shakespeare, william

A graphic novel adaptation of Shakespeare's play in which Macbeth and his ambitious wife plot to kill their king and his heirs, clearing the way for Macbeth to seize the crown of Scotland for himself.

An adaptation of William Shakespeare's play about the tragic love between Romeo and Juliet that can be performed in ninety minutes.

An introduction to Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice," telling the story of the play about a creditor who demands a pound of flesh as payment of a defaulted debt and a man who must solve a riddle game to win the hand of his love, with excerpts from the text, descriptions of the main characters, and background information on the customs of the time.

Presents ideas for teaching two Shakespeare plays in the classroom and through performance, with handouts, sample lesson plans, and homework assignments.

During the 1967 school year, on Wednesday afternoons when all his classmates go to either Catechism or Hebrew school, seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood stays in Mrs. Baker's classroom where they read the plays of William Shakespeare and Holling learns much of value about the world he lives in.

A hip-hop retelling of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet that focuses on Tybalt (derisively referred to as "the Prince of Cats") and his Capulet crew as they do battle nightly with the hated Montagues. Set in a Blade Runner-esque version of Brooklyn, Prince of Cats is a mix of urban melodrama, samurai action and classic Shakespearean theater...all written in iambic pentameter!.

Presents the complete text of Shakespeare's classic drama of revenge of the death of Hamlet's father.

In graphic novel format, retells the story of Macbeth, who plots to sieze the throne of Scotland.

A graphic novel adaptation of William Shakespeare's play about the first emperor of ancient Rome, the conspiracy to assassinate him, and the civil war that follows his murder.

Contains full explanatory notes on pages facing the text of the play.