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Tales from Shakespeare

Charles and Mary Lamb · 1807

Twenty Shakespeare plays retold as prose stories, an early meeting with plays read in later grades.

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  1. Part 9Orlando could have left his cruel brother to the lioness, but he saves him. What makes a person choose kindness instead of revenge?
  2. Part 13Portia saves Antonio with the exact words of the bond, and the duke speaks of "our Christian spirit." In the end, was justice done, and was mercy truly shown?
  3. Last partAgain and again in these tales, someone is wronged and must choose between revenge and forgiveness. What makes forgiveness possible, and what does it change?

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  1. Lesson 1FreeProspero raises a terrible storm against his enemies, yet no one is hurt. What kind of person is Prospero?Start
  2. Lesson 2SubscriptionProspero has his enemies in his power. Why does he choose to forgive them instead of taking revenge?Locked
  3. Lesson 3SubscriptionEgeus tries to force his daughter's love by law, and Oberon changes people's love with a magic flower. Can true love be forced?Locked
  4. Lesson 4SubscriptionA night full of quarrels ends with everyone at peace. What helps the quarrels of the night come to a happy ending?Locked
  5. Lesson 5SubscriptionLeontes's jealousy has "not the slightest foundation in truth," yet it tears his family apart. How does jealousy grow, and what does it cost?Locked
  6. Lesson 6SubscriptionLeontes's long sorrow turns to joy, and Benedick's dislike of Beatrice starts to melt. What can make a person's heart change?Locked
  7. Lesson 7SubscriptionClaudio trusts what he thinks he saw and shames Hero in front of everyone, but the friar and Beatrice see that she is innocent. Why is it dangerous to judge someone too quickly?Locked
  8. Lesson 8SubscriptionDriven from his dukedom, the banished duke finds "good in everything" in the forest. Can hard times bring something good?Locked
  9. Lesson 9SubscriptionOrlando could have left his cruel brother to the lioness, but he saves him. What makes a person choose kindness instead of revenge?Locked
  10. Lesson 10SubscriptionThe usurper's heart is turned to good, but Proteus, once a perfect friend, becomes false after one meeting with Silvia. Why do some people change for the better and others for the worse?Locked
  11. Lesson 11SubscriptionProteus betrays his best friend, yet Valentine forgives him at once. What does true friendship ask of us?Locked
  12. Lesson 12SubscriptionPortia says mercy is "a double blessing." Why is mercy so hard to show, for Shylock and also for Antonio?Locked
  13. Lesson 13SubscriptionPortia saves Antonio with the exact words of the bond, and the duke speaks of "our Christian spirit." In the end, was justice done, and was mercy truly shown?Locked
  14. Lesson 14SubscriptionPosthumus believes Iachimo's clever lies instead of trusting Imogen. Why can it be easier to believe a lie than to trust someone we love?Locked
  15. Lesson 15SubscriptionAgain and again in these tales, someone is wronged and must choose between revenge and forgiveness. What makes forgiveness possible, and what does it change?Review · Final essayLocked

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  1. CYMBELINECYMBELINEcontinues from the last lesson
  2. KING LEARKING LEAR
  3. MACBETHMACBETH
  4. ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELLALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL
  5. THE TAMING OF THE SHREWTHE TAMING OF THE SHREW
  6. THE COMEDY OF ERRORSTHE COMEDY OF ERRORS
  7. MEASURE FOR MEASUREMEASURE FOR MEASURE
  8. TWELFTH NIGHT; OR, WHAT YOU WILLTWELFTH NIGHT; OR, WHAT YOU WILL
  9. TIMON OF ATHENSTIMON OF ATHENS
  10. ROMEO AND JULIETROMEO AND JULIET
  11. HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARKHAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK
  12. OTHELLOOTHELLO
  13. PERICLES, PRINCE OF TYREPERICLES, PRINCE OF TYRE

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