Oxford School Shakespeare (Series)

Fresh new look Shakespeare

Oxford School Shakespeare helps all your students understand and enjoy Shakespeare's plays. Each play contains the complete, unabridged text, accompanied by clear and concise notes, and illustrations to aid understanding.

• Clear students' notes with detailed explanation of difficult words and passages, summaries of individual scenes and notes on main characters
• Plot summaries at the beginning of each scene ensure that students understand the story
• A range of thought-provoking classroom activities in every book engage students
• Examination practice and background information on Elizabethan England provide extra support for your planning
• Attractive line drawings illustrate the notes and text, helping to clarify difficult words and phrases

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View a spread from the new Romeo and Juliet Reading Guide

"Thorough and scholarly in approach" - The School Librarian

"...a cumulative tour de force, which is full of passion and vitality. This series...is everyone's passport to Shakespeare." - Times Educational Supplement

"The main text is reproduced well and the annotations are concise and informative. There are sections in the book that offer a good factual background to the setting and history of Scotland in the time of Macbeth. Highly recommended" - 5 star amazon review, Macbeth

"I bought this book for my GCSE's, like many people I suppose, I must say that I am generally impressed! It has lots of useful notes about Macbeth - The Man. It's print is also slightly larger than other books, meaning it is much easier on the eyes. I would certainly buy this book over other ones." - 4 star amazon review, Macbeth

"I like these for the accompanying illustrations, layout, activities at the back and detailed notes. Superb." - 5 star Amazon revew