All's Well That Ends Well -

William Shakespeare

Penguin

2015

272 páginas

9h 4m

ISBN-13: 9780141396262

Classified as one of William Shakespeare's 'problem plays' for its unique mix of comedy and tragedy, All's Well that Ends Well is a masterpiece of irony and subtle wit. This Penguin Shakespeare edition is edited by Barbara Everett with an introduction by Janette Dillon.

'All's well that ends well; still the fine's the crown
Whate'er the course, the end is the renown'

Helena, physician's daughter of humble birth, cures the King of France, and in return is promised the hand of any nobleman she wishes. But the man she chooses, the proud young Bertram, Count of Rosillion, flees to Florence, refusing to consent to the forced marriage unless Helena can pass two seemingly impossible tests. But with the help of the virginal Diana and her mother, Helena uses her wits and wiles to coerce Bertram into submission. Depicting the triumph of trickery over youthful arrogance, All's Well that Ends Well is among Shakespeare's darkest romantic comedies, yet it remains a powerful tribute to the strength of love.

This book contains a general introduction to Shakespeare's life and Elizabethan theatre, a separate introduction to All's Well that Ends Well, a chronology, suggestions for further reading, an essay discussing performance options on both stage and screen, and a commentary.

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"The initial question of 'All's Well That Ends Well' thus is: How can Helena be so massively wrong? You can salvage her bad judgment only by arguing that Bertran is immature, and will change, but Shakespeare indicates otherwise: this spoiled cad will grow up to be even more of a monster. The stubborn Helena triumphs, but only at her own expense, as the audience surely is compelled to conclude. With his uncanny mastery at representing women at least as persuasively as men, Shakespeare transforms the question into the much more interesting: who is Helena?"
Harold Bloom - Shakespeare: the invention of the human, c. 21