Tales from Shakespeare

Charles and Mary Lamb

Charles and Mary Lamb

they were English, they were from London

the biggest piece is Shakespear‘s games rewritten into tales for children

they were both a little crazy and Mary even killed their mother

Charles also wrote poems and balads, Mary didn‘t write more, she spent a lot of time in the hospital for the mentally ill

1775 - 1834 1764 - 1847

this book is devided in short tales: The Tempest A Midsummer Night‘s Dream Much Ado About Nothing As You Like It The Merchant of Venice Mackbeth Twelfth Night, or What You Will

Let me introduce two of them

A Midsummer Night‘s Dream

A comedy, it takes place in ancient Greece It is about four young people who love each

other. There is very complicated relationship-spider

between them. The king of the fairies messes up their love

story with love-juice, but in good faith Finally there is a happyend, and they don‘t

really know, if it wasn‘t only a dream…

As You Like It Another love story with a complicated

plot and a happyend It takes place in France and Ardens

wood It‘s about two girls, who live in disguise

because of unlawful duke They love unlawful duke‘s enemy and

his brother At the end, there is a lawful duke

again, and young couples are married

+/- I liked this book, because I know a lot

of Shakespeare‘s plays In this book it is rewritten in an easy

and simply style And finally the tales have usually

happyends whitch makes a nice afternoon-reading from them

THE END

JAKUB SUMBAL

2013