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Mackenzie Elisa

Jan 234 min read

King Richard III

Setting: 1477-1485 AD London, UK History My really abridged plot summary: England is finally at peace under the reign of King Edward...

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Mackenzie Elisa

Jan 125 min read

King Henry VI part 3

Setting: 1455-1471 AD London, UK History My(not-so) abridged plot summary: Part 3 begins right where part 2 ended, with the Yorkists...

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Mackenzie Elisa

Sep 30, 20233 min read

King Henry VI part 2

Setting: 1445-1455 AD London, UK History My really abridged plot summary: King Henry has married Margaret of Anjou (much to the...

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Mackenzie Elisa

Sep 21, 20234 min read

King Henry VI part 1

Setting: 1422-1444 AD England and France History My really abridged plot summary: In England, King Henry V has died, and his son, Henry...

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Mackenzie Elisa

Nov 2, 20223 min read

King Henry V

Setting: 1414-1420 AD England and France History My really abridged plot summary : Henry lays claim to some of France because of some...

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Mackenzie Elisa

Sep 13, 20222 min read

King Henry IV, Part 2

Setting: 1403-1413 AD London, UK History My really abridged plot summary: England is in Civil War (it's the Wars of the Roses people!)...

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Mackenzie Elisa

Sep 7, 20223 min read

King Henry IV, Part 1

Setting: 1402-1403 AD England and Wales History My really abridged plot summary: King Henry wants to lead a crusade. The Welsh rebel Owen...

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Mackenzie Elisa

Jul 29, 20223 min read

King Richard II

Setting:1398-1400 AD England and Wales History My really abridged plot summary: King Richard is more concerned with the aesthetics of...

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Mackenzie Elisa

Jan 29, 20223 min read

King Edward III

Setting: 14th Century England and France History My really abridged plot summary: King Edward III of England is told that he is the heir...

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Mackenzie Elisa

Dec 28, 20214 min read

All's Well That Ends Well

Setting: 14th Century Rossillion, France Comedy* My really abridged plot summary: Orphaned Helena is in love with Bertram, but she is...

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Mackenzie Elisa

Oct 23, 20214 min read

Romeo and Juliet

Setting: 1303 AD Verona, Italy Tragedy My really abridged plot summary : "In fair Verona, where we lay our scene," the Montague and...

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Mackenzie Elisa

Oct 14, 20213 min read

King John

Setting: 1199-1216 AD London, England History My really abridged plot summary: We've got some real political intrigue at play here. So:...

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Mackenzie Elisa

Sep 26, 20213 min read

Macbeth

Setting: 1039-1057 AD Inverness, Scotland Tragedy My really abridged plot summary: It's a dark and stormy night and Macbeth and Banquo...

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Mackenzie Elisa

Sep 6, 20214 min read

Hamlet

Setting: 9th Century AD Denmark Tragedy My really abridged plot summary: How does one even begin to summarize one of the greatest...

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Mackenzie Elisa

Aug 22, 20214 min read

Titus Andronicus

Setting: 379-395 AD Rome, Italy Tragedy *Consider this your formal all-encompassing trigger warning, and so many spoilers* My really...

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Mackenzie Elisa

Aug 15, 20215 min read

Cymbeline

Setting: 16 AD Britain Romance My really abridged plot summary: The overarching premise of this play is that Britain pays an annual...

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Mackenzie Elisa

Aug 9, 20215 min read

Antony and Cleopatra

(More like Cleopatra and Antony...) Setting: 40-30 BCE Alexandria, Egypt Tragedy So this is the first play that reading in order of the...

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Mackenzie Elisa

Aug 4, 20213 min read

Julius Caesar

Setting: 44-42 BCE Rome, Italy Tragedy "O Julius Caesar, thou art mighty yet!" My really abridged plot summary: Julius Caesar is basking...

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Mackenzie Elisa

Jul 28, 20213 min read

Timon of Athens

Setting: 431-404 BCE Athens, Greece Tragedy My really abridged plot summary: Timon is a rich man who throws extravagant parties for his...

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Mackenzie Elisa

Jul 22, 20213 min read

Coriolanus

Setting: 494-490 BCE Rome, Italy Tragedy My really abridged plot summary: Caius Martius is an incredible warrior. He pretty much...

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