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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun for Beginners and Experts
Brandon Toropov has concocted a fun and illuminating guide to all of William Shakespeare's plays that admits to the huge gap between the Bard's language and our own, and bridges it nicely. Each play is summarized and analyzed, plot points outlined, and main quotes isolated for easy identification. In addition, each play contains its own "theme" for the accompanying...
Published on May 2, 2003 by Brian J. Johnson
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Shakespeare for very beginning beginners
I guess I expected this to be a little more intellectual than it was. Really written on a low high school level, with that type of vocabulary, sometimes vulgar.
Published 4 months ago by Jeanie Nunn
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun for Beginners and Experts,
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This review is from: Shakespeare for Beginners (Writers and Readers Beginners Documentary Comic Book) (Paperback)
Brandon Toropov has concocted a fun and illuminating guide to all of William Shakespeare's plays that admits to the huge gap between the Bard's language and our own, and bridges it nicely. Each play is summarized and analyzed, plot points outlined, and main quotes isolated for easy identification. In addition, each play contains its own "theme" for the accompanying illustrations: Laurel & Hardy, Woody Allen, and others help new modern readers to quickly identify what it's all about, while long-time Shakespeare fans should no doubt get some delightful chuckles out of the creative way the material has been presented. I was sad to see this is out of print, until I found the website for the publishers...
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Shakespeare for very beginning beginners,
By Jeanie Nunn (Evansville, Indiana United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Shakespeare For Beginners (For Beginners (Steerforth Press)) (Paperback)
I guess I expected this to be a little more intellectual than it was. Really written on a low high school level, with that type of vocabulary, sometimes vulgar.
4 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A simple way to understand Shakespeare,
By Carolina (São Leopoldo, R.S.Brazil) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Shakespeare for Beginners (Writers and Readers Beginners Documentary Comic Book) (Paperback)
Well, I bought this book 'cause I wanted to learn some about Shakespeare and his creations. You can find a lot of funny cartons that will help you to understand better this genius.This book is an easy way to discover Shakespeare's play and probaly thoghts.
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Shakespeare For Beginners (For Beginners (Steerforth Press)) by Brandon Toropov (Paperback - June 17, 2008)
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