Simply Shakespeare: Readers Theatre for Young People

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This collection of scripts includes readers theatre scripts based on Shakespeares comedies tragedies and romances. Each script includes a summary presentation suggestions and a character list. You dont have to look any further to find the best of the Bard! From misalliances and misadventures to romance and comedy students can explore the wonderful world of Shakespeare through Readers Theatre. This unique collection of 13 scripts from Weekly Readers Read magazine features age-appropriate play adaptations from some of Shakespeares greatest and best-known works. Magnificently preserving the flavor of Shakespeares writings the language has been modernized so that young readers can easily grasp and appreciate the characters and the plot. Each script is accompanied by a summary presentation suggestions and a character list. The scripts can be used independently (for stand-alone performances) or as precursors to classroom units on Shakespeare (e.g. in conjunction with reading or viewing one of Shakespeares plays in its original version). Plays include: As You Like It Hamlet Julius Caesar King Lear Macbeth A Midsummer Nights Dream The Merchant of Venice Much Ado About Nothing OthelloLDBL Romeo and Juliet The Taming of the Shrew The Tempest Twelfth Night Grades 6-12