Like every other play in the Cambridge School Shakespeare series, King John has been specially prepared to help all students in schools and colleges. This version of King John aims to be different from other editions of the play. It invites you to bring the play to life in your classroom through enjoyable activities that will help increase your understanding. You are encourage to make up your own mind about the play, rather than have someone else's interpretation handed down to you. Whatever you do, remember that Shakespeare wrote his plays to be acted, watched and enjoyed.

 

This book is part of a book series called Cambridge School Shakespeare .

There are 196 pages in this book. This book was published 1994 by Cambridge University Press .

Rene Weis is Professor of English at University College London and a distinguished editor and biographer of Shakespeare.

This book has the following chapters: List of characters; The Angevin Empire; King John; What is King John about?; History, legend and drama; The relevance of King John; King John and the Bastard; The language of King John; Staging King John; William Shakespeare.