Shakespeare with different ages…

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  • March 4, 2010 at 6:46 pm
    momto2blessings
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    Didn’t want to hijack the other thread:)  But I’ve been wondering how best to read Shakespeare to my kids, 2nd and 5th next year.  We’ve been reading Lamb’s version together this year.  My youngest doesn’t get much without explanation.  I want to keep them together and would prefer to keep doing Lamb’s a couple more years until both kids would be more ready for orignal works.  Is that o.k., or would I be shortchanging my eldest?  Thanks for any input:)  Gina

    March 4, 2010 at 8:00 pm
    mommy2myjbabies
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    Don’t know if this is helpful or if you would be interested.. but I read almost all of the Shakespeare books as a child at the library when I found illustrated versions. They were awesome! Kind of in comic book form, which made it interesting and I dove into it and read dozens. 😉 Thinking back, I’m sure the language was simplified in those books, but when reading original works of Shakespeare later in highschool, I found that while almost all of my peers were confused by the language and missing out on what was going on as far as the story, I really enjoyed them and was able to understand both the storylines and appreciate the language.  Anyway, your post made me remember those illustrated Shakespeare books I read as a child. I might look at our library and see if I can find anything like that for my daughter. Its not the original for sure, but its a nice introduction I think. Anyway, it was for me. 😉  Good luck!

    March 5, 2010 at 10:21 pm
    momto2blessings
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    Thanks for the tip!  The books sound great and like they really helped you to understand the dialogue better.  Would love something with some pictures.  I can’t find my note—think it’s called No Fear Shakespeare, or something like that—has the dialogue in modern English next to the original, if I remember correctly.  Just trying to decide how much longer to combine in Lamb’s easier version before tackling original language.

    Thanks!  Gina

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