King Richard II


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King Richard III


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Richard III


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King Richard III


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King Richard III is one of Shakespeare's most popular and frequently-performed plays. Janis Lull's introduction to this new edition, based on the First Folio, emphasises the play's tragic themes - individual identity, determinism and choice - and stresses the importance of women's roles in the play. It also underscores the special relationship between Richard III and Macbeth, demonstrating that the later tragedy re-examines issues raised in the earlier one. A thorough performance history of stage and film versions of Richard III shows how the text has been cut, rewritten and re-shaped by directors and actors to enhance the role of Richard at the expense of other parts, especially those of the women. The notes define the play's language and ideas in terms easily accessible to contemporary readers.







Richard III


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Easy Reading Shakespeare! Introduce your students to the famous literary accomplishments of William Shakespeare. Easy-reading adaptations will ignite the interest of reluctant and enthusiastic readers. Each of these condensed works is arranged in a ten-chapter format with key words designed and used in context. Multiple-choice questions require students to recall specific details, sequence events, draw inferences, develop new story names, and choose the main idea. Improves fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. HIGH-INTEREST/LOW READABILITY Each book: Includes interdisciplinary teaching suggestions. - Is divided into 10 short chapters with exercises in each. - Was written using McGraw-Hill's Core Vocabulary. - Was measured using the Fry Readability Formula. - Includes 100 comprehension questions. - Includes 60 vocabulary exercises. - Includes complete answer keys. - Contains 72 pages with illustrations in every chapter. - May be used as a consumable or reproduced for classroom use. Reading Levels 2-5. Interest Level Through Adult.










The Oxford Shakespeare: The Tragedy of King Richard III


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"Documentation of the extensive textual variants is organized for maximum clarity: the readings of the Folio and the Quarto are presented in separate banks, and more specialist information is given at the back of the book. Appendices also include selected passages from the main source and a special index of actors and other theatrical personnel."--BOOK JACKET.