Hamlet (No Fear Shakespeare Graphic Novels)
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (684 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1411498739 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Great introduction to Hamlet" according to JessA. Sometimes it seems like people forget that Shakespeare's plays were not written to be read, but to be performed on stage. When I first tried to read Shakespeare as an adolescent, I was lost and annoyed by the experience.However, seeing the same material performed on stage completely blew me away and I was hooked after that.I think that these books help to add back in the visual aspect of Shakespeare which is lost when you simply read it. Graphic nove. a great "set" Petricia A. Parham-Sharp I teach Hamlet. As anyone who teaches Shakespeare to lower ability readers knows, getting students to read Shakespeare for homework is like pulling your own teeth. Well, I have found that if I copy certain "big" scenes out of this novel and assign it for homework. The kids read it and are ready to discuss the next day.. Far exceeded my expectations! L. Walton Neil Babra's done an outstanding job with this one. His character designs, graytones, page layouts are all superb. The characters' "acting" is strong, the pacing works well, and (most impressively) the script is a hybrid of Shakespeare's original and SparkNotes' dumbed-down "translation," capturing the best features of both (and leaving Shakespeare's best lines undamaged). Note also the fantastic frontispieces drawn by Babra for each act - each one a
No Fear Shakespeare Graphic Novels is a series based on the translated texts of the plays found in No Fear Shakespeare. Each of the titles is illustrated in its own unique style, but all are distinctively offbeat, slightly funky, and appealing to teen readers. The original No Fear series made Shakespeare’s plays much easier to read, but these dynamic visual adaptations are impossible to put down. Each book will feature:Illustrated cast of characters A helpful plot summary Line-by-line translations of the original play Illustrations that show the reader exactly what’s happening in each scenemaking the plot and characters even clearer than in the original No Fear Shakespeare books
The language has been further simplified, but not dumbed down, and the story stays true to the arc of the play, with the monologues and interiors nearly intact. Babra’s artwork, though far from flashy, is no mere window dressing, its clear, black-and-white scenes often shifting into a stark, expressionistic mode that heightens the drama. --Ian Chipman . From Booklist With text taken from the No Fear Shakespeare series, which modernized Shakespeare’s original language, this entry in the No Fear Shakespeare Graphic Novels line makes the Bard even more accessible. Along with a nicely digestible version of the play, this will give readers a feel for Shakespeare’s language and wordplay (many of the famous lines and naughty double entendres have been preserved). As far as graphic novel readers are concerned, however, sticking so close to the original may present a harder pill to swallow. With all that going for it, this admirable