Tales From Shakespeare (Signet Classic Shakespeare)

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Personally, I prefer the tragedies. I used to think it was because there was something wrong with me, but reading the plays all together like this, it is easy to see the tragedies are each uniquely unforgettable whereas the comedies are similar, repetitive, and start to to run together in your mind after you have read a few … like so many modern romance movies and books? Not that they aren’t clever. They are, but many of the same devices (women dressing as men, twins/doubles, lovers switching) are repeated, undoubtedly because they were successful and popular. HarperCollins Children’s Books is thrilled to announce Morpurgo’s Tales from Shakespeare by Michael Morpurgo, a stunning retelling of ten of Shakespeare’s most popular plays. Launching as an exclusive ‘audio first’ in May 2021, the tales have been created in association with the RSC and feature readings by members of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and Michael himself. It’s a good sampling of Shakespeare’s comedies and tragedies, but I can’t help wondering why they omitted his histories? What about Julius Caesar or Richard III? Goodness gracious if children can deal with Hamlet and Macbeth, they can deal with the former and even absorb some—well according to Shakespeare anyway—history as well. Othello is a melodrama that is exalted into tragedy through the brilliance of its characterization and the magnificence of its poetry." (Marchette Chute) Note: Parents should read ahead for references to an affair. If you use SparkNotes No Fear Shakespeare, be aware that they translate some vague references to unfaithfulness more explicitly than Shakespeare's text does. You will not want to hand your child this guide to read unsupervised! Advice on Shakespeare from the AO Advisory Question: What is the purpose for using Shakespeare? What are the educational benefits? What about some of the questionable situations in his plays? Absolute Shakespeare - the essential resource for William Shakespeare's plays, sonnets, poems, quotes, biography and the legendary Globe Theatre.

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Lamb, Charles; Lamb, Mary; Morris, Harrison S (1893). Tales from Shakespeare including those by Charles and Mary Lamb with a continuation by Harrison S. Morris. J.B. Lippincott Company (Philadelphia). We encourage AmblesideOnline members to follow the schedule as a group for Artists, Composers, Plutarch, Shakespeare, Folk Songs, Hymns, and Nature Study. Staying on schedule together for these subjects enriches our studies as we share resources and experiences.Tales from Shakespeare is referenced in the 2018 film The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. See also [ edit ]

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Selections from Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare: Merchant of Venice, As You Like It, King Lear, with extracts from the plays But as much as I have truly enjoyed Tales From Shakespeare and do consider it a wonderful prose adaptation of and introduction to William Shakespeare’s comedies and tragedies (with most of the comedies being rendered by Mary Lamb and the tragedies by her brother Charles Lamb), personally, I am also rather furious and flabbergasted that the Lambs have included neither ANY of the British history plays nor the so-called Roman dramas. And since sadly and unfortunately, this shortcoming of course means that some of my very favourite Shakespeare plays, like Henry IV (parts one and two), Henry V, Julius Caesar and Anthony and Cleopatra are therefore really and truly missing in action, I absolutely cannot and will not completely consider Tales From Shakespeare as a personal favourite and am indeed annoyed enough with regard to the British history and the Roman plays having been left out of Tales From Shakespeare that I will only be able to consider a three star ranking, a high three star rating no doubt and I do still highly recommend Tales From Shakespeare but the gaps, that certain types of Shakespeare plays are seemingly simply en masse being ignored by Charles and Mary Lamb, this does indeed rather majorly bother me.That's a pretty good sample of this text. It's considered a children's book, remember, and I found the sentences to be lengthy and the vocabulary a bit daunting for modern children. a b Norman Wright and David Ashford, Masters of Fun and Thrills: The British Comic Artists Vol. 1, Norman Wright (pub.), 2008, p. 65

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Ami viszont kifejezetten pozitív élmény volt, az az Ahogy tetszik. Egyszerűen azért, mert amikor azt olvastam, akkor még a drámaformátum olvasása élénken élt bennem, és így tudatosan figyeltem arra, hogy mit ír le másképp egy próza, hogyan fűzi össze a jeleneteket, amiket a dráma különösebb nehézség nélkül csak egymás mögé pakol. Több helyen vélt vagy valós magyarázat is megjelenik történésekre, gondolom részben a potenciális gyerekolvasókra való tekintettel, részben a szöveg gördülékenysége miatt. Illetve szintén a gyerekek miatt valószínűleg a bolond és az álruhás-Rosalindba szerelmes lány (és az őt szerető ifjú) is kimaradtak a történetből. Őszintén szólva én ezt irodalomórán egy kihagyhatatlan lehetőségnek tartanám, hogy bármely kötelező Shakespeare-drámához el kelljen olvasni a mesét is, így a történeten kívül a két műnem és műnem-eszköztár közötti különbséget is lehetne elemezni. Shakespearian characters change suddenly, not all of them have strong natures, marriages easily happen or break, love at first sight is quite the everyday routine, and they become repentant in the end, however evil they might be. Charles & Mary Lamb's condensed versions of Shakespeare are a good introduction for younger readers and those who want a brief, prose-based summary of the plots. Initially, Charles was listed as the sole author. Later editions such as this added Mary Lamb as co-author. Hamlet: Considerably well done adaptation. This story would appeal strongly to boys, I would imagine (that's not say that girls won't also like it), and unlike Shakespeare's play, this adaptation is easy to understand. Kids under 12 would understand this story just fine. Of course, there is the question of whether or not this is an appropriate story for kids under 12, but that's for parents to decide. The Tempest: I've never understood all the fuss about The Tempest, and this adaptation doesn't change my mind. I think kids under 12 would understand this story, I'm just not sure they'd find it to be that fascinating. It's a little bit of a boring story as told in this book, and it takes a lot to grab and hold kids' attention these days. I'm not sure this would do it.Macbeth: Another adaptation that's probably too complex for younger kids. The language in this one is very Victorian again, and if that could be modernized a bit, then I think kids under 12 could understand the story here, I just don't think they'd understand the depth of it. For an excellent adaptation of the play, teens and adults should take a look at Macbeth by A.J. Hartley and David Hewson. That was gooood....