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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

Les Œuvres complètes de William Shakespeare

by William Shakespeare

par William Shakespeare

Contents

Table des matières

THE SONNETS

LES SONNETS

ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL

TOUT EST BIEN QUI FINIT BIEN

THE TRAGEDY OF ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA

LA TRAGÉDIE D'ANTOINE ET CLÉOPÂTRE

AS YOU LIKE IT

COMME IL VOUS PLAIRA

THE COMEDY OF ERRORS

LA COMÉDIE DES ERREURS

THE TRAGEDY OF CORIOLANUS

LA TRAGÉDIE DE CORIOLAN

CYMBELINE

CYMBELINE

THE TRAGEDY OF HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK

LA TRAGÉDIE D'HAMLET, PRINCE DE DANEMARK

THE FIRST PART OF KING HENRY THE FOURTH

LA PREMIÈRE PARTIE DU ROI HENRI IV

THE SECOND PART OF KING HENRY THE FOURTH

LA DEUXIÈME PARTIE DU ROI HENRI IV

THE LIFE OF KING HENRY THE FIFTH

LA VIE DU ROI HENRI V

THE FIRST PART OF HENRY THE SIXTH

LA PREMIÈRE PARTIE D'HENRI VI

THE SECOND PART OF KING HENRY THE SIXTH

LA DEUXIÈME PARTIE DU ROI HENRI VI

THE THIRD PART OF KING HENRY THE SIXTH

LA TROISIÈME PARTIE DU ROI HENRI VI

KING HENRY THE EIGHTH

LE ROI HENRI VIII

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF KING JOHN

LA VIE ET LA MORT DU ROI JEAN

THE TRAGEDY OF JULIUS CAESAR

LA TRAGÉDIE DE JULES CÉSAR

THE TRAGEDY OF KING LEAR

LA TRAGÉDIE DU ROI LEAR

LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST

PEINES D'AMOUR PERDUES

THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH

LA TRAGÉDIE DE MACBETH

MEASURE FOR MEASURE

MESURE POUR MESURE

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

LE MARCHAND DE VENISE

THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

LES JOYEUSES COMMÈRES DE WINDSOR

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

LE SONGE D'UNE NUIT D'ÉTÉ

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

BEAUCOUP DE BRUIT POUR RIEN

THE TRAGEDY OF OTHELLO, THE MOOR OF VENICE

LA TRAGÉDIE D'OTHELLO, LE MAURE DE VENISE

PERICLES, PRINCE OF TYRE

PÉRICLÈS, PRINCE DE TYR

KING RICHARD THE SECOND

LE ROI RICHARD II

KING RICHARD THE THIRD

LE ROI RICHARD III

THE TRAGEDY OF ROMEO AND JULIET

LA TRAGÉDIE DE ROMÉO ET JULIETTE

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

LA MÉGÈRE APPRIVOISÉE

THE TEMPEST

LA TEMPÊTE

THE LIFE OF TIMON OF ATHENS

LA VIE DE TIMON D'ATHÈNES

THE TRAGEDY OF TITUS ANDRONICUS

LA TRAGÉDIE DE TITUS ANDRONICUS

TROILUS AND CRESSIDA

TROÏLUS ET CRESSIDA

TWELFTH NIGHT; OR, WHAT YOU WILL

LA NUIT DES ROIS ; OU, CE QUE VOUS VOULEZ

THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA

LES DEUX GENTILSHOMMES DE VÉRONE

THE TWO NOBLE KINSMEN

LES DEUX NOBLES COUSINS

THE WINTER'S TALE

LE CONTE D'HIVER

A LOVER'S COMPLAINT

LA PLAINTE D'UN AMANT

THE PASSIONATE PILGRIM

LE PÈLERIN PASSIONNÉ

THE PHOENIX AND THE TURTLE

LE PHÉNIX ET LA TOURTERELLE

THE RAPE OF LUCRECE

LE VIOL DE LUCRÈCE

VENUS AND ADONIS

VÉNUS ET ADONIS

Vocabulary

Les
Definite plural article meaning 'the' in French.
Œuvres
Works or literary/artistic productions of an author.
complètes
Complete or entire, describing a full collection.
de
Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from' in French.
par
Preposition meaning 'by' or 'through' in French.
Table
Table, as in a flat surface or organized list.
des
Contraction of 'de les,' meaning 'of the' (plural).
matières
Subjects or topics; used in 'table of contents.'
LES
Definite plural article meaning 'the' in French.
SONNETS
Short fourteen-line poems with a fixed rhyme scheme.
TOUT
All, everything, or completely in French.
EST
Third-person singular of 'être,' meaning 'is.'
BIEN
Well or good; adverb or adjective in French.
QUI
Relative pronoun meaning 'who' or 'that.'
FINIT
Third-person singular of 'finir,' meaning 'ends.'
LA
Definite feminine singular article meaning 'the.'
TRAGÉDIE
A dramatic work ending in disaster or death.
D'
Elided form of 'de,' meaning 'of' before vowel.
ET
Conjunction meaning 'and' in French.
COMME
As or like; conjunction or adverb in French.
IL
Third-person masculine singular pronoun meaning 'he.'
VOUS
Second-person plural or formal pronoun meaning 'you.'
PLAIRA
Future tense of 'plaire,' meaning 'will please.'
COMÉDIE
A humorous or lighthearted dramatic theatrical work.
DES
Contraction of 'de les,' meaning 'of the' (plural).
ERREURS
Errors or mistakes; plural feminine noun.
DE
Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from' in French.
PRINCE
A male member of royalty; son of a king.
DANEMARK
French name for the country Denmark in Europe.
PREMIÈRE
First; feminine form of 'premier' in French.
PARTIE
Part or portion of a larger whole or work.
DU
Contraction of 'de le,' meaning 'of the' (masculine).
ROI
King; male monarch ruling over a kingdom.
DEUXIÈME
Second; ordinal number indicating the second position.
VIE
Life; the state of being alive in French.
TROISIÈME
Third; ordinal number indicating the third position.
LE
Definite masculine singular article meaning 'the.'
MORT
Death; the end of life; feminine noun in French.
PEINES
Pains, troubles, or labors; plural feminine noun.
AMOUR
Love; a deep affection or romantic feeling.
PERDUES
Lost; feminine plural past participle of 'perdre.'
MESURE
Measure or moderation; a standard unit or extent.
POUR
Preposition meaning 'for' or 'in order to.'
MARCHAND
Merchant or trader; someone who buys and sells goods.
VENISE
French name for Venice, city in northern Italy.
JOYEUSES
Joyful or merry; feminine plural adjective in French.
COMMÈRES
Gossips or merry wives; women who chatter busily.
SONGE
Dream or reverie; a vision experienced while sleeping.
UNE
Indefinite feminine singular article meaning 'a' or 'an.'
NUIT
Night; the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
ÉTÉ
Summer; the warmest season of the year.
BEAUCOUP
Much or many; adverb indicating a large quantity.
BRUIT
Noise or sound; unwanted or loud auditory disturbance.
RIEN
Nothing; indicating the absence of anything at all.
MAURE
Moor; a North African or Muslim person historically.
MÉGÈRE
A shrew or ill-tempered woman; a fierce female person.
APPRIVOISÉE
Tamed or domesticated; past participle of 'apprivoiser.'
TEMPÊTE
Storm or tempest; a violent weather disturbance.
ATHÈNES
French name for Athens, the capital city of Greece.
ROIS
Kings; plural of 'roi,' male monarchs ruling kingdoms.
OU
Or; conjunction presenting an alternative choice in French.
CE
Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this,' 'that,' or 'it.'
QUE
Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that,' 'what,' or 'which.'
VOULEZ
Second-person plural of 'vouloir,' meaning 'you want.'
DEUX
The number two; cardinal number in French.
GENTILSHOMMES
Gentlemen; noblemen of high social rank and breeding.
VÉRONE
French name for Verona, a city in northern Italy.
NOBLES
Noble or aristocratic; of high birth or rank.
COUSINS
Cousins; relatives who share a common grandparent.
CONTE
Tale or short story, often with magical elements.
HIVER
Winter; the coldest season of the year.
PLAINTE
Complaint or lament; an expression of grief or grievance.
UN
Indefinite masculine singular article meaning 'a' or 'one.'
AMANT
Lover; a person engaged in a romantic or sexual relationship.
PÈLERIN
Pilgrim; a person who travels to a sacred place.
PASSIONNÉ
Passionate; feeling or showing intense emotion or enthusiasm.
PHÉNIX
Phoenix; a mythical bird reborn from its own ashes.
TOURTERELLE
Turtledove; a small, gentle bird symbolizing love.
VIOL
Rape or violation; a serious sexual crime by force.
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