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The Incomplete Works of Shakespeare: Introduction
Welcome to my new series - The Incomplete Works of Shakespeare.
Chapter Twenty Six: No More Heroes
The adventures of Odysseus and Aeneas come to an end. We see what happens when Odysseus finally arrives home and find out whether Aeneas's c...
Chapter Twenty Five: Journeys
Poor old Odysseus. The creator of the Wooden Horse knew he wasn't destined to get home for ten years but he never imagined quite how horribl...
Chapter Twenty Four: A Happy Homecoming... for Some
The Trojan War is over. Troy is gone, destroyed by the marauding Greek army and all of its leaders, except one, are dead. The weary Greek he...
Chapter Twenty Three: An Unwanted Gift
At last everything is in place for the Greeks to take Troy. It is not all plain sailing, though; it takes trickery and cunning to complete t...
Chapter Twenty Two: The Last Trojan Hero
At last, Hector and Achilles finally meet in battle. One of them dies and the other revels in his glorious victory. Sadly, for him, the vict...
Chapter Twenty One: Wrath, Rage and Recklessness
Wrathful Achilles may be sitting on the sidelines sulking but the war rages on. Man mountain Ajax takes on the mighty Hector in single comba...
Chapter Twenty: Nine Long Long Long Long Years
Unfortunately, for the Greeks, Kalchas is proved to be correct. The poor heroes struggle to get to Troy and then have to wait nine years bef...
Chapter Nineteen: The Judgement of Paris
All the prophecies start coming true as the Apple of Discord does its work. An inevitable chain of events leads to the launching of a magnif...
Chapter Eighteen: The Face that Launched a Thousand Ships
The story of the Trojan War is one of the most famous and exciting of the Greek myths. It is a tale full of friendship, treachery, love, rev...
Chapter Seventeen: A Hero's Work is Never Done
The story of Heracles draws to a close. We hear how he completes his final labour and then goes off on a spree of revenge before meeting a s...
Chapter Sixteen: The Other Six Labours of Heracles
He's done the easy ones! Now it's time for the greatest hero of them all to get down to some really difficult tasks. As he goes about his la...
Chapter Fifteen: The Six Labours of Heracles
At last, it's time to begin the story of the greatest hero of them all. First we hear about the early life of Heracles, known to the Romans...
Chapter Fourteen: The Myths of Thebes
A chapter all about the goings on in the city of Thebes. We hear about the city's foundation and how it came to be ruled by one of the most...
Chapter Thirteen: Bull Man and Bird Man
In this chapter we complete the tale of Theseus. We see him reach the height of his heroism and then fall from grace. We will also hear abou...
Chapter Twelve: The Labyrinth
It's time to begin the story of King Minos and the terrifying Minotaur. We will hear about the building of the labyrinth in which the beast...