Author: William Shapespeare
Publisher:Macmillan
ISBN: 978-0333393413
Pages:94
Print: Local
Shakespeare: The Tempest, with notes, has been designed especially for secondary school students in Africa. The play text has been prepared with the requirements of such students in mind. Comprehensive notes appear next to the texts for easy reference and explanations are given difficult language, cultural and historical references. T
he introduction provides a brief biography of Shakespeare, a description of the Elizabethan Theatre in which his plays were first performed, and gives the historical background of Elizabethan England. There is a section about the play with a summary of the plot, the main characters, the language and the structure, and the main themes. Questions for discussion are provided and there is a glossary of terms. Suggestions for staging the play are also included. Both the play itself and the introduction are well illustrated.