William Shakespeare: The Complete Works, Deluxe Edition by William Shakespeare Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of William Shakespeare: The Complete Works, Deluxe Edition
Book Review: Can't go wrong with Shakespeare
Summary: 5 Stars
You can't go wrong with Shakespeare. He knew people, their strengths, weaknesses, foibles, desires, etc. He was very familiar with human psychology. His comedies are hilarious.Book Review: Timeless and universal, a mirror of life and human nature.
Summary: 5 Stars
I first encountered Shakespeare in the Charles and Mary Lamb adaptations for children. I was eight. Enthralled by Puck's magic, moved by Cymbeline's plight, and frightened by Caliban's perverse nature, I thirsted for the real thing. Wading into the lush depths of the plays themselves a few years later, I grappled with the unfamiliar prose. Guides, in the form of teachers and my drama teacher, parted the veils imposed by the passage of centuries -- and soon I was able to venture forth on my own, discovering the treasures that lay in scene after scene, act after act, play after play. When those strangers became friends, it was time to seek new acquaintances -- and thus did the sonnets enter my life. Page after page there are lessons in human nature. Heroes and villains alike teach us about ourselves and the hurly-burly of life itself. And the more one matures, the more one discovers. Like a fine wine, Shakespeare's works get better with age. Like a potent tonic, they nourish the soul. And like a mirror, they reflect to us the very mystery that lurks beneath our collective existence.Book Review: A classical "must-read"
Summary: 5 Stars
William Shakespeare is the classical master of words on whom our entire foundation of literature is based. The stories of human nature and everyday people within the guise of princes, sailors, tinkers & soldiers,noble and common men and women transcend time and the archaic language the stories are in. There is a message in each story and it seems to be that as humans, we all are more alike that we believe, that we all share a bond that is a soul bound within a mortal shell. William Shakespeare speaks to all of us across time, tells us that we are not alone and that we all share a common thread of existance in this mortal toil.Book Review: Complete works of shakespeare a masterpiece
Summary: 5 Stars
A great book, it includes all the famous plays such at Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet, and all of his others. It also includes shakespeares sonnets, which themselves are great. If Shakespeare hadn't written such good plays he'd be famous for his sonnets alone. It is a must have for the drama lover. Or the poetry lover.Book Review: As important as the Bible.
Summary: 5 Stars
William Shakespeare's works make sense out of what it is to be alive. They cover every facet of the human condition, and include some of the most beautiful poetry ever written. Nobody should ever go through life without reading these incredible plays. And this edition is an excellent choice; it's not overpriced, it's thorough and clear; and unlike many collections of Shakespeare's Complete Works, you can pick it up and read it without breaking your arm. Highly, highly recommended.