William Shakespeare
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Grieving for the recent death of his beloved father and appalled by his mother's quick remarriage to his uncle, Hamlet, heir to the Danish throne, struggles with conflicting emotions, particularly after his father's ghost appeals to him to avenge his death.
9) Lady Hotspur
Author
Series
Queens of Innis Lear volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Strike fast, love hard, live forever... This is the motto of the Lady Knights - sworn to fealty under a struggling kingdom, promised to defend the prospective heir, Banna Mora. But when a fearsome rebellion overthrows the throne, Mora is faced with an agonizing choice: give up everything she's been raised to love, and allow a king-killer to be rewarded - or retake the throne, and take up arms against the newest heir, Hal Bolingbrooke, Mora's own...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books
Pub. Date
c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A simplified prose retelling of Shakespeare's play about the strange events that take place in a forest inhabited by fairies who magically transform the romantic fate of two young couples.
13) The London Shakespeare: a new annotated and critical edition of the complete works in six volumes
Author
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pub. Date
1957
Language
English
Description
The comedies: The comedy of errors. The taming of the shrew. Love's labour's lost. The two gentlemen of Verona. A midsummer night's dream. The merchant of Venice. Much ado about nothing. As you like it.
14) Romeo & Juliet
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
This stylized film of Shakespeare's masterpiece from the National Theatre celebrates the theatrical imagination. In this contemporary retelling, a company of actors in a shuttered theater bring to life the tale of two young lovers who strive to transcend a world of violence and hate. Josh O'Connor and Jessie Buckley star as Shakespeare's immortal star-crossed lovers.
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
p2003
Language
English
Description
With his wedding a week away, Claudio can't wait to marry the beautiful young Hero. To distract him, his best friend Don Pedro devises mischief: a romantic trap for the sharp-tongued Beatrice and the man she loves to hate, Benedick. Their amusement is almost spoiled by the jealous scheming of Don John, but love and laughter prevail when the local constable unwittingly exposes the plot--and all the trouble proves to be much ado about nothing (111 min.)....