All's Well That Ends Well
William Shakespeare Audiobook
All's Well That Ends Well - William Shakespeare Audiobook - The phrase, "All's well that ends well," has become a popular adage in American culture - many using it today don't know that it's origin is with Sheakespare. Shakespeare is one of the big writers in the English culture. You will enjoy listening to this great literature classic:
Synopsis - All's Well That Ends Well
The five acts follow the action of Helena, a lowborn beauty, who pines for Count Bertram, the son of her guardian. She is granted his hand as a reward for curing the King of a fistula. Bertram, however, is indignant at being forced to marry below his rank. After the wedding he decides he would rather face death in battle than be subjected to a mean marriage. While at war, he writes home to Helena: "When thou canst get the ring upon my finger, which never shall come off, and show me a child begotten of thy body that I am father to, then call me husband."
Bertram thinks this is an impossible task. Helena, however, with the aid of a maiden who has taken Bertram's fancy, tricks him into giving her his family ring and sleeping with her as per the "conditions" in his letter. In the final act, Helena's cunning plot is revealed, and Bertram promises to be a faithful husband to her.
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Author : William Shakespeare
Narrator : Full Cast Production
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 2 hours 15 minutes
Categories : Shakespeare
Dramatizations
Classic Literature
Our Price : $14.99
Sian Phillips, Emma Fielding and Miriam Margolyes star in Shakespeare's comedy of men behaving badly and women doing it for themselves.
BBC radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare. Since 1923, when the newly formed company broadcast its first full-length play, generations of actors and producers have honed and perfected the craft of making Shakespeare to be heard.
In All's Well That Ends Well, Shakespeare turns traditional fairytale on its head with the young Helena (Emma Fielding) who cures the King of France from a deadly illness and demands, as her reward, the hand of the young Count Bertram. But marriage is the last thing on badly-behaved Bertram's mind, and Helena must band together with her sisters to force him to honour his promise.The means may be devious but All's Well That Ends Well.
The play is introduced by Richard Eyre, former Director of the Royal National Theatre, with specially composed music.
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