenghao's translation will also be wonderful. In this selection process, the concept of "Zhu Sha combined with beauty" naturally emerged. The book is divided into six parts, respectively analyzing and studying Zhu Shenghao's understanding of Shakespeare's works from the following aspects: Zhu Shenghao's play title, Zhu Shenghao's comedy elements, Shakespeare's view of history, Zhu Shenghao's tragic character, and how Zhu Shenghao and Shakespeare complement each other, as well as the beauty of Zhu Shenghao's translation work.

"Heartbreak House" is one of the series of "Masterpieces of World Literature in Chinese Translation". It is a three-act comedy created by Irish dramatist Bernard Shaw in 1919. The plot takes place in the English countryside on the eve of the outbreak of World War I. "Heartbreak House" is deliberately written in the atmosphere-creating style of Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard". The script has a subtitle:\

The drama "Blood Wedding" is based on a real event that happened in Nijar (Almeria) in 1928: On the morning of the wedding, a young woman and her cousin, her lover, ran away. Not long after, the injured bride was found next to the body of her lover, who had been killed by the groom's brother. The double stimulus of an honor case washed with blood - like many dramas of the golden century, the dry and harsh environment of eastern Andalusia is purified and brought into play in the play. Two peasant families prepare for the wedding of their children: the groom's mother has a deep hatred for the Felix family because they murdered her husband and one of her sons. The bride's father wanted to connect the two families' lands together. On the day of the wedding, the bride's former lover, Leonardo Felix, came. Although he is married, he still loves her. As for the bride, she doesn't love her fiancé, but thinks she will forget Leonardo after marriage. In the middle of the wedding, they elope on horseback. The mother and groom chased after them until they caught up with them in a wooded area. The groom and Leonardo fight to death. "Blood Wedding" is a drama that reflects a secular scene, mainly showing repressed and forbidden love. What the hero and heroine face is a closed and backward society, the feud between two families and the economic interests between the characters. However, their love broke through all restraints, betrayed the moral principles of society, and even violated their own reason. The famous literary critic Fernandez Almagro called "Blood Wedding" "the soul of the nation with a primitive flavor".

"Earnestness Is Most Important" (1895) is one of Wilde's dramatic works in the "Complete Chinese Translation Classics by Xu Yuanchong". The plot tells the story of the male protagonist Jacques Worthing (JackWorthing), whose pseudonym is "ErnestWorthing" (ErnestWorthing). Ernest is a homophone for "earnest" (serious). He falls in love with Guando, the cousin of his good friend Yagelon. His ability to love him has a lot to do with his name being Ernest; and Agelon fell in love with Jacques's ward, Cecile, and came to see Cecile as Jacques's cousin. Cecile thought that Agelon was called Ernest - because Jacques once told her that he had a cousin named Ernest. As a result, both girls fell in love with the fictitious Mr. Ernest at the same time, and they became love rivals due to misunderstanding. This shows how important the "seriousness" represented by Ernest is to girls! At the end of the story, the mystery of Jacques' life experience is finally revealed, and the two couples get married.

"Salome: Lady Vendéme's Fan" is one of Oscar Wilde's dramatic works in the "Complete Chinese Translation Classics by Xu Yuanchong". The book includes two plays. The story frame of Oscar Wilde's "Salome" (1891) comes from the Bible, but the plot is different: the young and beautiful Salome is the daughter of Herodia, the second wife of King Hero, the ruler of Galilee in Palestine. King Hero can't control his obsession with his stepdaughter Salome and wants Salome to dance for him; but Salome is obsessed with the imprisoned prophet Jocanan and falls madly in love with him, but is rejected. In order to kiss Jokanan, Salome agreed to dance for King Hero on the condition that King Hero agreed to a request she made - no matter what the request was. After the dance, Salome offered to ask for Kannan's head. King Hero could not break his promise and had to satisfy Salome's bloodthirsty demands. Salome finally kissed Jocanan's head, but was eventually executed by King Hero. The plot of "Lady Bonaventure's Fan" (1892) tells the story of Lady Bonaventure, who did not know that Lady Irene, whom her husband was secretly supporting and insisting on inviting to her birthday party, was her mother who had eloped. She suspected that her husband had an affair with Lady Irene, and angrily came to the home of Lord Darlington, who was pursuing her. Lady Irene came to persuade her to go home. Just as Lord Darlington and several guests returned, the two ladies hid, but Lady Vendéme's forgotten fan was discovered. In order to prevent her daughter from making a fool of herself, Mrs. Irene came out and admitted that the fan was hers, allowing her daughter to leave secretly, preserving her daughter's reputation and marriage.

"The Duchess of Badua" (1893) is one of the "Complete Classics Translated into Chinese by Xu Yuanchong". The plot tells the story of a young man, Guido Fernanti, who was told that his father was betrayed and killed. The person who betrayed his father was the current Duke. In order to avenge his father, he was recommended by others and became a close confidant of the Duke, and gained the Duke's trust. At the same time, Guido and the Duchess fell in love. The constant conflict between the passion of love and the rationality of revenge caused his love with the Duchess to be hot and cold, and to leave suddenly. The Duchess did not know that Guido was on a mission of revenge. In order to win Guido's love, she killed the duke. Although she unintentionally avenged Guido's father, she lost Guido's love. The desperate duchess, turned from love to hatred, framed Guido for killing the duke. Facing the legal trial, Guido admitted that he had killed the duke. Before execution, the Duchess disguised herself and entered the cell, hoping to rescue Quito and die in his place. However, Quito did not choose to escape, and the two died in prison.

"The Tragedy of Florence - Vina" is one of Oscar Wilde's dramatic works in the "Complete Collection of Classic Chinese Translations by Xu Yuanchong". The book includes two scripts: "The Tragedy of Florence" has only one scene, and the plot takes place in Florence, Italy in the early 16th century. Bianca, the wife of the businessman Simon, was loved and pursued by Guido Bardi, the son of the Grand Duke of Florence, and the two had an affair. After Simon found out when he returned home, he had a drinking contest with Kido, defeated him and killed him. "Vina" is a tragedy in four acts. The story takes place at the end of the 19th century. Anarchists with Veina as the center gathered in secret to resist and overthrow the brutal rule of the Tsar. They vowed never to love or be loved by others, and to abandon ordinary human emotions. The son of the old tsar, Alesh, had ideas of innovation and love for the people. He disguised himself as a medical student to participate in a secret gathering of anarchists, and fell in love with Vina involuntarily and silently. After the old tsar was assassinated, Alesh inherited the throne of the tsar. This was considered a betrayal by the anarchists, so they sent Vina to assassinate Alesh in the palace. At the last moment, Wei Na chose to kill herself to protect Alessi.

"Othello" is one of the "Complete Chinese Translation Classics by Xu Yuanchong" and one of Shakespeare's famous tragedies. The plot tells the story of Othello, a Moorish commander employed by the Venetian city-state, who fell in love with Desdemona, the daughter of the senator Brabantio, and secretly married. Othello's general Iago is cunning and cunning. Out of jealousy and dissatisfaction, he uses means to sow discord between Othello and Desdemona. Othello suspects that Desdemona is unfaithful to him and strangles her to death with his own hands. Othello himself regretted and committed suicide after learning the truth.

"A Summer Night's Dream" (also translated as "A Midsummer Night's Dream") is one of the "Complete Chinese Translation Classics of Xu Yuanchong" and one of Shakespeare's famous comedies. The plot tells the story of several lovers who finally get married. The story takes place in Athens, ancient Greece. The love between Hemeiya and Lishande, Helena's love for Demetrius, the story of the Fairy Queen and the Fairy King, forest elves and love potions are added to make this comedy full of romance and fairy tale color. Although the story is full of suspense and misunderstandings, the final ending is that the lovers finally get married.

"The Merchant of Venice" is one of the "Complete Chinese Translation Classics by Xu Yuanchong" and one of Shakespeare's famous comedies. The plot tells the story of the Venetian businessman Antonio, who borrows a usury loan from the Jewish businessman Shylock in order to help his friend Bassao propose to the beautiful girl Portia, and signs a contract: If Antonio cannot repay the loan when it expires, Shylock has the right to cut off a pound of flesh from Antonio. The weather was not good and Antonio's merchant ship disappeared at sea, so he had no choice but to fulfill the contract. At this critical moment, the smart and beautiful Pocia disguised herself as a man and staged a wise play, successfully saving Antonio and punishing Shylock. At the same time, several new couples also became lovers.

"Macbeth" (also translated as "Macbeth") is one of the "Complete Chinese Translation Classics by Xu Yuanchong" and one of Shakespeare's famous tragedies. The plot tells the story of Macbeth, the cousin of King Duncan of Scotland. After serving the king in quelling the rebellion and resisting the invasion of foreign enemies, he became ambitious and wanted to regicide and usurp the throne. Stimulated by the witches' prophecies and with the support of Lady Macbeth, Macbeth succeeded in usurping the throne and massacred the generals and subordinates who threatened him. In the end, Lady Macbeth went mad and died, and Macbeth also fell under the sword of the Avengers.

"Make Fake True" (also translated as "Much Ado About Nothing") is one of the "Complete Chinese Translation Classics of Xu Yuanchong" and one of Shakespeare's masterpieces. The plot tells two types of love stories of that era: one is Ciro and Croud, who follow social norms and family status concepts and represent a traditional union; the other is Benleti and Bellis, who mock each other and refuse to give in at first, but finally fall in love with each other and achieve a perfect union. In this comedy, Shakespeare explores issues such as self-awareness, sincerity and mutual respect between men and women, and social order.

"King Lear" is one of the "Complete Chinese Translation Classics by Xu Yuanchong" and one of Shakespeare's famous tragedies. The story told is familiar to readers: King Lear, as the king of Britain, likes to listen to sweet words, and uses this to judge the extent of his three daughters' love for him. As a result, he was deceived by the sweet words of the eldest daughter and the second daughter, and granted them territory and power. The younger daughter was not accepted by King Lear because she was not good at speaking out. Although she was loyal and filial in her heart, she was left out and married away. After King Lear was deceived and abused by his two daughters and had no place to stay, he finally distinguished between the loyal and the traitor. Unfortunately, the tragedy had already occurred.

"The Woman of No Importance" (1892) is one of Wilde's dramatic works in the "Complete Chinese Translation Classics by Xu Yuanchong". The plot tells the story of a young man named Gerald Yarbrough who was lucky enough to be favored by Lord Illingworth and wanted to use him as his secretary and support him. Gerald's mother, Mrs. Yarbrough, came to see Lord Illingworth to express her gratitude. When they met, they discovered that they were "old friends." It turns out that she was a lover with the Lord when she was young, but was abandoned after becoming pregnant. Gerald was actually the illegitimate son of Lord Illinwall. Mrs. Yarbrough had been humiliated and humiliated for her "mistakes" in her youth for half her life, and she had to bear a heavy moral cross. However, Lord Illingworth was not ashamed of what he had done, and regarded Mrs. Yarbrough as an "insignificant woman."

"Antony and Cleopatra" (also translated as "Antony and Cleopatra") is one of the "Complete Chinese Translation Classics by Xu Yuanchong" and one of Shakespeare's famous tragedies. The plot tells the story of Antony, one of the three chiefs of Rome, who is obsessed with the beauty of Cleopatra and almost forgets national affairs. Later, Rome suffered from the rebellion of Thedas Pompeii, the invasion of pirates, the invasion of Parthians from the east, and the death of Antony's wife. Antony regained his strength, returned to Rome, and married Octavian's sister to consolidate political relations. When the wheel subsided, Antony returned to Clupa. Later, a confrontation between Antony and Octavian was formed in Rome. During the sea battle between the two, Antony escaped after Clupa's ship, resulting in the defeat. Antony committed suicide in grief, and Clupa also committed suicide.

"As You Like It" (also translated as "As You Like It") is one of the "Complete Chinese Translation Classics of Xu Yuanchong" and one of Shakespeare's famous comedies. The plot tells the story of Rosalind, the duke's daughter who was usurped by her brothers and exiled, disguised herself as a man and went to the Arden Forest to find her father. She met her beloved Orlando, who was abused by her elder brother... In the end, all the good people who were persecuted were rewarded, the evil people were inspired, and the lovers got married.

"Romeo and Juliet" is one of the "Complete Chinese Translation Classics by Xu Yuanchong" and is also one of Shakespeare's famous tragedies. The story told is familiar to the majority of readers: the plot tells the story of Juliet, the daughter of the Kapler family, an Italian aristocratic family, and Montague, who have been enemies for generations. The son Romeo fell in love at first sight, fell in love persistently, and had a secret union. However, due to the conflict and mutual killing between the two families, Romeo was exiled. With the help of the priest, Juliet took medicine and faked her death to escape the marriage arranged by her father, and finally both died in love.

"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.

"Twelfth Night" is one of the "Complete Chinese Translation Classics by Xu Yuanchong" and one of Shakespeare's famous comedies. Plot: Sebadian and Weihenna, twin brothers and sisters, were unfortunately killed during a sea voyage. They each escaped by chance and lived in Ilia. Weihenna disguises herself as a man and works as a page for Duke Orsino. She secretly loves the Duke, but the Duke loves a Countess Olivia. But Olivia didn't love him. Instead, she fell in love with Weihenna, who wooed her on the Duke's behalf. After some interesting twists and turns, Weihenna and Orsino, Olivia and Sebadian both formed a happy marriage. Although Olivia's original love was not Sebadian, his face was exactly the same as Weihena's, which fulfilled her wish.

"Love Without Mercy" (also translated as "Love in vain") is one of the "Complete Chinese Translation Classics of Xu Yuanchong" and one of Shakespeare's masterpieces. The plot tells the story of the four kings and ministers of the Nava Kingdom who vowed to be pure in desire, reject all material enjoyment, stay away from women, and concentrate on studying for three years. But when the beautiful French princess and her maids came to the court, they forgot all about their vows and rushed to woo them. But because they lacked real feelings, the French princess scolded them and left them. In this play, Shakespeare satirizes the court aristocrats' views on love and rhetoric.

This book selects several of Ostrovsky's plays that are famous among Chinese readers. "Thunderstorm" exposes the darkness of feudal serfdom and patriarchal patriarchy through the tragedy of family life. Katerina is the most beautiful and moving tragic female image in Russian drama in the 19th century. Dobrolyubov, a 19th-century Russian revolutionary democratic critic, once spoke highly of the ideological and artistic value of Katerina's image, calling her "a ray of light in the kingdom of darkness." The content of "The Girl Without a Dowry" is that a girl reluctantly agreed to marry someone she did not like. Later, her old lover Baratov suddenly returned. The innocent girl could not see that Baratov was an ungrateful lover and expressed her hope to resume the old relationship with him. The cynical Baratov took advantage of the situation. Two other entrepreneurs also planned to take possession of the girl who did not have a dowry. In the end, the girl realized that they did not treat her as an equal human being, and she died at the hands of her fiancé.

"Four Kinds of O'Neill's Plays" is an anthology of plays by Nobel Prize winner Eugene O'Neill, including four of his Pulitzer Prize-winning plays, "The End of the World," "Anna Christie," "Strange Interlude" and "Long Journey Into Night." O'Neill is the founder and creator of modern American drama, and is called "the American Shakespeare" by critics. These four works were written in different periods and provide in-depth discussions on the true meaning of life from different angles. They demonstrate the author's superb writing skills, colorful dramatic artistic style and fearless pioneering spirit. They are of great significance to understanding and studying the essence of O'Neill's drama creation.

This book provides us with rich and comprehensive first-hand materials on studying Xie Fei, a contemporary internationally renowned director, from multiple aspects and angles. The book includes seven theoretical articles on director Xie Fei's film creation, working scripts of important films such as "Our Field", "Benming Year", "Scented Soul Girl" and "Black Horse", the director's explanations and interviews and talks. At the back of the book is a "Chronology of Xie Fei's Works and Awards". They are not only the reality of Director Xie Fei's creative process, but also his summary of his many years of creative practice experience and interpretation of his artistic insights. By reading this book, you can understand Xie Fei's unique artistic pursuit and charming director world.

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Professor Albus Dumbledore knew that the powerful dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald was seeking to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him on his own, Dumbledore entrusts magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead a brave team of wizards and witches, as well as a Muggle baker, on a dangerous mission. Along the way, they encounter magical creatures, both familiar and unfamiliar, and come face-to-face with Grindelwald's growing army of followers. Taking such a big risk, how long can Dumbledore stay on the sidelines? The official script for Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore Mysteries is a perfect companion to the film. It invites readers to explore every scene of the complete script written by J. K. Rowling and Steve Kloves. The book also features behind-the-scenes footage and commentary from David Yates, David Heyman, Jude Law, Eddie Redmayne, Colleen Atwood and others.