Teach Your Kids Shakespeare

"How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare," a foolproof and enormously fun method devised by a Tony Award-winning playwright, is now available with two new chapters. This groundbreaking work promises to transform you and your children through the magic and mystery of Shakespeare's stories, as acclaimed by Sir Derek Jacobi, CBE.

Winning the Falstaff Award for Best Shakespeare Book, this guide emphasizes the importance of familiarizing children with the Bard's works. Shakespeare's plays are among the great foundations of Western civilization, containing some of the finest writing of the past 450 years. Many of the most celebrated novels, plays, poems, and films in the English language, from "Pride and Prejudice" to "The Godfather," have been heavily influenced by Shakespeare's stories, characters, language, and themes.

Acclaimed playwright Ken Ludwig, who developed this friendly and easy-to-master approach while teaching his own children, now provides the tools to inspire an understanding and love of Shakespeare's works in your children, while having fun together along the way.

Beginning with the memorization of short passages from the plays, Ludwig's technique then instills children with cultural references they will utilize for years to come. His approach also encompasses an understanding of the Elizabethan era and the implications of Shakespeare's diction, as well as the invaluable lessons behind his words and stories. Colorfully incorporating the history of Shakespearean theater and society, "How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare" guides readers on an informed and adventurous journey through the world in which the Bard wrote.

This book's simple process allows anyone to impart to children the wisdom of plays like "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Twelfth Night," "Macbeth," and "Romeo and Juliet." And the best part is, there's fun to be had throughout. Shakespeare novices and experts, as well as readers of all ages, will each find something delightfully irresistible in this remarkable work.

In the words of Sir Derek Jacobi, CBE, "You and your children will be transformed by the magic and mystery of Shakespeare and his stories in an instant." Discover the joys of sharing the Bard's timeless masterpieces with your loved ones, guided by the proven techniques of a Tony Award-winning playwright.

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