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Rocketbooks presents 1984
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Rocketbooks presents The Crucible
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Rocketbooks presents Frankenstein
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George Orwell's 1984 tells the story of Winston Smith, a man who dreams of revolution while feigning allegiance to an oppressive, futuristic
government.
A startlingly believable and haunting novel, Orwell's nightmare vision is regarded as one of the most powerful warnings against totalitarianism
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Arthur Miller's The Crucible tells the story of John Proctor, a hard working farmer who challenges authority when his town erupts into hysteria over witchcraft. Based on actual people and real events, The Crucible is a reaction to the communist hysteria of 1950s America that was stirred by Senator Joseph McCarthy.
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a man whose passion for knowledge leads to the creation of a hideous monster. Written when the author was just nineteen years old, Frankenstein is a classic because it speaks to modern matters just as it spoke to the concerns of the 19th century.
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Rocketbooks presents The Great Gatsby
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Rocketbooks presents Hamlet
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Rocketbooks presents Julius Caesar
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby tells the story of Nick Carraway, a young mid-westerner thrust into the world of east coast opulence when he moves next door to a mysterious man named Jay Gatsby. Penned in 1925, The Great Gatsby is regarded as the greatest literary documentation of 1920s America.
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William Shakespeare's Hamlet tells the story of Hamlet, a young prince troubled by existential questions while sworn to avenge the death of his father. Recognized by critics as Shakespeare's defining masterpiece, Hamlet continues to inspire debate more than four hundred years
after its first public performance.
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William Shakepeare's Julius Caesar tells the story of Brutus, a loyal leader torn between friendship and love of country. When he begins to suspect that Caesar's ambitions may threaten the state of Rome, Brutus joins a conspiracy to murder his dear friend. Set in Rome in 44 B.C., Julius Caesar tells the story of one of the most famous historical events of all time.
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Rocketbooks presents King Lear
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Rocketbooks presents Macbeth
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Rocketbooks presents Odyssey
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Intent on easing his burden as he approaches old age, King Lear of England decides to divide his kingdom amongst his daughters. But when they strip him of his privileges, Lear undergoes a transformation, slowly learning to see himself as a simple human rather than an all-powerful king. First performed in 1606, King Lear arrived following centuries of political and religious upheaval in England.
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William Shakespeare's Macbeth tells the story of Macbeth, a warrior in Scotland's army. When three witches predict that he will be the nextking, Macbeth's dark tale of his violent rise to kingship begins.
First performed in 1606, scholars believe Shakespeare wrote Macbeth with the intent of flattering King James, formerly of Scotland.
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Homer's The Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus, the ruler of Ithaca, and his struggle to find his way home after the Trojan War. In The Odyssey, recognizable fear and jealousy take their places beside supernatural encounters. It is this combination of realism and fantasy that has kept Homer's epic alive for three thousand years.
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Rocketbooks presents Othello
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Rocketbooks presents Romeo & Juliet
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Rocketbooks presents The Scarlet Letter
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William Shakespeare's, Othello tells the story of Othello, a top-ranking official in the Venetian Army. When Iago, his most trusted officer, insinuates that Othello's wife is having an affair, jealousy overcomes critical thinking and a bloodbath ensues. Written between 1599 and 1608, Othello, The Moor of Venice is one of Shakespeare's best and most disturbing tragedies.
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In the late 16th to early 17th century, William Shakespeare crafted a library of works that would never be equaled. Amongst these writings was Romeo & Juliet, a play that would go on to be regarded as the greatest love story ever told. It is mid-July in Verona Italy, and over the course of four, sweltering days, two young lovers will fall victim to their unavoidable, tragic fates.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter tells the story of Hester Prynne, a young Puritan woman who has violated the laws of Colonial Boston. As punishment she is ordered to wear the Scarlet Letter of an adulterer for the rest of her life. First published in 1850, The Scarlet Letter solidified Nathaniel Hawthorne as one of the most treasured authors of his time.
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Rocketbooks presents Beowulf
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Rocketbooks presents Pride and Prejudice
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Rocketbooks presents Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
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Beowulf is a great adventure story written at any time between circa 675 and 1000 A.D. The Old English poem follows Beowulf from heroic youth to legendary old age.
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A tale of true love and simple misunderstanding unfolds in class-conscious England near the close of the 18th century. The five Bennet sisters have been raised well-aware of their mother's obsession on finding them husbands and securing wealthy futures.
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Incidents of a Slave Girl was published in 1861 and recounts the true story of Harriet Jacobs (1813-1897), a black slave who suffered a terrible life prior to the Emancipation. Jacobs spent most of her life in North Carolina ruled by the hand of a ruthless landowner. After several failed attempts at escape, she finally made her way to the North where she was reunited with her family.
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