A storm strikes a ship carrying Alonso, Ferdinand, Sebastian, Antonio, Gonzalo, Stephano, and Trinculo, who are on their way to Italy after coming from the wedding of Alonso's daughter, Claribel, to the prince of Tunis in Africa. The royal party and the other mariners, with the exception of the unflappable Boatswain, begin to fear for their lives. Lightning cracks, and the mariners cry that the ship has been hit. Everyone prepares to sink.

Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, discusses the author and the theater of his time, and provides quizzes and other study activities.

This No Fear Shakespeare ebook gives you the complete text of The Tempest and an easy-to-understand translation. Each No Fear Shakespeare contains • The complete text of the original play • A line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday language • A complete list of characters with descriptions • Plenty of helpful commentary

Let’s face it. Hearing people talk about Shakespeare can be pretty annoying. Particularly if you feel like you don’t understand him. When people talk about which of Shakespeare’s plays they like best, or what they thought of so-and-sos performance, they often treat Shakespeare like membership in some exclusive club. If you don’t "get" him, if you don’t go to see his plays, you’re not truly educated or literate. You might be tempted to...

This No Fear Shakespeare ebook gives you the complete text of King Lear and an easy-to-understand translation. Each No Fear Shakespeare contains • The complete text of the original play • A line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday language • A complete list of characters with descriptions • Plenty of helpful commentary

Read Shakespeare's plays in all their brilliance-and understand what every word means! Don't be intimidated by Shakespeare! These popular guides make the Bard's plays accessible and enjoyable. This No Fear Shakespeare ebook gives you the complete text of Coriolanusand an easy-to-understand translation. Each No Fear guide contains: • The complete text of the original play • A line-by-line translation that puts the words into everyday language •...

Macbeth SparkNotes Literature Guide by William Shakespeare Making the reading experience fun! When a paper is due, and dreaded exams loom, here's the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis; explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols; a review quiz; and essay topics. Lively and accessible, SparkNotes is perfect for late-night studying...

Shakespeare everyone can understand-now in this new EXPANDED edition of MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM! Why fear Shakespeare? By placing the words of the original play next to line-by-line translations in plain English, this popular guide makes Shakespeare accessible to everyone. And now it features expanded literature guide sections that help students study smarter. The expanded sections include: Five Key Questions: Five frequently asked...

"SIGNATURE SHAKESPEARE SERIES Featuring remarkable laser-cut paper designs throughout, this new series offers stunning presentations of Shakespeare's plays, complete with scholarship, commentary, notes, and illustrated essays about Shakespeare's language and performances of the play. It's a keepsake package worthy of the greatest, and most loved, playwright in the English language. Each volume in the Signature Shakespeare series includes: - Illustration:...

Read Shakespeare's plays in all their brilliance-and understand what every word means! Don't be intimidated by Shakespeare! These popular guides make the Bard's plays accessible and enjoyable. Each No Fear guide contains: • The complete text of the original play • A line-by-line translation that puts the words into everyday language • A complete list of characters, with descriptions • Plenty of helpful commentaryThis dark comedy, set in...