Description
This book set has 2 story books:-
Andrew Matthews brings historical tales to life for young readers. With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Villainy in Richard III and The Taming of the Shrew. The tales have been retold using accessible language and with the help of Tony Ross’s engaging black-and-white illustrations, each play is vividly brought to life allowing these culturally enriching stories to be shared with as wide an audience as possible.
Richard III
The Tragedy of Richard the Third, often shortened to Richard III, is a play which depicts the Machiavellian rise to power and subsequent short reign of King Richard III of England. He is a cold-blooded and dastardly villain who slaughters his family and even marries his victim’s widow to become king. It’s a history play, but the plot isn’t necessarily true to events: Shakespeare wrote the play during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
The Taming of the Shrew
Lucentio loves Bianca but cannot court her until her shrewish older sister Katherina marries. The eccentric Petruccio marries the reluctant Katherina and uses a number of tactics to render her an obedient wife.
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