King Lear In Plain and Simple English (A Modern Translation and the Original Version)
King Lear In Plain and Simple English (A Modern Translation and the Original Version)

Author: BookCaps Study Guides Staff

Publisher: BookCaps Study Guides

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 780

ISBN-13: 1621072894

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King Lear descends into madness after foolishly disposing of his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all. Sound like a good story? It is...if you can understand it. If you have struggled in the past reading Shakespeare, then BookCaps can help you out. This book is a modern translation of King Lear. The original text is also presented in the book, along with a comparable version of both text. We all need refreshers every now and then. Whether you are a student trying to cram for that big final, or someone just trying to understand a book more, BookCaps can help. We are a small, but growing company, and are adding titles every month.

Shakespeare Made Easy
Shakespeare Made Easy

Author: Muriel J. Morris

Publisher: Walch Publishing

Published: 1990-08

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9780825124129

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Make Shakespeare fun! Introduces 12 widely read Shakespearean plays Captures students? interest with a comic-strip format Portrays captivating characters in amusing period costumes Features entertaining synopses; accurate story lines; and witty, engaging dialogue

Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 1

Author: William Shakespeare

Publisher: Barrons Educational Series

Published: 1985-04-01

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 9780812035858

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Here are the books that help teach Shakespeare plays without the teacher constantly needing to explain and define Elizabethan terms, slang, and other ways of expression that are different from our own. Each play is presented with Shakespeare's original lines on each left-hand page, and a modern, easy-to-understand "translation" on the facing right-hand page. All dramas are complete, with every original Shakespearian line, and a full-length modern rendition of the text. These invaluable teaching-study guides also include: 1. Helpful background information that puts each play in its historical perspective. 2. Discussion questions that teachers can use to spark student class participation, and which students can use as springboards for their own themes and term papers. 3. Fact quizzes, sample examinations, and other features that improve student comprehension of what each play is about.

King Lear
King Lear

Author: William Shakespeare

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing

Published: 2006-09-01

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 1602911789

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This series features classic Shakespeare retold with graphic color illustrations. Educators using the Dale-Chall vocabulary system adapted each title. Each 64-page, eBook retains key phrases and quotations from the original play. Research shows that the more students read, the better their vocabulary, their ability to read, and their knowledge of the world. Lear, the aging king, decides to relinquish his throne and divide his kingdom evenly among his three daughters as determined by their affirmations of love. Enraged and disappointed over daughter Cordelia's declaration, he banishes her and divides his kingdom equally between her two sisters. Jealousy and pride consume the two as they seek to control the kingdom. Treachery and betrayal lead to tragedy as the king slowly loses his grip on reality.

Learwife
Learwife

Author: J. R. Thorpe

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2021-12-07

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 1643138243

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Inspired by Shakespeare's King Lear, this breathtaking debut novel tells the story of the most famous woman ever written out of literary history. "I am the queen of two crowns, banished fifteen years, the famed and gilded woman, bad-luck baleful girl, mother of three small animals, now gone. I am fifty-five years old. I am Lear's wife. I am here." Word has come. Care-bent King Lear is dead, driven mad and betrayed. His three daughters too, broken in battle. But someone has survived: Lear's queen. Exiled to a nunnery years ago, written out of history, her name forgotten. Now she can tell her story. Though her grief and rage may threaten to crack the earth open, she knows she must seek answers. Why was she sent away in shame and disgrace? What has happened to Kent, her oldest friend and ally? And what will become of her now, in this place of women? To find peace she must reckon with her past and make a terrible choice - one upon which her destiny, and that of the entire abbey, rests. Giving unforgettable voice to a woman whose absence has been a tantalising mystery, Learwife is a breathtaking novel of loss, renewal and how history bleeds into the present.