William Shakespearea Midsummer Night's Dream( Series - Picture This! Shakespeare )

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Picture This!
Shakespeare
William Shakespeare's
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A girl is threatened with death!
Two men want to fight!
Others run for their lives!
A flower lies at the center of the mystery
Is this really a comedy? . . .
Picture This! Shakespeare Titles Currently Available from Barron's--
Macbeth * A Midsummer Night's Dream
Romeo and Juliet * Twelfth Night


One of Shakespeareas dark comedies, this play tells of lovers forbidden to marry and depicts mysterious happenings in sinister woods. It concludes with a happy ending. Shakespeareas immortal dramas are now available in illustrated form for classroom use This revolutionary way of introducing the timeless comedies and tragedies of the Bard of Avon combines the art form of the graphic novel with written passages taken directly from Shakespeareas texts. Children first studying Shakespeare are sometimes intimidated by the difficulty of his language. They will often miss the excitement and suspense in his story lines and the fascination of the wonderful characters he has created. Approaching his plays in the form of graphic-novel-style picture stories, supplemented with excerpts from the original dialogue, can be a young studentas important first step in truly understanding and appreciating Shakespeareas masterpieces. Preceding the action of each play, these books offer brief summaries explaining what the play is all about, followed by illustrated casts of characters, each character shown with a brief descriptive caption. Supplementing each title in this series is a separately available teacheras guide that suggests topics for classroom discussion and advises on imaginative activities that fit the classroom environment and coincide with the five acts of each play.