Shakespeare for Grown-ups: Everything you Need to Know about the Bard
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Need to swot up on your Shakespeare?
If you've always felt a bit embarrassed at your precarious grasp on the plot of Othello, or you haven't a clue what a petard - as in 'hoist with his own petard' - actuallyis, then fear not, because this, at last, is the perfect guideto bring you up to speed.
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From the authors of the number-one bestselling Homework for Grown-ups, Shakespeare for Grown-upsis theessential book for anyone keen to deepen their knowledge of the Bard's key plays and sonnets. For parents keen to help with their children's homework, casual theatre-goers who want to enhance their enjoyment and understanding of the most-performed plays and the general reader who feels they should probably know more about Britain's most splendid scribe, Shakespeare for Grown-upscovers the historical context of his writing; his personal life, contemporaries and influences; his language and poetic skill; the key themes of his oeuvre; his less familiar works and characters; modern-day adaptations and productions; theories about the authorship of his plays; his most famous speeches and quotations; phrases and words that have entered general usage, and much more.
With lively in-depth chapters on all the key works including Hamlet, Othello, KingLear, The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, Antony and Cleopatra, Richard II, HenryV, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Veniceand Macbeth, Shakespeare for Grown-upsis the onlyguide to the Scribe you'll ever need.
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