Mastering Shakespeare
No. of pages 416
Published: 1998
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The book is divided into sections that deal with comedy, tragedy and history. Also included are detailed sections on the most popular plays in the theatre and in the examination room.
The book deals with the basic themes of Shakespeare, the kinds of characters he created, the stories he was attracted to, and the ways in which the plays work out on stage. Among the plays studied are A Midsummer Night's Dream, Merchant of Venice, Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.
This book is part of a book series called Macmillan Master .
This book is aimed at children in secondary school.
There are 416 pages in this book. This book was published 1998 by Macmillan Education UK .
RICHARD GILL has many years' experience of teaching at school, further education and university level. He teaches English at Wyggeston & Queen Elizabeth I College, Leicester, and is a Research Fellow at the University of Leicester. He is the author of Mastering English Literature , and broadcasts regularly on the radio.
This book has the following chapters:
Shakespeare!. - What Does It Mean?. - Story, Time and Place. - Characters. - Words. - Design. - Dialogues. - The Stage and Acting. - What's It All About. - Thinking. - Studying. - Some Comedies. - The Problem Plays. - Tragedy. - Some Tragedies. - The History Plays. - Some Histories. - The Roman Plays. - The Late Plays.
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