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Oxford School Shakespeare

Roma Gill

Description

Readership: 11+ English students

Oxford School Shakespeare is the well-established series which helps all your students to understand and enjoy Shakespeare's plays.

Each text is complete and unabridged with corresponding notes alongside the text for easy reference

Plot summaries at the beginning of each scene ensure that students understand the story, enabling them to concentrate on other aspects of the play

Detailed introductions contain notes on the characters and an overview of the action

Each play is supported by a range of classwork activities and examination practice as well as background information on Elizabethan England

Attractive line drawings illustrate the notes and text, helping to clarify particularly difficult words and phrases

Edited by Roma Gill, who has acted in and directed Shakespeare's plays, and has lectured on Shakespeare all over the world

Ideal for KS3 set scenes, GCSE, and as an accessible way into Shakespeare for A Level

Reviews:

"Thorough and scholarly in approach"

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