Results for: william shakespeare

Below is a list of 12 the books by this author.

Book cover of AS YOU LIKE IT
AS YOU LIKE IT
By: william shakespeare | Published: April 2024

"We that are true lovers run into strange capers..." Banished from Duke Senior's court, young Rosalind flees to the Forest of Arden along with Duke...

"We that are true lovers run into strange capers..." Banished from Duke Senior's court, young Rosalind flees to the Forest of Arden along with Duke Senior's daughter, her cousin Celia. Disguised as the handsome Ganymede and simple shepherdess Aliena, the two hide from her cruel uncle and hope for a new life. Nearby, the dashing Orlando is also seeking shelter in the forest, far from his malicious brother Oliver and the feud that began with a wrestling match but has escalated into a plot against his life. Heartbroken at being away from his beloved Rosalind, he encounters 'Ganymede', who promises to cure Orlando with love lessons. Meanwhile, local shepherdess Phoebe also has her eye on Ganymede, despite the advances of smitten shepherd Silvius. As the hopes and dreams of the group entangle with one another, can everyone get what they truly want? As You Like It is Shakespeare's brilliant gender swapping, fake dating, classic comedy of errors in which four young lovers seek refuge and redemption in the Forest of Arden. STAGED is a beautifully designed, six-part collection of Shakespeare's most beloved works and the archetypes that they popularised, celebrating the genius of the Bard and the tropes that remain present in best-selling YA titles to this day.

Theme: Classics

  • ISBN
    9780241682111
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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HAMLET
By: william shakespeare | Published: April 2024

"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark..." When Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, hears rumours of his late father's ghost being sighted around the...

"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark..." When Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, hears rumours of his late father's ghost being sighted around the castle, he seeks out the impossible. Upon finding the apparition of the late King, he receives a shocking revelation: his father was murdered. If that terrible betrayal wasn't enough, the King claims that his murderer is none other than Hamlet's own uncle Claudius; his mother's new husband and new King of Denmark. Furious, Hamlet swears to avenge his father, and devises a plot to feign madness in order to reveal the truth and enact his revenge. But Claudius has his own plans, and soon a chain of events is set in motion that brings devastation to the entire court. STAGED is a beautifully designed, six-part collection of Shakespeare's most beloved works and the archetypes that they popularised, celebrating the genius of the Bard and the tropes that continue to delight YA readers to this day.

Theme: Classics

  • ISBN
    9780241682098
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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MACBETH
By: william shakespeare | Published: April 2024

"It will have blood, they say: blood will have blood" In 11th century Scotland, Macbeth receives a prophecy that he will become king. Three witches...

"It will have blood, they say: blood will have blood" In 11th century Scotland, Macbeth receives a prophecy that he will become king. Three witches promise Macbeth that he will rise in the military to become Thane of Cawdor before ascending to the throne. But his fellow soldier Banquo receives a message of his own: his sons will, too, become kings. Upon their return, Macbeth is indeed promoted to Thane of Cawdor, and when his ambitious wife, Lady Macbeth, hears of his promotion, they both become convinced that the prophecy is indeed true, and she vows to help him become King of Scotland - by any means necessary. The Macbeths' pursuit of power leads them down a dark and bloody path of murder and increasing paranoia, unravelling both Macbeth's mind and his reign as the witches' prophecies take hold. STAGED is a beautifully designed, six-part collection of Shakespeare's most beloved works and the archetypes that they popularised, celebrating the genius of the Bard and the tropes that continue to delight YA readers to this day.

Theme: Classics

  • ISBN
    9780241682074
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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Book cover of MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
By: william shakespeare | Published: April 2024

The course of true love never did run smooth... Threatened with life in a convent or a death penalty, rebellious Hermia defies her father's wishes to...

The course of true love never did run smooth... Threatened with life in a convent or a death penalty, rebellious Hermia defies her father's wishes to marry Demetrius and plans to elope with her true love, Lysander. She confides in her best friend Helena, unaware that she secretly loves Demetrius. In the hopes of winning his heart, Helena confesses the plan to Demetrius and all four escape to the forest, setting in motion a night of magic and mayhem that will change them forever. Deep in the forest, an argument between Oberon and Titania, the fairy king and queen, has unexpected consequences when the effects of a magical plant causes Titania to fall in love with an enchanted stranger. When the four lovers cross paths with the fairy king, the plant's magic is once again put to use, but a simple mistake results in a hilarious miscommunication. A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of Shakespeare's most recognisable comedies; a mystical, magical tale of trickery, mischief and mistaken identity. STAGED is a beautifully designed, six-part collection of Shakespeare's most beloved works and the archetypes that they popularised, celebrating the genius of the Bard and the tropes that remain present in best-selling YA titles to this day.

Theme: Classics

  • ISBN
    9780241682081
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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Book cover of MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
By: william shakespeare | Published: April 2019

One of Shakespeare's most famous comedies finds a brilliant new life with this incredible Manga Classic adaptation. A Midsummer Night's Dream...

One of Shakespeare's most famous comedies finds a brilliant new life with this incredible Manga Classic adaptation. A Midsummer Night's Dream portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and Hippolyta. These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors (the mechanicals), who are controlled and manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest. The play is one of Shakespeare's most popular works for the stage and is widely performed across the world.

  • ISBN
    9781947808102
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Manga Teen
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MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM GN
By: william shakespeare | Published: August 2020

"Helena loves Demetrius, Demetrius loves Hermia, and Hermia and Lysander love each other and want to marry-but her father says no. How true it is...

"Helena loves Demetrius, Demetrius loves Hermia, and Hermia and Lysander love each other and want to marry-but her father says no. How true it is that "the course of true love never did run smooth." Four foolish mortals, as well as for a quarreling fairy king and queen, star in Shakespeare's enchanting comedy of misbegotten lovers"--

  • ISBN
    9781454939771
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Graphic Novel Children's
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Book cover of MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM GN
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM GN
By: william shakespeare | Published: April 2022

This graphic novel adaptation of Shakespeare's famous comedy retains the original language while the charming illustrations make the text more...

This graphic novel adaptation of Shakespeare's famous comedy retains the original language while the charming illustrations make the text more accessible for readers being introduced to the great dramatist's works for the first time. A concise, highly enjoyable adaptation of the classic play; one of more than 85 titles Campfire has published since their introduction to North America in 2010. At the dawn of Western civilization in ancient Athens, a young lady named Hermia has threatened to upset the order of things by announcing that she will marry the man she loves, rather than the man that her father has chosen for her. Theseus, Duke of Athens, asks, “How shall we find the concord of this discord?” Join Shakespeare as he offers us a classically entertaining solution to this problem. Under pain of death, Hermia flees Athens and spends a mad Midsummer night along with her friends along with other city-dwellers in a nearby forest. Unbeknownst to the Athenians, the forest is inhabited by a legion of fairies and the mischievous hobgoblin Puck. The fairies’ misguided attempt to help out the humans with a magical herb leads to mayhem. As the buffoon Bottom says, the night in the forest becomes “a dream, past the wit of man to say what dream it was”.

  • ISBN
    9789380741567
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Graphic Novel Teen
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Book cover of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
By: william shakespeare | Published: April 2024

After years of bitter war, Pedro and his loyal soldiers, Benedick and Claudio, are welcomed back to Messina as celebrated guests by Don Pedro. Sweet...

After years of bitter war, Pedro and his loyal soldiers, Benedick and Claudio, are welcomed back to Messina as celebrated guests by Don Pedro. Sweet Hero and her loyal cousin Beatrice greet the newcomers, and as soon as Hero meets Claudio, they fall in love at first sight and agree to get married. However, opinionated Beatrice immediately clashes with smug, self-proclaimed bachelor Benedick in an exchange of wits that leaves them both with one conclusion: the other is insufferable. Convinced that they are perfect for each other, their friends hatch a plan to make the two fall in love, but elsewhere in town, someone is plotting against lovers Hero and Claudio.

Theme: Classics

  • ISBN
    9780241682050
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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Book cover of ROMEO & JULIET
ROMEO & JULIET
By: william shakespeare | Published: April 2024

"O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" Romeo Montague is desperate to win the heart of the elusive Rosaline when he encounters a beautiful girl...

"O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" Romeo Montague is desperate to win the heart of the elusive Rosaline when he encounters a beautiful girl and immediately falls in love. Juliet Capulet is still reeling from the news that she is to marry Count Paris when she encounters a beautiful boy and immediately falls in love. Neither of them knows that they are sworn enemies. Upon learning the truth of each other's identities, they are determined to save their love and arrange to marry in secret, encouraged by the Friar who aspires to end their families' long and bloody rivalry. But when Romeo runs into Juliet's hot-headed cousin, a fight erupts that leaves both Montagues and Capulets dead, and Romeo banished from Verona. A distraught Juliet bids Romeo a tearful goodbye, but when her family insist that she marry Count Paris and threaten to disown her, Juliet is forced to take drastic measures. She plans with the Friar to fake her own death, but a tragic series of events ends in a scene that will bring both families to their knees. Romeo and Juliet is the classic tale of love, loss and the origin of the star-crossed lovers trope. STAGED is a beautifully designed, six-part collection of Shakespeare's most beloved works and the archetypes that they popularised, celebrating the genius of the Bard and the tropes that remain present in best-selling YA titles to this day.

Theme: Classics

  • ISBN
    9780241682067
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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ROMEO & JULIET
By: william shakespeare | Published: May 2011

A story of ill-fated lovers whose untimely deaths unite two feuding families, Romeo and Juliet has become the archetype of young love destined to...

A story of ill-fated lovers whose untimely deaths unite two feuding families, Romeo and Juliet has become the archetype of young love destined to meet a tragic end. The hatred between the House of the Capulets and the House of the Montagues is well known in Verona. Yet love blossoms between Romeo and Juliet. A brawl between the kinsmen of the Houses leads to Romeo's exile, and from then on it is a series of misjudgments and chance - of time, place, and event that inexorably play out the lovers' doom. One of the most popular of Shakespeare's plays, and one of his most performed, Romeo and Juliet is an enduring love story of emblematic proportions. Campfire's adaptation seeks to bring this iconic work of Shakespeare to young readers in a language that is simple yet Shakespearean, and art that movingly recreates a tragic romance of 16th-century feudal Italy.

  • ISBN
    9789380028583
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Graphic Novel Teen
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SHAKESPEARE'S 1ST FOLIO - ALL THE PLAY
By: william shakespeare | Published: March 2024

Created in partnership with Shakespeare's Birthplace Trust, this remarkable collection includes thirty-six abridged plays from Shakespeare's First...

Created in partnership with Shakespeare's Birthplace Trust, this remarkable collection includes thirty-six abridged plays from Shakespeare's First Folio, exuberantly illustrated by Emily Sutton. Young hams, drama queens, and lovers of old-time language, rejoice! Four hundred years after its publication, Shakespeare's First Folio has found a brand-new crop of enthusiasts. This gorgeous collection comprises all the plays in the original volume--fourteen comedies, ten histories, and twelve tragedies--each edited so it can be performed by eight to twelve children age seven and up in under twenty minutes. Lovingly abridged by Dr. Anjna Chouhan, a senior lecturer at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Shakespeare's First Folio: The Plays: A Children's Edition uses the original language, allowing kids a taste of choice words such as sluggardized and rampallian as well as famous lines like "Friends, Romans, countrymen" and "Once more unto the breach." Lavishly and energetically illustrated by Emily Sutton, whose meticulous research was inspired by the holdings of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, this keepsake volume is designed to ensure that every child has a positive first experience with the Bard and to preserve his legacy for future generations.

  • ISBN
    9781536236439
  • Binding
    Hardcover
  • Category
    The Arts - Music, Art, Architecture
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$46.00
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Book cover of WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT
By: william shakespeare | Published: April 2021

Retold for a picture book audience, the Bard's mischievous take on love run amok in fairyland meets its match in luminous illustrations by Jane Ray....

Retold for a picture book audience, the Bard's mischievous take on love run amok in fairyland meets its match in luminous illustrations by Jane Ray. If we shadows have offended, Think but this, and all is mended, That you have but slumber'd here . . . There's trouble in the Fairy Kingdom. King Oberon wants to teach Titania, his proud wife, a lesson. Things heat up when four young nobles arrive in the enchanted forest from Athens. They're all in love--but with the wrong person. It's up to Puck, a playful sprite who isn't above a bit of mischief after dark, to do his master's bidding, trick Queen Titania, and dial down the drama among foolish lovers. With a certain potion at his disposal, what could go wrong? Retold from Puck's point of view in simple, accessible language, peppered with quotes from Shakespeare's original play, and brought to life in Jane Ray's lush, moonlit illustrations, this introduction to the Bard's most enchanting comedy hints at the richness of his work while being a lovely keepsake edition in its own right.

  • ISBN
    9781536217735
  • Binding
    Hardcover
  • Category
    Picture Book
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