Description
Shakespeare’s Greatest Hits: The Bard’s Best Plays Told in Easy-to-Read Story Format. Adapted from the work of William Shakespeare. Twenty of the most famous plays by the Western World’s greatest wordsmith come alive in this modern, easy-to-read retelling of their storylines.
Explore the main characters, the plots, and the conclusions of these timeless masterpieces of higher civilization and discover why the whole world holds the Bard of Stratford-upon-Avon in awe.
These stories are vital to any Eurocentric cultural education, and no one of any standing should be in ignorance of them.
Now anyone can enjoy these works in the format of conventional stories, rather than complicated plays—ideal for adults and younger readers alike.
Also includes a short overview of Shakespeare’s life and a final chapter consisting of many of the best quotes and sage advice drawn directly from the text of this “man for all ages.”
Contents
Preface
A Brief Life of Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The Tempest
As You Like It
The Winter’s Tale
King Lear
Twelfth Night
Much Ado about Nothing
Romeo and Juliet
Pericles
Hamlet
Cymbeline
Macbeth
The Comedy of Errors
The Merchant of Venice
Timon of Athens
Othello
The Taming of the Shrew
Measure for Measure
Two Gentlemen of Verona
All’s Well That Ends Well
Quotations from Shakespeare
151 pages. Paperback.
