It's the Bard in brief. This amusing approach to Shakespeare's classic dramas features the plot of each of the Bard's 39 plays reduced to a single descriptive sentence. The plays are divided into: comedies, tragedies, histories, problem plays and collaborations. Each single-sentence summary is juxtaposed with classic artwork and clever sayings. Summary of The Tempest: Never upset a magician with a temper. On the artwork for Julius Caesar, the senators are saying, "To-GA! To-GA! To-GA!"