This book is designed to assist upper secondary school and first and second-year university students in their reading and understanding of Shakespeare’s plays. The plays selected for discussion are those that students are most likely to encounter in their early adventures with Shakespeare. The plays included are:
- As You Like It
- Romeo and Juliet
- Hamlet.
Each discussion provides guidance on themes and ideas raised and suggests approaches to allow students to build original ideas and insights.
The book contains interactive exercises that are designed to assist students to understand and remember the characters, plots and structures of Shakespeare’s plays.
The author, Cheryl Taylor, is a retired lecturer in English and other literatures. She is currently an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Centre for Arts, Society and Education at James Cook University, and a Reviews Editor for JASAL (Journal for the Study of Australian Literature).
Shakespeare's Major Plays is openly licenced and freely available to read via JCU Open eBooks.
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