The greatest tragic plays of William Shakespeare including Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth.
Four Great Tragedies: Hamlet; Macbeth; King Lear; Othello《莎士比亚四大悲剧：哈姆雷特/奥赛罗/李尔王/麦克白》收录了戏剧界最为经典的四个悲剧作品，均创作于莎士比亚的时期。一经发表便被翻译成各种语言，被全世界的戏剧迷奉为至宝。同时，莎翁的戏剧也是英语戏剧语言文学的较高代表，十分适合喜欢英语阅读或者希望提高英语学习成效的读者。
推荐理由：
1.集合了莎士比亚的经典悲剧作品，方便文学爱好者阅读与对比；
2.各大名人、高校推荐阅读书单中必有的作品；
3.注解清晰完整，便于读者对于古英语形式的理解；
4.印刷清晰，体积轻巧，方便携带。
What is tragedy? The Elizabethans defined it as a “lofty” play showing “personages of great state” caught up in a “lamentable” action that “beginneth prosperously and endeth unfortunately.” Whether judged by this or any other standard, the plays selected for this collection are considered to be the four central works of Shakespearean tragedy and must be included in any list of the world’s finest tragic literature.
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William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was a poet, playwright, and actor who is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers in the history of the English language. Often referred to as the Bard of Avon, Shakespeare’s vast body of work includes comedic, tragic, and historical plays; poems; and 154 sonnets. His dramatic works have been translated into every major language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.
In any place, but I will visit thee
With ghastly looks, and put into thy mind
The great offences which thou didst to me:
When thou art at thy table with thy friends,
Merry in heart, and filled with swelling wine,
I’ll come in midst of all thy pride and mirth,
Invisible to all men but thyself,
And whisper such a sad tale in thine ear
Shall make thee let the cup fall from thy hand,
And stand as mute and pale as death itself.
——Macbeth
