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| shakespeare plays download: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare William Shakespeare, 1907 |
| shakespeare plays download: The Folger Library Louis B. Wright, 1968 |
| shakespeare plays download: Julius Caesar William Shakespeare, 1867 |
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| shakespeare plays download: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare In Plain and Simple English William Shakespeare, 2013-08-30 If you’ve always wanted to read Shakespeare, but are intimidated by the older language, then this is the perfect edition for you! Every single Shakespeare play is included in this massive anthology! Each play contains the original language with modern language underneath! |
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| shakespeare plays download: The Tempest William Shakespeare, Roma Gill, 2009-07-10 Critical and historical notes accompany Shakespeare's play about a shipwrecked duke who learns to command the spirits. |
| shakespeare plays download: Shakespeare Stories Leon Garfield, William Shakespeare, 1985 By skillfully weaving his own prose with Shakespeare's language, Leon Garfield has refashioned twelve of the Elizabethan playwright's most memorable dramas into stories, capturing all the richness of the characters, plot, mood, and setting. This format will delight both those who know the great dramatist's works and those who are new to them. Michael Foreman's dramatic color illustrations and varied black-and-white line drawings are the perfect complement to this celebration of Shakespeare's genius. |
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| shakespeare plays download: Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare E. Nesbit, 2012-07-31 This is a lovely 19th century retelling of some of Shakespeare's most famous plays crafted to be told in the common tongue and geared toward the minds of children. While many of Shakespear's plays include tragedy, death and deceit, the author includes the whole tale both good and bad, dark and light and educates children of some of the most fantastic lines in history. Includes a number of illustrations.To gain inspiration in the famous words of Shakespeare, the author also includes quotes and how they affect specific aspects of human existence. Nesbit is most widely known for her works in the development of children's literature and has spawned the dawn of what we now know as Childrens Books.Biography included. |
| shakespeare plays download: Shakespeare's Storytelling Nate Eastman, 2021-01-27 Shakespeare’s Storytelling: An Introduction to Genre, Character, and Technique is a textbook focused on specific storytelling techniques and genres that Shakespeare invented or refined. Drawing on examples from popular novels, plays, and films (such as IT, Beloved, Sex and the City, The Godfather, and Fences) the book provides an overview of how Shakespearean storytelling techniques including character flaws, conflicts, symbols, and more have been adapted by later writers and used in the modern canon. Rather than taking a historicist or theoretical approach, Nate Eastman uses recognizable references and engaging language to teach the concepts and techniques most applicable to the future study of Creative Writing, English, Theater, and Film and Media. Students will be prepared to interpret Shakespeare’s plays and understand Shakespeare as the beginning of a literary tradition. A readable introduction to Shakespeare and his significance, this book is suitable for undergraduates. |
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