Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, t...
"Why are you doing this to me?" I cried. I was entrapped in a dark room with a big man standing in front of me. I was in a rather uncomfortable bed, with my wrists tied to the barred bed frame with rope. He didn't say a single word as he walked to the other side of the room and picked up a knife. "Why are you doing th...
"The Taming of the Shrew" depicts the courtship of Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona, and Katherina, the headstrong, obdurate shrew. Initially, Katherina is an unwilling participant in the relationship, but Petruchio tempers her with various psychological torments-the "taming"-until she becomes a compliant and obedient...