William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope: 4

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William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope: 4

William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope: 4

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Both Hamlet and Luke Skywalker receive insights that will forever change the course of their respective destinies. Every scene and character fromthe film appears in the book, along with twenty woodcut-style illustrationsthat depict an Elizabethan version of the Star Wars® galaxy. Shakespeare's works utilize motifs that permeate Star Wars, and help enhance our enjoyment of the beloved saga. Both Shakespeare and Lucas let audiences in on the dramatic irony of each story; the audience knows that both couples will meet a tragic end, but experience the drama with bated breath, hoping for a result that will not come to pass. Authentic meter, stage directions, reimagined movie scenes anddialogue, and hidden Easter eggs will entertain and impress fans ofStar Wars® and Shakespeare alike.

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This series has brought many fans of Shakespeare to Star Wars and vice-versa, which is a testament to the framework that both of these storytellers exhibit through their respective crafts. Star Wars fans and Shakespeare enthusiasts alike will enjoy the authentic meter, reimagined movie scenes and dialogue, and hidden Easter eggs throughout. Revenge of the Sith provides a canvas for the once promising Jedi to follow a dark path in the name of righteousness, which dooms both him and the galaxy into many years of despair and pain.Experience the Star Wars saga reimagined as an Elizabethan drama penned by William Shakespeare himself, complete with authentic meter and verse, and theatrical monologues and dialogue by everyone from C3PO to Admiral Ackbar. Conversely, Luke experiences a similarly transcendent interlocution in the form of his mentor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, who plays the role of father figure to Luke.

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The idea for WSSW came to him when he went to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland shortly after reading Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Now Luke Skywalker and his Rebel band must seek fresh allies in their quest to thwart construction of a new Imperial Death Star. This audiobook is read by Daniel Davis, Jonathan Davis, Ian Doescher, Jeff Gurner, January LaVoy, and Marc Thompson. Reimagined in glorious iambic pentameter, William Shakespeare’s Star Warswill astound and edify Rebels and Imperials alike.The ill-fated letter does not reach its destination due to a plague that quarantines the messenger (Friar John), and prevents him from completing his mission.



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