Though one of the greatest dramatists to have written in English, Shakespeare was not entirely original. He borrowed his plots from various sources, reworked his material, and infused it with his keen perception of humanity and unusual gift of language. This book looks at four of Shakespeare's plays--As You Like It, King Lear, Pericles, and The Winter's Tale--and the primary source texts on which they are based, to show how the dramatist refashioned earlier works. Each chapter examines one play in relation to its major source and to the historical and cultural contexts in which both the play and source were written.
Note that not all adverbs of manner which answer the question "How…?" end in -ly. Most of them do, like this: - How did they sleep? ~ They slept peacefully - How well does she dance ~ She dances sublimely But common exceptions include: hard fast straight late - He worked hard in order to pass the exam - He was driving straight at me and I ran very fast to get out of his way. - There was a power failure earlier today and the trains are all running late - this and much more inside...
This series is especially designed to quickly improve your student's ability to understand and retain what they read. The A to D organization of the workbooks provides progressively challenging activities ranging from simple recall to evaluations requiring higher-order thinking skills taught earlier. Equally appropriate as a refresher course for on-level students or as primary instruction for struggling students.
