It was during a game of Trivial Persuit this weekend that I realised how limited my knowledge of Shakespeares works is, I have therefore made it my mission to gel up on Shakespeare.
I remember studying Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet and A midsummer nights dream, at secondary school however years on I could only name some of the characters, and some of his plays I know nothing about at all. I decided this simply wasn't good enough for a teacher and that I needed to wise up to Shakespeare, but as all good teachers know time is a factor. Now I don't feel I need to study every play he wrote in great detail, simply have an idea what his key plays are about. This is when I remembered the box set of 16 Shakespeare stories for Children.
I've started here and set myself the challenge of one of these books a day, what do you think? Does this sound like a reasonable challenge and a good way to insert some Shakespeare knowledge into the brain without fretting about time.
First up... Romeo and Juliet ...
I remember studying Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet and A midsummer nights dream, at secondary school however years on I could only name some of the characters, and some of his plays I know nothing about at all. I decided this simply wasn't good enough for a teacher and that I needed to wise up to Shakespeare, but as all good teachers know time is a factor. Now I don't feel I need to study every play he wrote in great detail, simply have an idea what his key plays are about. This is when I remembered the box set of 16 Shakespeare stories for Children.
First up... Romeo and Juliet ...
Watch this space ...
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