Tales for Children from Shakespear

Contents

Tempest

A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Winter's Tale

Much Ado About Nothing

As You Like It

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

The Merchant of Venice

Cymbeline

King Lear

Macbeth

All's Well that Ends Well

The Taming of the Shrew

The Comedy of Errors

Measure for Measure

Twelfth Night; or, What You Will

Timon of Athens

Romeo and Juliet

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

Othello

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

The Adventures of Ulysses

Mrs. Leicester's School

The King and Queen of Hearts

Poetry for Children

Three Poems Not in "Poetry for Children"

Prince Dorus


The Adventures of Ulysses-

The main character is Ulysses. Ulysses is the hero of the Odyssey. He spent 10 years trying to get home to Ithaca with his wife and son, but on the journey back home, he faces monsters, angered gods and faced the wrath of angered gods. He leads his men through the adventures.

The Merchant of Venice-

A merchant in Venice (Antonio) must default on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock. It is believed to have been written between 1596 and 1599. Though classified as a comedy in the First Folio and sharing certain aspects with Shakespeare's other romantic comedies, the play is most remembered for its dramatic scenes, and it is best known for Shylock and the famous "Hath not a Jew eyes?" speech on humanity. Also notable is Portia's speech about "the quality of mercy".

A Midsummer Night's Dream-

It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of Theseus, the Duke of Athens, to Hippolyta (the former queen of the Amazons). These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors (the mechanicals) who are controlled and manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set. The play is one of Shakespeare's most popular works for the stage and is widely performed across the world.


Romeo and Juliet-

It is about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers.

King Lear-

It depicts the gradual descent into madness of the title character, after he disposes of his kingdom by giving bequests to two of his three daughters egged on by their continual flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all. Derived from the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological pre-Roman Celtic king, the play has been widely adapted for the stage and motion pictures, with the title role coveted by many of the world's most accomplished actors.