Product Description

Told in narrative form, this illustrated rendition of a Shakespearian play is one of a series which includes a short biography of Shakespeare.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #389193 in Books
• Published on: 2001-05-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 32 pages

Customer Reviews

Ideal to encourage the younger, or more apprehensive, reader of Shakespeare
`Shakespeare is for everyone - you don`t have to be a genius!'

`If you have been bored to tears by Shakespeare at school, then these books may actually make you want to read the plays.'

`If you are lucky, you may have had a chance to see Shakespeare's plays performed on stage. Even if you have, you may find reading the plays difficult.
These beautifully illustrated books will help you to understand and enjoy Shakespeare.
The author tells you about the background to the play, tells the story, describes the characters and helps explain the difficult language.'

`There is no substitute for seeing the plays of Shakespeare performed. Only then can you really understand why Shakespeare is our greatest dramatist and poet.
This book simply gives you the background to the play and tells you about the story and characters........'

32 shiny high quality pages, split over
easy-to-read sections:-


The Life of Shakespeare
Why the Play was Written
The Story of A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Play's Characters
Life and Plays of Shakespeare

plus an index.

Text is broken up into bite size chunks and is interspersed with full colour plates and black and white illustrations.

The `Life and Plays' section is in timeline format, 1564 - 1616, and also highlights important historical events at this time, such as:-

1603 - Elizabeth I dies/James I becomes King. Theatres closed because of the plague.
1613 - Globe Theatre burns to the ground during a performance of Henry VIII.

One of a series.