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A very different look at some of Shakespeare's stories told from a minor character's point of view. A humorous look at "Romeo and Juliet", "A Midsummer's Night Dream", "Julius Caesar", "Macbeth", "Henry V" and others.
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Only the Brits could have produced a Shakespeare, and only they could rewrite the Bard four hundred years later without losing a beat or ruffling a feather! Carpenter has recreated several plays in a modern setting, using today's vocabulary and slang. Boyd's outstanding delivery further enhances the achievement. She presents ROMEO AND JULIET from the perspective of Juliet's nurse, who sounds like a '90's cockney. However, Boyd also dazzles listeners with Cassius's remorse over Caesar's murder. Her male and female voices are perfect; it is as if the listener is hearing a multi-voiced production. Comedy and tragedy get equal treatment; emotion, pathos and glee all come amazingly to life. A Shakespearean play has never been thus presented. This is best appreciated by older kids and adults. S.G.B.Winner of AUDIOFILE'S Earphones Award. (c) AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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- PublisherPenguin Uk
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0670855340
- ISBN 13 9780670855346
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages112
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. The Big i (illustrator). New, An Unread Copy - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges and/or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Vintage 1997 Sequel to the much-loved Shakespeare Without the Boring Bits, these thoroughly modern retellings pick out the very best of Shakespeare. Told from different points of view, each story has its own flavour and style. Witness the agony of Othello as he is goaded to murder, the farcical events of Much Ado About Nothing, the Hollywood antics of Antony and Cleopatra, the despair of Hamlet, plus much more. Seller Inventory # 011189
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. The Big i (illustrator). New, An Unread Copy - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges and/or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Vintage 1994 Though written nearly four hundred years ago, the stories in Shakespeare's plays are relevant to any age. Stories of love, hate, jealousy, murder, greed and magic. Comedies and tragedies to appeal to every taste. Humphrey Carpenter has retold the stories from nine of Shakespeare's plays In original and exciting way. Using contemporary language, each story is told from a different character's point of view and in a different style. Seller Inventory # 011188
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