{"product_id":"four-tragedies-by-william-shakespeare-9780241726976","title":"Four Tragedies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShakespeare's Four Tragedies\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOthello\u003c\/i\u003e - are presented in a stunning Penguin Clothbound Classics edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe theme of the great Shakespearean tragedies is a hero's fall from grace due to a fatal character flaw. Whether it is the ruthless ambition of \u003ci\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/i\u003e or the folly of Lear, the irresolution of \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e or the suspicion of \u003ci\u003eOthello\u003c\/i\u003e, the cause of the tragedy - even when it is the murder of a king - is trifling compared to the calamity that it unleashes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDespite their flawed natures, however, the tragic protagonists all have a nobility that emphasizes the greatness of humanity. From this paradox, the audience is brought to a greater understanding of - and sympathy with - suffering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe four tragedies in this collection are accompanied by notes and an introduction to each text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46514390237420,"sku":"9780241726976","price":65.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/983303482274.jpg?v=1748883357","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/four-tragedies-by-william-shakespeare-9780241726976","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}