Edited introduced & annotated by Cedric Watts Research Professor of English University of Sussex The Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare's works The textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal Much Ado About Nothing has long been celebrated as one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies The central relationship between Benedick & Beatrice is wittily combative until love prevails Broader comedy is provided by Dogberry Verges & the watchmen The drama ranges between the destructively sinister & the lyrically romantic giving the whole a complex & sometimes problematic character Numerous revivals in the theatre & on screen have displayed the lively variety & interpretative openness of this engaging comedy ...

An enhanced larger-format edition of the Cambridge School Shakespeare plays extensively rewritten expanded & produced in an attractive new design An active approach to classroom Shakespeare enables students to inhabit Shakespeare's imaginative world in accessible & creative ways Students are encouraged to share Shakespeare's love of language interest in character & sense of theatre Substantially revised & extended in full colour classroom activities are thematically organised in distinctive ' Stagecraft' ' Write about it' ' Language in the play' ' Characters' & ' Themes' features Extended glossaries are aligned with the play text for easy reference Expanded endnotes include extensive essay-writing guidance for ' Much Ado about Nothing' & Shakespeare

Includes:: rich exciting colour photos of performances of ' Much Ado about Nothing' from around the world

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Young lovers Hero & Claudio soon to wed conspire to get verbal sparring partners & confirmed singles Benedick & Beatrice to wed as well ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play From Joss Whedon acclaimed Director of The Avengers Assemble & a stand out cast of Whedon s regular actors comes this stunning new vision of Shakespeare&s classic comedy When Leonato the Governor of Messina is visited by his friend Don Pedro he is accompanied by two of his officers Benedick & Claudio Claudio falls for Leonato s daughter Hero while Benedick verbally spars with Beatrice the governors niece A series of comic & tragic events help keep the two couples from truly finding happiness
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Shakespeare's Much Ado about Nothing delights in the verbal sparring between reluctant lovers Beatrice & Benedick who are happily brought together at the end of the play by the schemes of their friends & no story is complete without one evil character Don John who unsuccessfully tries to tear apart the wedding plans of Hero & Claudio the other lovers in this sparkling story Rewritten in rhyming couplets for children to read this version of the play is illustrated by the author's own pupils who have created wonderful drawings of the play Their artistic interpretations are vivid evidence of her clever ability to bring Shakespeare's complex characters & intricate plots to life for young people ...

' York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature This series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level & undergraduate students Written by established literature experts ' York Notes Advanced' introduce students to sophisticated analysis a range of critical perspectives & wider contexts ...

Key features of this text How to study the text Author & historical background General & detailed summaries Commentary on themes structure characters language & style Glossaries Test questions & issues to consider Essay writing advice Cultural connections Literary terms Illustrations Colour design ...

Three Top Writers Continue the Epic Fantasy Adventure Begun in the Best-Seller The Shadow of the Lion Prince Manfred & his mentor & bodyguard the deadly warrior Erik survived dangers & enemies both natural & supernmatural & if they thought that their new mission was going to be anything but more of the same they soon gave up on that hope Returning from Jerusalem they & their escort of knights of the Holy Trinity are escorting an envoy of II Khan Mongol to the lands of the Golden Horde-between the Black Sea & the Carpathians which happen to be eastern bastion against their old enemies the demon Chernobog & his possessed puppet the Jangellion Unfortunately what began as a diplomatic mission leads to Manfred & his knights being caught up in an inter-clan civil war rescuingh a fugitive woman & her injured brother & becoming involved in the problems of Prince Vlad Duke of Valahia who has been held as a hostage by King Emeric og Hungary until freed by Countess Elizabeth Batholdy to use as bait to capture a gropu pf nonhumans Instead the wolflike nonhumans who masquerade as gypsies free Prince Vlad & help him to return to his homeland to raise revolt against Hungary & to renew age-old magics Manfred & Erik are forced into an alliance of convenience between the Golden Horde & the ancient magical forces of Valahia as directed by the troubled Vlad The magic calls for blood & Vlad is deathly afraid of it-and at the same time is irresistibly drawn toward it About the Author Mercedes Lackey is the New York Times best-selling author of the Bardic Voices series & the SERRted Edge series (both baen) The Heralds of Valdemar series (DAW) & many more She was one of the first writers to have an online newsgroup devoted to her writing Among her populat Baen titles are The Fire Rose The Lark & the Wren & The Shadow of the Lion (with Eric Flint & Dave Freer) She lives in Oklahoma Eric Flint is the authorcreator of the New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series With David Drake he has written six popular novels in the Belisarius series including the new novel The Dance of Time & with David Weber collaborated on 1633 & 1634 The Baltic War two novels in the Ring of Fire series & on Crown of Slaves a best of the year pick by Publishers Weekly Flint recevied his masters degree in history from UCLA & was for amny years a labor union activist He lives in East Chicago IL with his wife & is working on more books in the best-selling Ring of Fire series Dave Freer is an ichthyologist turned author living in a remote part of Kwa Zulu-Natal South Africa with his wife & chief proof-reader Barbara four dogs & four cats & two sons Paddy & James His first book-The Forlorn (Baen)-came out in 1999 Since then he has co-authored with Eric Flint (Rats Bats & Vats The Rats The Bats & the Ugly Pyramid Scheme Pyramid Power) & with Mercedes Lackey & Eric Flint (The Shadow of the Lion This Rough Magic The Wizard of Karres) as well as writing another solo novel in that series A mankind Witch & various shorter works Besides working as a fisheries scientist for the Western Cape shark fishery he has worked as a commerical driver & as a relief chef at several luxury game lodges ...

Barnaby Lenon a former schoolmaster & headmaster who is chair of the Independent Schools Council takes an in-depth look at the elements that make up a successful school He examines leading & latest research on school leadership & management; looks at how teachers pupils parents & governors can achieve results; & puts the spotlight on subjects exam systems & social mobility For his research he visited a number of schools that are achieving outstanding results John Perryn Primary School Acton; Tollgate Primary School Newham; King Solomon Academy Marylebone; Burlington Danes Academy Hammersmith; West London Free School Hammersmith; Michaela Community School Wembley; St Mary Magdalene Academy Islington; Dixons Kings Academy Bradford; Tauheedul Boys' School Blackburn; London Academy of Excellence Newham; & Brighton College His analysis of their innovations & achievements provides an insight into some of England's most successful schools ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play George Formby plays a handyman with a knack for handling the paint brush a talent he pursues by painting portraits of heads minus the body because he lacks the boldness to have his models pose nude In a commercial art class fellow students add bodies to three of Formby&s heads creating trouble for him ...