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81) King Lear
Series
Publisher
WGBH
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Based on the 1997 Royal National Theatre production, widely considered the finest staging of King Lear in the past decade, Ian Holm 'touches greatness' (N.Y. Times) in Shakespeare's most sublime and difficult role.
82) Cymbeline
Publisher
Grindstone
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
When extortion, betrayal, and fiery passions threaten his criminal empire, a drug kingpin is driven to desperate measures in this explosive, modern retelling of Shakespeare's timeless tragedy.
83) Ophelia
Publisher
IFC Films, Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The unspoken, complex heroine of Hamlet shares her own story through modern language in contemporary Denmark. As a rebellious and motherless child, Ophelia is taken into Elsinore Castle by Queen Gertrude as one of her most trusted ladies-in-waiting. Soon enough, Ophelia captures the affections of the young Prince Hamlet. A passionate romance kindles between the two in secret as the kingdom is on the brink of war amidst its own political intrigue and...
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Meet Kat and Bianca, two very different sisters who have their own unique views on high school life and teenage love. Kat is a feisty, smart student activist who wants to stand out, and Bianca is a sweet social butterfly who just wants to fit in. Things get a lot more complicated, however, when Kat meets the mysterious Patrick Verona.
85) Coriolanus
Publisher
The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Caius Martius 'Coriolanus' is a feared and revered Roman general, suddenly pitted against his own city and fellow citizens. Rebelling against the power-hungry designs of his manipulative mother and rejected by his own people, Coriolanus incites a riot that expels him from Rome. The banished hero joins forces with his sworn enemy Tullus Aufidius to extract his revenge and determine his destiny.
88) Hamlet
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004], c1990
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Hamlet, a prince of medieval-era Denmark, senses treachery behind his royal father's death. His mother is all too dangerously entangled in that treachery. This film portrays Shakespeare's immortal tale of high adventure and evil deeds.
89) Macbeth
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A thrilling interpretation of one of Shakespeare's most famous and compelling characters, Macbeth is a dramatic re-imagining of the realities of war-torn times and a tale of all-consuming passion and ambition.
92) Macbeth
Author
Series
Publisher
QEB Pub
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Three witches foretell that Macbeth will become King of Scotland and later be usurped.
Author
Publisher
Graphic Planet, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When three witches foretell that Scottish general Macbeth will be king, he and his wife decide to fulfill the prophecy by murdering the present king in his sleep. Includes discussion prompts, fun facts, a short biography of Shakespeare, and famous phrases from the play. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Graphic Planet is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The Hollow crown: New adaptations of Shakespeare's tetralogy of history plays comprising the 'Henriad' for the BBC's 2012 Cultural Olympiad: King Richard; II King Henry IV, Part 1; King Henry IV, Part 2 and King Henry V. The plays chronicle a continuous period in British history from the end of the 14th century to the aftermath of the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. Together, the plays comprise a story with recurring themes of power struggles, redemption,...
98) She's the man
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
Full screen version.
Language
English
Description
Viola becomes furious when she learns that her high school, Cornwall, has just cut the girl's soccer team. So furious, in fact, that she takes advantage of her twin brother Sebastian skipping town for a few weeks to take his place at his school, Illyria, so she can join the soccer team there. But her disguise as her brother leads to major complications when she falls in love with her soccer-playing roommate and the girl he's in love with falls in...
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A graphic novel adaptation of William Shakespeare's play about fairies whose meddling in the affairs of the heart causes chaos for both humans and fairies in Athens, Greece.
100) Hamlet
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Two-disc special ed.
Language
English
Description
In this first-ever full-text film of William Shakespeare's work, the Prince of Denmark, Hamlet, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer. Meanwhile, war is brewing.