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1) King Lear
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
King Lear descends into madness after foolishly disposing of his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all.
3) Henry V
Author
Lexile measure
GN 500L
Language
English
Description
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.
4) Richard III
Author
Language
English
Description
Believed to have been written in 1591, William Shakespeare's "Richard III" is one of the bards first plays, the first installment in a tetralogy of plays which includes "Henry IV, Part I," "Henry IV, Part II," and "Henry V." One of the longest of Shakespeare's plays and consequently rarely performed unabridged, "Richard III" is the story of the Machiavellian rise to power and subsequent short reign of King Richard III of England. The play begins with...
5) Richard II
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Written in 1595, "Richard II" occupies a significant place in the Shakespeare canon. It marks the transition from the earlier history plays dominated by civil war and stark power to a more nuanced representation of the political conflicts of England's past where character and politics are inextricably intertwined. Deftly combining history with tragedy, its tale of bad government and usurpation had great political immediacy for its first audiences...
Author
Series
Yale Shakespeare volume 18
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
1947
Edition
[Brooke/Phelps edited ed.]; New ed. revised by Tucker Brooke.
Physical Desc
202 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Retells, in simplified prose, William Shakespeare's play about King Leontes, who, after wrongly accusing his wife of infidelity, sets in motion a terrible chain of events with unexpected results.
Author
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
2004 Random House Trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 103 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Insecure siblings fighting for their parents' attention; bickering spouses who can't stand to be together or apart; adultery and sexual experimentation; even the struggle to balance work and family: These are themes as much at home in our time as they were in the twelfth century. In James Goldman's classic play The Lion in Winter, domestic turmoil rises to an art form. Keenly self-aware and motivated as much by spite as by any sense of duty, Henry...
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