All's Well That Ends Well

In All's Well That Ends Well, Helen, a lowly ward, risks her life to satisfy her boundless love for Bertram, a count and ward to the King of France. Following him to Paris, she concocts an endangering plan to win the King of France's favour and induce Bertram's hand in marriage.

In the comprehensive introduction to this new, fully-illustrated Arden edition, Suzanne Gossett takes a transformative look at the play's critical and performance history by offering fresh perspectives on the conundrum of genre, sexuality and moral dilemmas with masculinity and the structures of family. The authoritative play text is amply annotated to clarify its language and allusions, and two appendices debate the play's authorship and review its casting. Offering students and scholars alike a wealth of insight and new research, this edition maintains the rigorous standards of the Arden Shakespeare.

In All’s Well That Ends Well, Helen, o sectie modesta, isi risca viata pentru a-si satisface iubirea nemarginita pentru Bertram, contele si sectia pentru regele Frantei. Urmandu-l la Paris, ea inventeaza un plan periculos pentru a castiga favoarea regelui Frantei si a induce mana lui Bertram in casatorie. In introducerea cuprinzatoare a acestei noi editii Arden complet ilustrate, Suzanne Gossett arunca o privire transformatoare asupra criticii si performantei piesei. istorie, oferind perspective noi despre enigma genului, sexualitatii si dilemelor morale cu masculinitatea si structurile familiei.