Presents Shakespeare's tragedy of the cruelties and excesses of the Roman court. Each work in this series includes: freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play; full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play; scene-by-scene plot summaries; key to famous lines and phrases; an introduction to reading Shakespeare's language; an essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play; and illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books.

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