"The Winter's Tale is set in the land of fairy stories, where kings are cruel without cause and bears roam conveniently and sixteen years can be passed over as lightly as drawing breath. Chute's purpose to provide a substitute for these immortal comedies, tragedies, and histories rather she seeks to provide the modern reader with essential insight into Shakespeare's narrative genius, clarifying the intricacies of plot and sharply delineating a host of characters, major and minor alike." ( $) Amazon's review of the book says, "Her retellings of all thirty-six First Folio plays are superbly lucid. Her book offers nice summaries of the plays that are brief enough to serve as an introduction while not replacing the actual play. These are extremely brief snippets that open each chapter of Marchette Chute's book Stories from Shakespeare. Much Ado About Nothing Synopses of Shakespeare Plays These plays, which are among Shakespeare's more popular, repeat in AO's rotation every five or six years: Leithart (a Christian study of six Shakespeare plays, aimed at high schoolers) includes Henry V, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Macbeth, Taming of the Shrew, Much Ado About Nothing. Higher Up and Further In - blog post list of family-friendly Shakespeare moviesīrightest Heaven of Invention by Peter J. YouTube also has some eNotes courses (I know they have Hamlet). ( $) Leon Garfield's Shakespeare Stories are well told, but too long to serve as a preliminary summary.ĮNotes has Shakespeare Guides and modern translations of 8 plays (we haven't checked these out yet). Stories from Shakespeare by Marchette Chute gives brief (8-10 pages) but well done summaries of the plays. Shakespeare Resource Center History Glossary, grammar and language information.Ībsolute Shakespeare - the essential resource for William Shakespeare's plays, sonnets, poems, quotes, biography and the legendary Globe Theatre. In translating to modern English, sometimes vague references that are merely alluded to in the original are translated explicitly, so these are suggested only as a parent resource do not hand these to your children! You can read them online, or purchase a hard copy. Shakespeare SparkNotes offers study guides and "No Fear Shakespeare" parallel translations, with Shakespeare's original old English on one side, and modern English on the other. Free pdf files of Shakespeare's works can be found under the same tab: Complete Works > Free e-texts > PDF. The Arkangel recordings are available under the Media Room tab: Audiobooks > Complete Works > Podcasts. These are excellent to listen to as your students read along, but they will need the text in front of them to know, in some cases, who's speaking. *** Romeo and Juliet Notes on ShakespeareĪrkangel does quality audio versions of Shakespeare's plays with a full cast of professional actors. * Othello the Moor of Venice synopsis and note *** Measure for Measure synopsis and note In Years 1-3, retellings of specific Shakespeare plays are scheduled in each year to develop familiarity with the stories and themes. This rotation is for students in Years 4-12. Staying on schedule together for these subjects enriches our studies as we share resources and experiences. We encourage AmblesideOnline members to follow the schedule as a group for Artists, Composers, Plutarch, Shakespeare, Folk Songs, Hymns, and Nature Study.
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