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Each of the bard's plays is covered - the major themes, and overview of the plot. The main characters are listed, along with a synopsis of the play and a timeline of events. The timelines of each play act by act with image cues are extremely helpful, ... Read More
Shakespeare has a large body of work and this volume also discussed his sonnets. Throughout the book are sprinkled famous quotes of the plays. It describes the action of the pats, broken out into (usually) five acts. It shows productions of shakespear... Read More
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The book is fine but it did not meet my expectations. Authors/editors of this book seem like small children sticking their fingers in their ears, hoping that pretending the question doesn't exist will make it go away. It feels like this book was throw... Read More
You can't make sense of the play, or how actions evolve from scene to scene even after consulting the lengthier summary. Where the * is christopher sly in all of this? Katherine breaks a lute over hortensio's head, and is told by petruccio that they w... Read More
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Historical significance of each play is also discussed
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- This product had a total of 795 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 22 2023.
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Im looking forward to using some shakespearian word guidelines obsolete many of them and if the bard cannot turn on these preteens
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However it is definitely not a scholarly source that students should use for indepth research papers
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I was looking to learn about shakespeare and his plays without falling asleep
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A breakdown of the plot is given
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Having ordered an audiobook of this title i found it difficult to follow without a copy of the book in hand
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