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Tales from Shakespeare. Charles and Mary Lamb. Charles and Mary Lamb. they wer e E nglish , they we re from London the biggest piece is Shakespear ‘s games rewrit t e n in to tales for children they were both a little crazy and Mary even killed the ir mother
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Talesfrom Shakespeare Charles and Mary Lamb
Charles and Mary Lamb • theywere English, theywere from London • thebiggestpieceisShakespear‘s gamesrewritteninto talesforchildren • theywerebotha littlecrazyand Mary evenkilledtheirmother • Charles alsowrotepoemsandbalads, Mary didn‘t write more, shespent a lot oftime in the hospital for the mentally ill 1775 - 1834 1764 - 1847
thisbookisdevided in shorttales: • TheTempest • A MidsummerNight‘s Dream • Much AdoAboutNothing • As YouLikeIt • The Merchant ofVenice • Mackbeth • TwelfthNight, orWhatYouWill • Let meintroducetwoofthem
A MidsummerNight‘s Dream • A comedy, ittakesplace in ancientGreece • Itisaboutfouryoungpeoplewho love eachother. • Thereisverycomplicatedrelationship-spiderbetweenthem. • The king ofthefairiesmessesuptheir love story with love-juice, but in goodfaith • Finallythereisa happyend, andthey don‘t reallyknow, ifitwasn‘t only a dream…
As YouLikeIt • Another love story witha complicated plot anda happyend • Ittakesplace in France andArdenswood • It‘s abouttwogirls, who live in disguisebecauseofunlawfulduke • They love unlawfulduke‘s enemyand his brother • Atthe end, thereisa lawfuldukeagain, andyoungcouples are married
+/- • I likedthisbook, because I knowa lot of Shakespeare‘s plays • In thisbookitisrewritten in an easyandsimply style • And finallythe taleshaveusuallyhappyendswhitchmakesa nice afternoon-readingfromthem
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