Shakespeare's Major Plays / Cheryl Taylor Volume 1.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Cheryl, author.

Contributor:

Open Textbook Library, distributor.

Series:

Open textbook library.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humanities--Textbooks.

Humanities.

Language and languages--Textbooks.

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Distribution:

Minneapolis, MN : Open Textbook Library

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : James Cook University, [2024]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book is designed to assist upper secondary school and first and second-year university students in their reading and understanding of Shakespeare's plays. The plays selected for discussion are those that students are most likely to encounter in their early adventures with Shakespeare. Each discussion provides guidance on issues raised by each play and suggests approaches from which students can build original ideas and insights. The book contains interactive exercises that are designed to assist students to understand and remember the characters, plots and structures of Shakespeare's plays. The book contains free full text copies of the plays. Volume 1 includes As You Like It, Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.

Contents:

Front Matter

Introduction: Beyond the Bard

Part I. As You Like It: Shakespeare's 'Drama of Happiness'

Part II. Romeo and Juliet: 'The Greatest Love Story Ever Told'

Part III. Hamlet: 'A Murder Most Foul, Strange and Unnatural'

Postscript

Appendix: Hamlet Resources

Works Cited

Versioning History

Notes:

Description based on print resource

ISBN:

9780645951622

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access