In Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House," we are thrust into the seemingly idyllic world of Nora Helmer, a devoted wife and mother. Set against the backdrop of 19th-century Norway, the play delves into the complexities of marriage, societal expectations, and individual identity. As the story unfolds, cracks begin to surface in Nora's facade of happiness. Burdened by secrets and stifled desires, she grapples with the suffocating confines of her role as a dutiful wife. Can she truly find fulfillment and self-discovery amidst the constraints of a rigid society?

William Shakespeare is the greatest writer in history and A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of his most famous comedies. The story is written as a play and tells the comedy of events surrounding a marriage. There is a play being performed by amateur actors, conflicting lovers, and fairies within the play. The many subplots all come together in the hilarious finale as all the characters find themseves in the same magical forest.

Alcestis is an Athenian tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides. It was first produced at the City Dionysia festival in 438 BC.

Although Antigone is the third play in the series written by Sophocles, it was the first written. In Antigone, the sons of Oedipus kill one another after their father loses the throne. Antigone is the daughter of one of these sons and believes her father deserves a proper burial. The story is a tragedy written before 441. Read this classic tale based on the Theban legend.

Arms and the Man is a comedy by George Bernard Shaw, whose title comes from the opening words of Virgil's Aeneid, in Latin: Arma virumque cano ("Of arms and the man I sing").

Back to Methuselah is a collection of five plays by George Bernard Shaw written over a perido of two years and published in 1921.

"Caesar and Cleopatra" by George Bernard Shaw is a witty and thought-provoking play that explores the relationship between the legendary Roman general Julius Caesar and the infamous Egyptian queen Cleopatra. Set in ancient Egypt, the play depicts Caesar's efforts to educate and guide the young Cleopatra as she prepares to assume the throne.

"Chitra" is a one-act play by Rabindranath Tagore that explores the themes of love, identity, and the pursuit of freedom. The play tells the story of a young princess named Chitra, who struggles to reconcile her duty to her kingdom with her desire for personal fulfillment. Chitra is torn between her duty to marry a prince and her love for a warrior, Arjuna. Through their conversations, Chitra and Arjuna come to understand each other's perspectives and ultimately find a way to be together while also fulfilling their obligations. The play is a poignant meditation on the complexities of love and the importance of individual agency.

William Shakespeare was the greatest writer in history, but did you know he's the main character in a play? In Dark Lady of the Sonnets, written in 1910, Shakespeare accidentally meets the Queen. The play is a short comedy and was written by Irish playwright and activist George Bernard Shaw. The meeting between Shakespeare and the lady is very secretive and infused with quotes from Shakespearean plays. This unusual story about the most famous playwright within a play is a must-read for Shakespeare fans and artists.

Electra, or The Electra is a Greek tragedy by Sophocles. Set in the city of Argos a few years after the Trojan War, the play tells of a bitter struggle for justice by Electra and her brother Orestes for the murder of their father Agamemnon by Clytemnestra and their stepfather Aegisthus.

The Fruits of Enlightenment, aka Fruits of Culture (1889-90, pub. 1891) is a play by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. It satirizes the persistence of unenlightened attitudes towards the peasants amongst the Russian landed aristocracy. In 1891 Constantin Stanislavski achieved success when he directed the play for his Society of Art and Literature organization.

Ghosts (Norwegian: Gengangere) is a play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. Like many of Ibsen's plays, Ghosts is a scathing commentary on 19th-century morality.

Hippolytus (Ancient Greek: Ἱππόλυτος, Hippolytos) is an Ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides, based on the myth of Hippolytus, son of Theseus. The play is set in Troezen, a coastal town in the north-eastern Peloponnese. Theseus, the king of Athens, is serving a year's voluntary exile after having murdered a local king and his sons. His illegitimate son is Hippolytus, whose birth is the result of Theseus's rape of the Amazon Hippolyta. At the opening of the play Aphrodite, Goddess of love, explains that Hippolytus has sworn chastity and refuses to revere her. Instead, he honours the Goddess of the hunt, Artemis.

Lysistrata is an ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes, originally performed in classical Athens in 411 BC. It is a comic account of a woman's extraordinary mission to end the Peloponnesian War between Greek city states by denying all the men of the land any sex, which was the only thing they truly and deeply desired. Lysistrata persuades the women of the warring cities to withhold sexual privileges from their husbands and lovers as a means of forcing the men to negotiate peace—a strategy, however, that inflames the battle between the sexes. The play is notable for being an early exposé of sexual relations in a male-dominated society.

Major Barbara is a play by George Bernard Shaw published in 1907. Barbara is a Major in the Salvation Army and devotes her life to helping the poor. After many years Barbara's estranged father reappears with an abundance of wealth. When her father donates to the Salvation Army, will Baraba accept it? Read this story about ideals, society, and helping others and see if Barana can reconcile with her father and his money.