Dimensions
152 x 229 x 20mm
Original Shakespearean Text with a Modern Line-for-Line Translation.
Books in this brand new, illustrated series present complete texts of Shakespeare's plays. However, the lines are set up so students can see the bard's original poetic phrases printed side by side and line by line with a modern "translation" on the facing page.
Starting in the late 1580s Shakespeare's plays were popular entertainment for London's theatregoers. Over the course of 400+ years, the English language has changed in many ways - which is why today's students often find Shakespeare's idiom difficult to comprehend. 'Simply Shakespeare' offers an excellent solution to this problem.
This tragedy tells of a power-hungry Scottish nobleman and his lady, and the price they pay for violently seizing the royal throne.
