Shakescenes: Shakespeare for Two

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Hal Leonard Corporation, 1992 - Drama - 290 pages
In the notes to each of 35 scenes from Shakespeare's plays John Russell Brown offers a sensible guidance for those who have little or no experience with the formidable Bard.

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Henry VI Part Two Act III Scene ii QUEEN MARGARET and the DUKE OF SUFFOLK
41
Romeo and Juliet Act II Scene ii ROMEO and JULIET
47
A Midsummer Nights Dream Act II Scene i DEMETRIUS and HELENA
58
The Merchant of Venice Act III Scene iiPORTIA and BASSANIO
63
Much Ado About Nothing Act IV Scene i BENEDICK and BEATRICE
74
As You Like It Act III Scene ii ROSALIND and ORLANDO
80
Hamlet Act III Scene i HAMLET and OPHELIA
88
Alls Well That Ends Well Act IV Scene ii BERTRAM and DIANA
94
Romeo and Juliet Act III Scene v LADY CAPULET and JULIET
173
The Merchant of Venice Act I Scene ii PORTIA and NERISSA
178
As You Like It Act III Scene ii CELIA and ROSALIND
185
Twelfth Night Act I Scene v VIOLA and OLIVIA
191
Twelfth Night Act III Scene i VIOLA and OLIVIA
199
Alls Well That Ends Well Act I Scene iii HELENA and the COUNTESS
205
Othello Act IV Scene Hi EMILIA and DESDEMONA
213
Henry VI Part Three Act V Scene vi RICHARD Duke of Gloucester and KING HENRY VI
221

Othello Act V Scene ii OTHELLO and DESDEMONA
101
Measure for Measure Act III Scene i CIAUDIO and ISABELLA
109
Macbeth Act II Scene ii LADY MACBETH and MACBETH
117
Macbeth Act III Scene ii LADY MACBETH and MACBETH
124
Antony and Cleopatra Act I Scene iii ANTONY and CLEOPATRA
131
Cymbeline Act III Scene ii PISANIO and IMOGEN
139
The Winters Tale Act IV Scene iv FLORIZEL and PERDITA
145
The Comedy of Errors Act II Scene i and Act IV Scene ii ADRIANA and LUCIANA
152
The Two Gentlemen of Verona Act I Scene ii JULIA and LUCETTA
158
Romeo and Juliet Act II Scene v JULIET and the NURSE
168
King John Act IV Scene ii HUBERT and KING JOHN
228
Henry IV Part One Act I Scene ii PRINCE HENRY and SIR JOHN FALSTAFF
234
Henry IV Part Two MNScenev KING HENRY IV and PRINCE HENRY
241
Julius Caesar Act IV Scene Hi CASSIUS and BRUTUS
249
Hamlet Act V Scene i Two CLOWNS
257
King Lear Act IV Scene vi The DUKE OF GLOUCESTER and EDGAR
263
Coriolanus Act IV Scene v AUFIDIUS and CORIOLANUS
270
The Winters Tale Act IV Scene i AUTOLYCUS and the YOUNG SHEPHERD
277
The Tempest Act II Scene i SEBASTIAN and ANTONIO
284
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