Things are going well for Othello - he is a powerful army general and has just married Desdemona, the love of his life. However, unbeknownst to Othello, his seemingly loyal friend Iago is secretly plotting against him! The manipulative...

Don Pedro and his merry band of soldiers return to Messina. They are victorious! Love is in the air as Claudio, a young soldier, falls head over heels for the beautiful Hero. Meanwhile, another unexpected love story unfolds between...

Old King Lear decides to divide his kingdom up between his three daughters: whoever loves him the most will earn the best part of England. Unfortunately, Lear makes a terrible mistake and gives the land to the flattering Goneril and...

When Romeo and Juliet meet at a ball, they fall in love instantly! In their joy, they secretly marry as soon as they can. Tragically, their love is doomed, thanks to a long-standing feud between their families. As a result, Romeo is...

Love is in the air! Athens is abuzz with preparations for Theseus’ marriage to Hippolyta. Meanwhile, the younger Athenians are negotiating a tricky love triangle: Lysander and Hermia are in love, but Hermia’s father wants her to marry...

Hamlet is terrified when the ghost of his father appears to him with a shocking revelation: Hamlet’s father was murdered by Hamlet’s uncle Claudius! The ghost commands Hamlet to take revenge and kill Claudius. Horrified, Hamlet decides...

Poor Bassanio needs cash – fast. How else can he woo the beautiful and wealthy Portia? Luckily, his best friend Antonio, a merchant, helps Bassanio out by striking a dodgy deal with a local Jewish money-lender named Shylock. Shylock...

The brave Macbeth meets three spooky witches, who give him the tantalising prophecy that he is destined to become King of Scotland! Surprised yet excited, he is urged on by his wife to kill the king and steal the throne for himself....

Enjoy Henrik Ibsen’s classic play brought to life in pastel perfection!

Nora and Torvald Helmer seem to have it all - a stylish apartment, three healthy children and a happy marriage. But when Nora’s old friend, Kristine Linde,...

Revenge! Riot! And psychedelic drugs? This is Hag-Seed, Margaret Atwood’s modern prose adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Tempest.

This lesson will give you an overall plot summary of Hag-Seed. You’ll meet our protagonist, Felix, and...

Join us for a terrifying journey into the twisted mind of Richard, Duke of Gloucester. Could he be Shakespeare’s most epic villain? He will stop at nothing to steal the English crown, even if it means betraying his own family! But there...

Join us for a terrifying journey into the twisted mind of Richard, Duke of Gloucester. Could he be Shakespeare’s most epic villain? He will stop at nothing to steal the English crown, even if it means betraying his own family! But...

On a magical island in the middle of nowhere, Prospero, ex-Duke of Milan, is stranded with his daughter Miranda. Their servants are two local spirits, the nasty Caliban and the loyal Ariel. One day, Prospero whips up a magical storm as...

The famous Julius Caesar is celebrating a triumphant victory in war, and the crowds are going crazy - everyone loves Julius Caesar! However, Cassius and Brutus are worried that Caesar is aiming to make himself king and take control of...

Let’s travel back in time to the small town of Salem where religion (and rumours) run the show. What happens when you mix accusations of witchcraft, town rivalries and an adulterous relationship? You get an uncontrollable spread of...

Dive into the depths of Orwell’s dystopian world! We’ll walk the streets of Airstrip One, where Big Brother is always watching.

We’ll break down the plot of ‘1984’. Winston Smith appears to be an average citizen, but is he? How...

Welcome to working-class Northern England in 1984. Life is tough, especially for coal miners and their families as the UK miners’ strike drags on. Against this harsh backdrop, 11-year-old Billy Elliot has just discovered his love for...

Welcome to California during the Great Depression, a time of hardship and broken dreams. George and Lennie are like countless other men who travel across America looking for work. But they’re an interesting pair; they’re best friends...

Enjoy this much-loved classic as you’ve never seen it before!

Join us for a journey into America’s Deep South in the 1930’s. The Great Depression has taken its toll on the people of Maycomb County, Alabama, and race relations are...

Enter a world of television screens, robotic dogs and burning books! Join us for an amazing animated journey into the scary futuristic society of Fahrenheit 451.

Freedom of thought is censored and all books are destroyed in the...

Enjoy this iconic ‘Fairy Story’ brought to life before your very eyes! Although, is it really a ‘Fairy Story’? The animals of Manor Farm are fed up with being exploited, abused and neglected by humans. When Old Major, the wise old boar,...

This lesson will give you an overall plot summary of Mrs Dalloway. Watch as Clarissa obsessively and meticulously plans a beautiful party for all her glittering, upper class guests. But she has a nagging sense that this...

Professor Regina Buccola of Roosevelt University provides an in-depth plot summary of Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre. Download the free study guide and infographic for Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë