Shakespeare on the Double! Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

240 Seiten

2006
John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-470-04154-3 (ISBN)

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For students struggling with the Bard, a book by any other name wouldn't help as much! Complete with all kinds of study aids in addition to the side-by-side translation and reflective questions, this Shakespearean resource helps students understand and appreciate Romeo and Juliet.

"For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her Romeo." Romeo and Juliet is the tragic story of "star-crossed lovers" from feuding families. Complete with a masquerade ball, a duel, a secret marriage, a sleeping potion, and pushy parents, the play packs a lot of action and emotion into five days of passion, romance, duplicity, and tragedy. Now you can end your Shakespearian woes with this modern translation and aids that make understanding the play quick and painless: * A brief synopsis of the plot and action * A comprehensive character list that describes the characteristics, motivations, and actions of each major player * A visual character map that shows the relationships of major characters * A cycle-of-death graphic that pinpoints the sequence of deaths and includes who dies, how they die, and why * Reflective questions that help you understand the themes of the play With Shakespeare on the Double! Romeo and Juliet, you may just fall in love with the Bard.

Mary Ellen Snodgrass is an award-winning author of textbooks and general reference works, and a former columnist for the Charlotte Observer. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, she graduated magna cum laude from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Appalachian State University, and holds degrees in English, Latin, psychology, and the education of gifted children.

Introduction. Synopsis. List of Characters. Character Map. Cycle of Death. ACT I. Prologue. Scene 1. Scene 2. Scene 3. Scene 4. Scene 5. ACT II. Prologue. Scene 1. Scene 2. Scene 3. Scene 4. Scene 5. Scene 6. ACT III. Scene 1. Scene 2. Scene 3. Scene 4. Scene 5. ACT IV. Scene 1. Scene 2. Scene 3. Scene 4. Scene 5. ACT V. Scene 1. Scene 2. Scene 3. Questions for Reflection.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.9.2006
Übersetzer	Mary Ellen Snodgrass
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations (chiefly col.)
Sprache	englisch
Maße	142 x 217 mm
Gewicht	242 g
Einbandart	Paperback
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lektüren / Interpretationen ► Englisch
ISBN-10	0-470-04154-4 / 0470041544
ISBN-13	978-0-470-04154-3 / 9780470041543
Zustand	Neuware