Subjects

William Shakespeare

in The Copy Book

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Two Gentlemen of Verona

Parted from his beloved Julia, Proteus follows his friend Valentine to Milan, where he meets the bewitching Silvia.

20

‘This England’

John of Gaunt watches in despair as his country is milked for its wealth and shared out among the king’s favourites.

21

‘Not one more!’

The prospect of facing daunting odds made his cousin quail, but Henry V acted like a true King.

22

The Tragedy of Macbeth

Macbeth becomes wound in spells, and finds that one murder leads to another.

23

The Tragedy of Hamlet

The Prince of Denmark is bound to avenge his father’s murder.

24

‘There is a Tide in the Affairs of Men’

Brutus tells Cassius to act while everything is going his way, or be left with nothing but regrets.