A Midsummer Night's Dream -- Macbeth -- As You Like It -- Romeo and Juliet -- The Tempest -- Hamlet, Prince of Denmark -- Antony and Cleopatra -- Twelfth Night -- The Tragedy of King Richard III -- The Merchant of Venice -- Julius Caesar -- Much Ado About Nothing -- King Lear -- The Winter's Tale
Summary
Travel back to the Globe Theatre of Shakespeare's day as Marcia Williams brings fourteen of the Bard's best-loved plays to life. Discover why Romeo and Juliet's love affair was doomed, who murdered Hamlet's beloved father and how a man with a donkey's head captured the heart of the fairy queen. These brilliantly accessible retellings feature Shakespear's own dialogue and plenty of witty, colourful illustrations