The Merry Wives of Windsor (Cambridge School Shakespeare Series)

by William Shakespeare, Rex Gibson (Editor)

Overview

Like every other play in the Cambridge School Shakespeare series, The Merry Wives of Windsor has been specially prepared to help all students in schools and colleges. This version aims to be different from other editions of the play. It invites you to bring the play to life in your classroom through enjoyable activities that will help increase your understanding. You are encourage to make up your own mind about the play, rather than have someone else's interpretation handed down to you. Whatever you do, remember that Shakespeare wrote his plays to be acted, watched and enjoyed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521000550
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	04/10/2003
Series:	Cambridge School Shakespeare Series
Pages:	194
Product dimensions:	6.02(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.43(d)
Age Range:	16 - 18 Years

About the Author

Widely esteemed as the greatest writer in the English language, William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an actor and theatrical producer in addition to writing plays and sonnets. Dubbed "The Bard of Avon," Shakespeare oversaw the building of the Globe Theatre in London, where a number of his plays were staged, the best-known of which include Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Macbeth. The First Folio, a printed book of 36 of his comedies, tragedies, and history plays, was published in 1623.

Date of Death:

2018

Place of Birth:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Place of Death:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Table of Contents

List of characters; The Merry Wives of Windsor; What is the play about?; The world of the play; Falstaff; The Merry Wives; Characters; The language of the play; Shakespeare finds his story; Critics' forum; Staging The Merry Wives of Windsor; William Shakespeare.