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King Lear

No Fear Shakespeare Deluxe Student Editions - Shakespeare Side-by-Side Plain English

By William Shakespeare (Author), SparkNotes (Author)

Series No Fear Shakespeare

Price$9.95

Pub Date 10/6/2020

ISBN 9781411479661

Format Paperback

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King Lear

No Fear Shakespeare Deluxe Student Editions - Shakespeare Side-by-Side Plain English

by William Shakespeare, SparkNotes
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OVERVIEW
Shakespeare everyone can understand—now in new DELUXE editions!
 
Why fear Shakespeare? By placing the words of the original play next to line-by-line translations in plain English, these popular guides make Shakespeare accessible to everyone. They introduce Shakespeare’s world, significant plot points, and the key players. And now they feature expanded literature guide sections that help students study smarter, along with links to bonus content on the Sparknotes.com website. A Q&A, guided analysis of significant literary devices, and review of the play give students all the tools necessary for understanding, discussing, and writing about King Lear.
 
The expanded content includes:  
Five Key Questions: Five frequently asked questions about major moments and characters in the play.
 
What Does the Ending Mean?: Is the ending sad, celebratory, ironic . . . or ambivalent?
 
Plot Analysis: What is the play about? How is the story told, and what are the main themes? Why do the characters behave as they do?
 
Study Questions: Questions that guide students as they study for a test or write a paper.
 
Quotes by Theme: Quotes organized by Shakespeare’s main themes, such as love, death, tyranny, honor, and fate.
 
Quotes by Character: Quotes organized by the play’s main characters, along with interpretations of their meaning.
 
Title Details

Pages 400 pages

Trim 6 x 9 x 0 Inches

Territories World

Category Reference

Carton Quantity 27