This story would appeal strongly to boys, I would imagine (that's not say that girls won't also like it), and unlike Shakespeare's play, this adaptation is easy to understand. Chute's purpose to provide a substitute for these immortal comedies, tragedies, and histories; rather she seeks to provide the modern reader with essential insight into Shakespeare's narrative genius, clarifying the intricacies of plot and sharply delineating a host of characters, major and minor alike. Tales From Shakespeare vividly bring to life the power of Shakespeare's stories with wit and wisdom. It's a little bit of a boring story as told in this book, and it takes a lot to grab and hold kids' attention these days.

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illustration from a 1922 edition of Tales from Shakespeare that shows Shakespeare presenting his stories to Queen Elizabeth I and charles and Mary Lamb presenting their stories to children.Young kids just aren't at a developmental point in their lives to be able to appreciate the emotions/machinations/motivations in King Lear. Without the tug-of-war and battle-of-the-wills, Petruchio's behavior is out of context, and he comes across as plainly abusive.

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It is also an indication that at the time children's literature would have been literally non-existent, namely because it was expected that when a child learnt to read, they would have been thrown straight into the deep end (though I suspect that the Bible would have been a major part of a child's introduction to literature). Victorian attitudes are too present in this tale, and I think they were more degrading than the original was. The dif is the illustrated edition is not complete, only 15 stories (20 in original) and is, well illustrated, as it says in title. Preserving all the imaginative genius and spark of the originals, while bringing a contemporary, flexible and fluid voice to their retelling, Michael reveals the stories in a startlingly fresh and entertaining way, providing both an entry point for child readers, and a fascinating dialogue with the original texts that will intrigue any Shakespeare scholar. Launched as an exclusive ‘audio first’ in May 2021, the tales have been created in association with the RSC and feature readings by members of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and Michael himself.Our resources are crucial for knowledge lovers everywhere—so if you find all these bits and bytes useful, please pitch in. Othello: Well, the opening sentences of this adaptation instruct readers (who the authors expected to be mostly female, as stated in their introduction) that they can admire Desdemona for choosing a black man, but she should not be imitated. Original green cloth with gilt design, some patchy fading to covers and foot of spine worn a little, very slight foxing to prelims and foredge.

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I suppose if the kid in question likes fairy tales, then he or she might enjoy A Midsummer Night's Dream. The sister Viola alone, away from home on a different island decides to be a boy (again Shakespeare, FR?Wonderful book to read weather your an adult or child, lovely introduction by Dame Judi Dench too which is a nice touch. Okay, tales for children had existed for centuries, but many of the stories that we traditionally consider to be children's stories (such as Grimm's Fairytales) were originally written for an adult audience. Following the audio publication, a beautifully illustrated hardback, Morpurgo Tales from Shakespeare, will follow in Autumn 2022, which will include a foreword by Gregory Doran, Artistic Director at the RSC. Shakespearian characters change suddenly, not all of them have strong natures, marriages easily happen or break, love at first sight is quite the everyday routine, and they become repentant in the end, however evil they might be.