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Packer, Tina.
TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE
New York : Scholastic, 2004
IL 3-6
ISBN 0439321077
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Tina Packer retells Tales from Shakespeare.  She notes how Shakespeare was a genius at showing us ourselves.  How relevant is Shakespeare today?
Next on Montel... King Lear.

p.175 "A king gives up a throne. Daughters flatter and deceive a father. A father disowns a beloved daughter. Wife plots against husband. Brother turns against brother. Sisters pursue jealousy to the death. King Lear explores a chilling family truth: the deepest wounds can be inflicted by the dearest hands."  (Paula Gannaway, Lubbock Christian University Library, Lubbock, TX)

Calling Dr. Phil...

SUBJECTS:     Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Adaptations.

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