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On Power

by William Shakespeare · 2009

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These are Shakespeare's greatest writings on power in all its forms in love, in war, in politics and in the family. From Macbeth's vaulting ambition to Richard II's fragile grip on authority, from the violent rivalries of King Lear to the exquisite poetry of the love sonnets, these pieces show, with philosophical subtlety and psychological acuity, how we manipulate and dominate each other.

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short · 130 pages
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