Books by William Shakespeare

King Lear is a play for our times. The central characters experience intense suffering in a hostile and unpredictable world. They face domestic cruelty, political defeat, and a stormy external environment that invades them "to the skin." They constantly question the meaning of their experiences as we watch their emotions range from despair to rage to unexpected tenderness and desperate hope as they are rejected, even tortured. Lear's daughters, as in a fairy tale, are three strong women. The eldest two vie for sexual and political power, while the youngest, Cordelia, is initially banished because of her plain speaking but then returns in a doomed attempt to restore her father to his throne. King Lear has an unusual performance history. It was significantly revised, by Shakespeare or others, between its first two publications and was then succeeded by an adaptation that softened the ending so that Lear and Cordelia survived. In our own times King Lear is performed around the world in productions that explore its relevance to contemporary political and environmental challenges. This edition offers a distinctive "extended" text, taking the later Folio as a starting point and adding the lines that appear only in the Quarto, distinguished by a light gray background. Variations in individual words that are of critical interest are recorded in the margin.

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Rosalind encounters a group of hippies living in the forest in these 4 songs from William Shakespeare's play As You Like It. Set from the original text in the style of the psychedelic 60s; songs range from pop to jazz to girl group and finally love and peace. Great for high school, college show choirs or high school/university presentations of the immortal classic. Great memorization aid, great for bands or groups looking for original material. Songs include: Under the Greenwood TreeBlow Blow Thou Winter WindIn the SpringtimeHymen's HymnArranged for lead voice, and up to 4 voices, piano (or keyboards), guitar Total Duration: 8 minutes YouTube Playlist: Under the Greenwood tree: https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWHgdk_tcJ0&list=PLF5541A9BB13C9B9D Blow Blow Thou Winter Wind: https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxs9LNTE4uE&index=2&list=PLF5541A9BB13C9B9D In the Springtime: https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9QAjslokRY&index=9&list=PLF5541A9BB13C9

I have been a fan of Shakespeare for many, many years, and have been helping students enjoy reading his plays for over a decade. But sometimes, when a student or adult wants to enjoy Shakespeare without the benefit of a group to read the plays aloud with, it would be nice to have Shakespeare in the form of a novel. I have taken much of Shakespeare's dialogue from Much Ado About Nothing and tried to add just enough scene and character identification to make the play make sense. I hope you enjoy this novel look at one of my favorite Shakespeare comedies!