By skillfully weaving his own prose with Shakespeare's language, Leon Garfield has refashioned nine of the Elizabethan playwright's 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. Plays included are: Much Ado About Nothing, Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, Measure for Measure, As You Like It, Cymbeline, King Richard the Third, The Comedy of Errors, and The Winter's Tale.
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Grade 6 Up?A worthy sequel to Shakespeare Stories (Houghton, 1991). The first volume covered 12 plays, primarily the more familiar. This one has only nine, and several are unusual fare for young readers. They have mature and often jaded perspectives, which, if not incomprehensible to adolescents, we can hope might seem a bit remote. But Antony and Cleopatra is an interesting follow-up to Julius Caesar; Measure for Measure offers complex fare for morality discussions; and the peculiar magical aspects of Winter's Tale offer an interesting contrast to The Tempest. Reading such enriched retellings of plays students might miss in high school will enhance those they do study. For the guaranteed curriculum basics, such as Julius Caesar, here is an alternative to yellow study guides, one in which explication is subliminally available in the graceful prose. The romances are appealing, and Garfield's seamless movement between his own descriptive language and Shakespeare's has never worked better. Foreman's vibrant watercolors, particularly the mesmerizing Cleopatra cover girl and an anguished Julius Caesar at the Capitol, and the many small ink-wash illustrations bring strong visual appeal to a pending classic?one that adults should not assume is just for kids.?Sally Margolis, Deerfield Public Library,
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Gr. 6^-10. In the format of his Shakespeare Stories (1985), Garfield retells the plots of nine more Shakespearean plays in graceful prose, studded with dialogue. While the first volume included more familiar plays, this one presents Much Ado about Nothing, Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, Measure for Measure, As You Like It, Cymbeline, King Richard the Third, The Comedy of Errors, and The Winter's Tale. Foreman contributes dozens of illustrations, from colorplates to smaller line-and-wash paintings reproduced in shades of gray. A handsome companion volume to the earlier book. Carolyn Phelan
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he weaves the original into his re-telling,
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Featuring; Much Ado about nothing; Julius Caesar; Antony and Cleopatra; Measure for Measure; As you like it; Cymbeline; Richard III; Comedy of Errors and Winter's Tale. As in the first volume, Garfieldintroduces the younger reader to Shakespeare by a skilful weaving of phrases from the original into his re-telling. And the illustrations, particularly the color plates, really bring the whole thing to life
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Don Pedro, Don John, Mark Antony, Lord Angelo, Prince Cloten, Duke of Gloucester, Lord Hastings, Duke of Buckingham, Friar Peter, Ides of March, Monsieur Charles, Uncle Richard, King Edward, Prince of Wales, Signior Benedick, Earl of Richmond, King Cymbeline, Lord Mayor, Lord Stanley, Doctor Pinch, Duke Frederick, Forest of Arden, Friar Francis, Friar Lodowick, Lady Abbess New!
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old shepherd, golden bracelet, married tomorrow, two princesses Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Don Pedro, Don John, Mark Antony, Lord Angelo, Prince Cloten, Duke of Gloucester, Lord Hastings, Duke of Buckingham, Friar Peter, Ides of March, Monsieur Charles, Uncle Richard, King Edward, Prince of Wales, Signior Benedick, Earl of Richmond, King Cymbeline, Lord Mayor, Lord Stanley, Doctor Pinch, Duke Frederick, Forest of Arden, Friar Francis, Friar Lodowick, Lady Abbess New!
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- Shakespeare Stories by Leon Garfield in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- KING RICHARD THE SECOND by William Shakespeare in Back Matter
- King Henry (Structural Readers) by William Shakespeare in Back Matter
- Romeo and Juliet (Folger Shakespeare Library) by William Shakespeare in Back Matter
- Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare Collection) by Jan Dean in Front Matter
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- Reimagining Shakespeare for Children and Young Adults (Children's Literature and Culture) by Naomi Miller in Back Matter
- Books to Build On: A Grade-by-Grade Resource Guide for Parents and Teachers (Core Knowledge Series) by E. D. Hirsch Jr. on page 43
- Antony and Cleopatra: An Annotated Bibliography (Garland Shakespeare Bibliographies) by Yashdip S. Bains on page 491
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