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As You Like It
Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 W 11th Street, DubuqueTHE DUBUQUE SHAKESPEARE PROJECT at the Carnegie Stout Library, Dubuque, IA Fall 2025 REINVENTING COMEDY As You Like It As You Like It is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare about Rosalind, a clever young woman banished from court, who disguises herself as a man and flees to the Forest of Arden with her cousin Celia. In the forest, they encounter Rosalind's love interest, Orlando, who is also seeking refuge from his […]
Much Ado About Nothing
Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 W 11th Street, DubuqueTHE DUBUQUE SHAKESPEARE PROJECT at the Carnegie Stout Library, Dubuque, IA Fall 2025 REINVENTING COMEDY Much Ado About Nothing Much Ado About Nothing centers on two interconnected plots: the near-instant love of Claudio and Hero, and the witty antagonism between Beatrice and Benedick. Don John, the villain, attempts to disgrace Hero by fabricating evidence of her unfaithfulness, which leads to her public shaming. The other main plot involves friends tricking Beatrice and […]
The Merchant of Venice
Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 W 11th Street, DubuqueTHE DUBUQUE SHAKESPEARE PROJECT at the Carnegie Stout Library, Dubuque, IA Fall 2025 REINVENTING COMEDY The Merchant of Venice In William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, the wealthy but depressed merchant Antonio defaults on a loan from the Jewish moneylender Shylock, who demands a literal pound of Antonio's flesh as payment due to past mistreatment. Antonio's friend Bassanio must go to Belmont to court the rich heiress Portia, whose hand in marriage […]