Shakespeare Plays – Modern English, Line by Line

Read any play in modern English verse. Each original line sits above a clear modern meaning — with summaries, quotes and analysis close by.

Tragedies

Hamlet Macbeth Romeo and Juliet Othello Julius Caesar
King Lear

Comedies

Twelfth Night The Merchant of Venice
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
The Tempest
The Taming of the Shrew
As You Like It

Histories

Henry V
Richard III