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The Tempest

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Book - 2002 822.33 Sh Q5, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Literary Arts / Plays & Poetry / Shakespeare, William 3 On Shelf 1 request on 3 copies Community Rating: 3.8 out of 5

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Introduction -- William Shakespeare, 1564-1616 -- Shakespeare's theater -- Sound of Shakespeare -- Publishing Shakespeare -- Tempest -- Introduction to the play -- Tempest's Sources -- Text of the Tempest -- Play -- Characters -- Act I: Pre-act notes -- Text of act I and modern version -- Post-act activities -- Act II: -- Pre-act notes -- Text of act II and modern version -- Post-act activities -- Act III: Pre-act notes -- Text of act III and modern version -- Post-act activities -- Act IV: Pre-act notes -- Text of act IV and modern version -- Post-act Activities -- Act V: Pre-act note -- Text of act V and modern version -- Post-act activities -- Additional Resources.
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with discussion questions, role-playing scenarios, and other study activities. The most poetic and magical of Shakespeare's comedies, this play contrasts lyrical fantasy surrounding the spirit Ariel and the savage Calaban, with a tale of political intrigue focused around Prospero, the banished Duke of Milan, now a wizard living on a remote island. Books in this new, illustrated series present complete texts of Shakespeare's plays. However, the lines are set up so students can see the bard's original poetic phrases printed side-by-side and line-by-line with a modern "translation" on the facing page. Starting in the late 1580s and for several decades that followed, Shakespeare's plays were popular entertainment for London's theatergoers.
His Globe Theatre was the equivalent of a Broadway theater in today's New York. The plays have endured, but over the course of 400+ years, the English language has changed in many ways-which is why today's students often find Shakespeare's idiom difficult to comprehend. Simply Shakespeare offers an excellent solution to their problem. Introducing each play is a general essay covering Shakespeare's life and times. At the beginning of each of the five acts in every play, a two-page spread describes what is about to take place. The story's background is explained, followed by brief descriptions of key people who will appear in the act, details students should watch for as the story unfolds, discussion of the play's historical context, how the play was staged in Shakespeare's day, and explanation of puns and plays on words that occur in characters' dialogues.
Identifying icons preceding each of these study points are printed in a second color, then are located again as cross-references in the play's original text. For instance, where words spoken by a person in the play offer insights into his or another character's personality, the "Characters" icon will appear as a cross-reference in both the introductory spread and the play proper. Following each act, a closing spread presents questions and discussion points for use as teachers' aids. Guided by the inspiring format of this fine new series, both teachers and students will come to understand and appreciate the genius of Shakespeare as never before.

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SERIES
Simply Shakespeare.



PUBLISHED
Hauppauge, NY : Barron's Educational Series, 2002.
Year Published: 2002
Description: 222 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0764120875 (pbk.) :

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Ermitage, Kathleen.

SUBJECTS
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616.
Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc.
Fathers and daughters.
Castaways.
Magicians.
Plays.
English literature -- History and criticism.
Tragicomedy.