Shakespeare's Language: 150 Photocopiable Worksheets
- ISBN-10
- 0521578116
- ISBN-13
- 9780521578110
- Series
- Shakespeare's Language
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 152
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Author
- Rex Gibson
Description
Invaluable support for all teachers of Shakespeare in schools, colleges and institutions of higher education. Shakespeare's Language is an adaptable resource that can be used both as an introduction for GCSE students and for study at A Level, enabling students of all abilities to grasp how Shakespeare's dramatic langauge embodies the conflicts that are at the heart of all drama. This teacher's handbook contains 150 photocopiable worksheets.
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