Shakespeare's Women: A Playscript for Performance and Analysis

ISBN: 0809312417

Author: Appel, Libby

Condition: Used

Serves both as a script for performance and as a text for high school and college theater and English classes.This self-contained script brings together different scenes from Shakespeares plays to portray women in all their infinite variety. Two narrators, a man and a woman, introduce and comment on these scenes, weaving together the different characters and situations.This book combines literary and theatrical techniques in examining Shakespeares women. Its promptbook format provides clear, helpful stage directions on pages facing each of the scenes. Also helpful are concise glosses and footnotes to define difficult words and phrases plus a commentary to explain each scene in its dramatic context.Other features include sheet music for each song in the play, a bibliography on the topic of women in Shakespeares plays, and suggestions for directors who wish to stage the play.