Graffex: Shakespeare Pair Pack by William Shakespeare (author) (UK edition)

Shakespeare’s immortal plays demonstrate their continuing relevance in these evocative graphic tales, which fuse his original words with appealing colour art and lots of notes on the Bard. These atmospheric retellings of timeless favourites are a fantastic way to interest children in Shakespeare’s plays, revealing the richness and intrigue of his language and plotting while making sure it is clearly understood. Each story is told in a graphic picture-strip story using full-colour art in a traditional style. An abridged text of Shakespeare’s original dialogue is spoken in speech bubbles by the characters, while an easy-read narrative beneath each picture frame explains the story in simpler language. Each book also includes substantial notes on the play in question and its characters and history, plus a timeline and lots of background facts about Shakespeare’s life and the Globe theatre.