Shakespeare
Shakespeare's As You Like It can appear bright or sombre in performance: a feast of language and a delight for comic actors; or a risk-taking exploration of gender roles. This edition offers an account of what makes the play both innocent and dangerous, mapping the complexities of its setting (a…
The trickiest sort of play--a comedy with tragic relief. With her brother condemned to die for the crime of premarital sex, Isabella is torn between her vows to God and desire to save him. This book is eligible for Prestwick House paperback volume discounts. You'll always save at least 25% on any…
One of William Shakespeare's most teachable plays, Julius Caesar is a political drama that explores the relationship between Caesar and Brutus, and the many conflicting demands of loyalty and friendship. Your classes will be surprised when they immediately recognize many familiar lines they have…
…of the Year, this compelling work of historical fiction is guaranteed to get your students interested in Shakespeare. Widge has been hired to copy down the entirety of Shakespeare’s Hamlet for his master. When he becomes so enthralled in the magic of the play that he forgets to copy it down,…
Shakespeare: The World as Stage is a biography of the renowned William Shakespeare. The man of many words and stories left little to be certain about his own life, but Bill Bryson sorts through the assumptions and paints a portrait of the brilliant playwright. Your students will enjoy meeting the…
…slides allow your students to explore examples of Shakespeare's most popular plays and sonnets, as well as materials covering the Bard's life in Elizabethan England and the Globe theatre. Along with several approaches to understanding Shakespeare's language, this PowerPoint also boasts a fully…
This book would probably be better titled Shakespeare Made Fun or Shakespeare Made Amusing. Twelve of "Gentle Will's" plays (including Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Othello) are presented comic-book style with mice (or rats, or really badly-drawn dogs) portraying the characters. Each play offers an…
Do your students have difficulty reading Macbeth, Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet, or Hamlet? Shakespeare's original text on the left and a modern translation on the right.
Do your students have difficulty reading Macbeth, Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet, or Hamlet? Shakespeare's original text on the left and a modern translation on the right.
Introduce your students to Shakespeare's rhetoric and spark engaging classroom discussions using engaging, standards-based PowerPresentations. Within each title-specific presentation, over 25 rhetorical devices are defined and illustrated with one or more quotations, highlighting both their function…
