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Romeo And Juliet: Shakespeare Stories for Children

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But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun… A beautiful retelling of Shakespeare’s most famous love story. With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Love and Hate in Romeo and Juliet. The tales have been retold using accessible language and with the help of Tony Ross’s engaging black-and-white illustrations, each play is vividly brought to life allowing these culturally enriching stories to be shared with as wide an audience as possible.

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The story of Romeo and Juliet has been retold in narrative form, using simple language to make it accessible for children. This series, which includes other Shakespeare titles, provides an excellent way to introduce the plot and characters from each play in a way that young children can follow.

Romeo And Juliet: Shakespeare Stories for Children

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