William Shakespeare

Macbeth is one of the darkest tragedies of William Shakespeare. The play revolves around a power-hungry Scottish lord, Macbeth, and his lady, who conspire to kill King Duncan. After Duncan's death, Macbeth ascends the throne, only to be consumed by guilt, panic and paranoia, which ultimately lead him to his doom. This short narrative version of the play has been suitably adapted to help introduce the play to young readers. It can be read by children...

Loyalty and Heredity-- King Henry VIII covers the period of Henry's reign from shortly after he becomes king to the birth of Elizabeth, who would one day become queen and for whom the play was written. The firing of a cannon during the very first performance of this play caused a fire that burnt the Globe theater to the ground. Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot That it do singe yourself. We may outrun By violent swiftness that which we run at,...

POETRY & POETS. From Ophelia's lament for lost love to Ariel's joyful paean to fairy life, this elegant collector's edition encompasses songs from Shakespeare's plays as well as all of the Bard's sonnets. The book is graced with images by Charles Robinson, a well-known representative of England's Golden Age of book illustration. Other attractive features include an index of first lines and decorative endpapers, reproduced in full color from the original...

Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, discusses the author and the theater of his time, and provides quizzes and other study activities.