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    All's Well That Ends Well
    All's Well That Ends Well
    All's Well That Ends Well
    Audiobook2 hours

    All's Well That Ends Well

    Written by William Shakespeare

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    Despite its optimistic title, Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well has often been considered a "problem play." Ostensibly a comedy, the play also has fairy tale elements, as it focuses on Helena, a virtuous orphan, who loves Bertram, the haughty son of her protectress, the Countess of Rousillon. When Bertram, desperate for adventure, leaves Rousillon to serve in the King's army, Helena pursues him. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)

    Cast:

    Bertram: David Nicol
    Clown: Denny Sayers
    Countess of Rousillon: Ruth Golding
    Diana: Arielle Lipshaw
    Duke of Florence: Robert Fletcher
    First Gentleman: Brett W. Downey
    First Lord: Bellona Times
    First Soldier: om123
    Fourth Lord/Steward: Skythrock
    Helena: Elizabeth Klett
    King of France: Andy Minter
    Lafeu: Martin Geeson
    Mariana: Maria Therese
    Parolles: mb
    Second Gentleman: Martyn Oughton
    Second Lord: David Goldfarb
    Second Soldier: Vicente Costa Filho
    Page/Servant: Lucy Perry
    Widow: Musicalheart1
    Narrator: Availle

    Audio edited by: mb
    Proof listening: Maria Therese, Elizabeth Klett

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    Author

    William Shakespeare

    William Shakespeare was born in April 1564 in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, on England’s Avon River. When he was eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway. The couple had three children—an older daughter Susanna and twins, Judith and Hamnet. Hamnet, Shakespeare’s only son, died in childhood. The bulk of Shakespeare’s working life was spent in the theater world of London, where he established himself professionally by the early 1590s. He enjoyed success not only as a playwright and poet, but also as an actor and shareholder in an acting company. Although some think that sometime between 1610 and 1613 Shakespeare retired from the theater and returned home to Stratford, where he died in 1616, others believe that he may have continued to work in London until close to his death.

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    • 4/5
      An odd romantic comedy by Shakespeare that was well read for the most part.
    • 5/5
      I enjoyed the variety of actors voices I could follow it most easily. There are many lines which are used daily.