Retells seven of Shakespeare's plays--"Romeo and Juliet," "Hamlet," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Macbeth," "The Winter's Tale," "Julius Caesar," and "The Tempest"--in comic book format.

An introduction on using Shakespeare in elementary schools is followed by eight of his plays adapted for performance by children: Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, A midsummer night's dream, Julius Caesar, The comedy of errors, The taming of the Shrew, The tempest.

A graphic adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in which Macbeth and his ambitious wife plot to kill their king and his heirs so that Macbeth may seize the crown of Scotland for himself.

Love and marriage and coming to terms with the mate one has chosen are examined in this comedy of cross purposes when a father stipulates that his elder, and shrewish daughter, must be married before the younger.

Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, discusses the author and the theater of his time, and provides quizzes and other study activities.

Retells in prose the 36 comedies, tragedies, and histories appearing in Shakespeare's First Folio.

Has any other love story become so enmeshed in our culture as the tragic story of Romeo and Juliet? In fair Verona the families of Montague and Capulet are locked in a long-standing, bitter blood feud when young Romeo Montague slips into a masquerade party at the Capulet's. During the dance he glimpses Juliet, the daughter of the house, and is struck by love at first sight. She returns his passion and they promise each other everlasting love notwithstanding...

Retells, in comic book format, Shakespeare's play about political intrigue, personal betrayal, and the aftermath of a brutal assassination.