Hedda Gabler / Henrik Ibsen

Title: Hedda Gabler 

Author: Henrik Ibsen

Subjects: Classic; Play; Drama

Hedda's married name is Hedda Tesman; Gabler is her maiden name. Ibsen wrote: "My intention in giving it this name was to indicate that Hedda as a personality is to be regarded rather as her father's daughter than her husband's wife." The title character, Hedda, is considered one of the great dramatic roles in theatre.

All’s Well That Ends Well / William Shakespeare

Title: All’s Well That Ends Well 

Author: William Shakespeare

Subjects: Play; Drama; Comedy

The play is based on a tale of Boccaccio's The Decameron. The play is considered one of Shakespeare’s "problem plays"; a play that poses complex ethical dilemmas that require more than typically simple solutions.

Romeo and Juliet / William Shakespeare

Title: Romeo and Juliet 

Author: William Shakespeare

Subjects: Classic; Drama; Play; Tragedy 

The title characters Romeo and Juliet are regarded as archetypal young lovers. The Story is about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. Romeo and Juliet borrows from a tradition of tragic love stories dating back to antiquity. One of these is Pyramus and Thisbe, from Ovid's Metamorphoses, which contains parallels to Shakespeare's story.

As You Like It / William Shakespeare

Title: As You Like It 

Author: William Shakespeare

Subjects: Drama; Play; Comedy 

As You Like It follows its heroine Rosalind as she flees persecution in her uncle's court, accompanied by her cousin Celia to find safety and, eventually, love, in the Forest of Arden. In the forest, they encounter a variety of memorable characters, notably the melancholy traveller Jaques. Jaques provides a sharp contrast to the other characters in the play, always observing and disputing the hardships of life in the country.

The Comedy of Errors / William Shakespeare

Title: The Comedy of Errors 

Author: William Shakespeare

Subjects: Classic; Drama; Play

The Comedy of Errors tells the story of two sets of identical twins who were accidentally separated at birth. A series of wild mishaps based on mistaken identities lead to wrongful beatings, a near-seduction, the arrest, and false accusations of infidelity, theft, madness, and demonic possession.

Mrs. Warren's Profession / George Bernard Shaw

Title: Mrs. Warren's Profession 

Author: George Bernard Shaw

Subjects: Drama; Play 

In this book Mrs. Warren is a mother of a young modern daughter, Vivie. She is proprietress of a string of successful brothels. She was a former prostitute. It illustrate Shaw's belief that the act of prostitution was not caused by moral failure but by economic necessity.

Hamlet / William Shakespeare

Title: Hamlet (The Tragedy of Hamlet) 

Author: William Shakespeare

Subjects: Play; Drama; Tragedy 

The play depicts Prince Hamlet and his revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father in order to seize his throne and marry Hamlet's mother. The story is endlessly retold and has many adaptation by others. It is one of the most powerful and influential works of world literature. 

Arms and the Man / George Bernard Shaw

Title: Arms and the Man 

Author: George Bernard Shaw

Subjects: Play; Drama; Comedy

Arms and the Man is a humorous play that shows the futility of war and deals comedically with the hypocrisies of human nature. A must read play from Shaw. It is filled with witty and amusing dialogue. It attack the idea of war as heroic and magnificent act. 

Pygmalion / George Bernard Shaw

Title: Pygmalion

Author: George Bernard Shaw

Subjects: Play; Classic; Comedy; Drama; Society

Named after a Greek mythological figure, Pygmalion. In ancient Greek mythology, Pygmalion fell in love with one of his sculptures, which then came to life. Pygmalion talk about human relationships in a social world.

A Doll's House / Henrik Ibsen

Title: A Doll's House (Translation of Et dukkehjem)

Author: Henrik Ibsen 

Subject: Play; Drama; Marriage

The play is about married women in male dominated society in Norway. The significance lie in its power to arise the matter of women self-fulfillment and lack of opportunities for them. Its also good example of the power of literature in society as its idea spread from theatre to newspapers and then society to the world. 

The Importance of Being Earnest / Oscar Wilde

Title: The Importance of Being Earnest 

(A Trivial Comedy for Serious People)

Author: Oscar Wilde 

Subjects: Play; Drama; Comedy 

In a drama comedy one can learn and observe how to escape from burden of social obligations.

THE SCENES OF THE PLAY

ACT I. Algernon Moncrieff’s Flat in Half-Moon Street, W.