King LearInsight Publications, 2011 - 224 pages Even the most resolutely disengaged students can finally 'discover' and thrill to the rhythms and passions of Shakespeare's plays! Award-winning teachers and Shakespearean scholars have extensively trialled their approach to teaching Shakespeare's plays in the classroom, and this series is the result! The plays in this series are becoming increasingly popular for student resources in schools as English and Drama teachers discover their fabulous teaching and learning qualities. |
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Aidan Coleman, Stephen McInerney, William Shakespeare. ContentsAbouttheauthorsvi. Acknowledgements Introduction vi 1 Who was Shakespeare? Jacobean England A day at the theatre, London 1607 Dates, sources and setting Shakespeare's language ...
Aidan Coleman, Stephen McInerney, William Shakespeare. ContentsAbouttheauthorsvi. Acknowledgements Introduction vi 1 Who was Shakespeare? Jacobean England A day at the theatre, London 1607 Dates, sources and setting Shakespeare's language ...
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Aidan Coleman, Stephen McInerney, William Shakespeare. ContentsContents. Support. materials. History and criticism Who played the Fool? Bedlam and beggars A performance at the court before the King King Lear as tragedy Shakespeare's themes ...
Aidan Coleman, Stephen McInerney, William Shakespeare. ContentsContents. Support. materials. History and criticism Who played the Fool? Bedlam and beggars A performance at the court before the King King Lear as tragedy Shakespeare's themes ...
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Aidan Coleman, Stephen McInerney, William Shakespeare. Introduction Who was Shakespeare ? Shakespeare hakespeare was neither a king a lord , and this is the reason we know little about him . While historians and writers made an effort to ...
Aidan Coleman, Stephen McInerney, William Shakespeare. Introduction Who was Shakespeare ? Shakespeare hakespeare was neither a king a lord , and this is the reason we know little about him . While historians and writers made an effort to ...
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... Shakespeare , was a glove maker and was involved in a number of other business activities . He became a member of the town council when Shakespeare was very young . Shakespeare was John and Anne's third child . He had seven brothers and ...
... Shakespeare , was a glove maker and was involved in a number of other business activities . He became a member of the town council when Shakespeare was very young . Shakespeare was John and Anne's third child . He had seven brothers and ...
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Aidan Coleman, Stephen McInerney, William Shakespeare. Jacobean England pon her death , Queen Elizabeth I Upo was childless and it was widely accepted that her second ... Shakespeare had already written many. William Shakespeare's King Lear ...
Aidan Coleman, Stephen McInerney, William Shakespeare. Jacobean England pon her death , Queen Elizabeth I Upo was childless and it was widely accepted that her second ... Shakespeare had already written many. William Shakespeare's King Lear ...
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Act 1 Scene Alack ALBANY audience Bedlam beggars blinding Burgundy characters Child Rowland complete the table contrast Copy and complete CORDELIA KING LEAR CORNWALL daughters death dost dramatic irony Duke Duke of Cornwall Earl of Gloucester EDGAR GLOUCESTER EDGAR emphasise enters Exit eyes father FOOL KING LEAR Fortune France GENTLEMAN give GLOUCESTER EDGAR GLOUCESTER Gloucester's gods Gonerill and Regan Gonerill's hast hath hear heart iambic pentameter iambs imagery Jacobean James justice KENT KING LEAR Kent’s KING LEAR FOOL KING LEAR KENT kingdom Kingdom of Britain knave language Lear and Cordelia Lear's letter lines look Lord Lord Chamberlain's Men Madam means messenger nature night Nuncle Nunn nutshell OSWALD KENT paraphrase might read pathetic fallacy Peter Brook play play’s poor Prithee Questions REGAN GONERILL servant sister soliloquy speak speech storm tell Text notes thee thine Trevor Nunn trochee villain words