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William Shakespeare: Merchant of Venice, Act II, Scene VII
Scene VIIBelmont. A room in Portia's houseFlourish of cornets. Enter Portia, with the Prince of Morocco, and their trainsPortiaGo draw aside the curtains and discover The several caskets to…The Jewel Stairs' Grievance
The Jewel Stairs' GrievanceThe jewelled steps are already quite white with dew, lt Is so late that the dew soaks my gauze stockings, And I let down the crystal curtain And watch the moon…Claudius
Name at birth: Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero GermanicusClaudius was the fourth emperor of Rome, following Augustus, Tiberius and the infamous Caligula. Because he stammered and had a clubfoot,…The Picture of Dorian Gray: Chapter 13
by Oscar Wilde Chapter 12Chapter 14Chapter 13 He passed out of the room and began the ascent, Basil Hallward following close behind. They walked softly, as men do instinctively at night…Poems by Emily Dickinson: XXII ("Upon the gallows")
by EmilyDickinson XXI The Lost Thought XXII Upon the gallows hung a wretch, Too sullied for the hell To which the law entitled him. As nature's curtain fell The one who bore him tottered in,…Poems by Emily Dickinson (Third Series): Alpine Glow
by EmilyDickinsonXXXIXRemembranceAlpine Glow Alpine Glow Our lives are Swiss, — So still, so cool, Till, some odd afternoon, The Alps neglect their curtains, And we look farther on…Ngaio Marsh
Edith Ngaio MarshDame Ngaio Marsh wrote more than 30 popular books between 1934 and 1982 and is considered one of the great mystery novelists of the 20th century. Like her contemporaries Agatha…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: The Henpecked Husband
by Robert Burns Elegy On The Year 1788Versicles On Sign-PostsThe Henpecked Husband Curs'd be the man, the poorest wretch in life, The crouching vassal to a tyrant wife! Who…Lanford Wilson Biography
Lanford WilsonplaywrightBorn: 4/13/1937Birthplace: Lebanon, Missouri Prolific playwright whose works center on dynamic characters, often plagued by psychological problems. In 1969, he co-…Little Red-Cap [Little Red Riding Hood]
Little Red-Cap [Little Red Riding Hood] Once upon a time there was a dear little girl who was loved by everyone who looked at her, but most of all by her grandmother, and there was nothing…Trending
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