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The Shakespeare for Kids series is aimed at 8 to 11 year olds✅
Hamlet for Kids written as a story that can be read by children, or read to them by parents or teachers who wish to introduce them to Shakespeare ✅
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Steven Shelton
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What’s So Great About NoSweatShakespeare’s modern English Shakespeare ebooks?
Our ebooks allow you to read Shakespeare’s plays as teenage novels. Each ebook:
- Follows the structure of the original play very closely. They’re set out according to the Acts and Scenes of Shakespeare’s text, so are very easy to read in parallel with the original text.
- Give an immediate picture of where all the characters are, what they are doing and what they’re saying. They present a very clear picture of each Shakespeare play.
- Is around 20,000 words, or 50 pages. You can read the whole ebook in an evening.
What’s the difference between the Shakespeare for Kids ebooks and the modern English Shakespeare ebooks?
The Shakespeare for Kids ebook series is aimed at children aged 8-11. Contentious issues that are unsuitable for younger children – such as Caliban’s attempt to violate Miranda in The Tempest or the sexual content of Romeo and Juliet – are removed or glossed over, so that while the texts still retain their major issues, they are safe.
Modern English Shakespeare ebooks are novelizations of Shakespeare’s plays, aimed at teenage students. However, not a single line of Shakespeare has been lost, so you can pinpoint any word, phrase, sentence or speech in the original Shakespeare text and follow it in every detail in the NoSweatShakespeare modern text.
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Hamlet for Kids Ebook Sample
Hamlet, the young royal prince of Denmark, was studying at a university in Germany. One day he was given the news that his father, the King of Denmark had died. He made arrangements to go home to be with his mother. His friend, Horatio, went with him. Hamlet was the only child of the king and queen and he expected to be made king on his return.
When he arrived at Elsinore, the royal castle, he was surprised to find that his father’s brother, Claudius, had become King. Not only that but also that his mother had married Claudius. It was a shock to Hamlet and he didn’t know what to do.
Soon after, a sentry, Francisco, was on guard duty on the castle ramparts. Another guard, Bernardo, who arrived to relieve him, climbed the stairs to the castle’s ramparts. It was a bitterly cold night. Bernardo made his way carefully through the freezing fog. He saw a dim figure and challenged him.
‘Who’s there?’
‘No, you answer me!’ It was Francisco’s voice. ‘Stop and identify yourself!’
Bernardo stopped. ‘Long live the King!’
‘Bernardo?’ Francisco said.
‘Yes, it’s me.’
Francisco relaxed. ‘You’re right on time.’
‘It’s just gone midnight,’ said Bernardo. ‘Get off to bed, Franciso.’
‘Thank goodness.’ Francisco prepared to leave. ‘It’s freezing and I’m dead bored.’
‘Has it been quiet?’
‘Not even a mouse stirring.’
‘Well, goodnight then.’
Bernardo stopped him. ‘If you see the guard master and Horatio, the Prince’s friend, tell them to hurry.’
Hamlet, the young royal prince of Denmark, was studying at a university in Germany. One day, he was given the news that his father, the King of Denmark, had died. He made arrangements to go home to be with his mother. His friend, Horatio, went with him. Hamlet was the only child of the king and queen, and he expected to be made king on his return.
When he arrived at Elsinore, the royal castle, he was surprised to find that his father’s brother, Claudius, had become King. Not only that, but also that his mother had married Claudius. It was a shock to Hamlet, and he didn’t know what to do.
Soon after, a sentry, Francisco, was on guard duty on the castle ramparts. Another guard, Bernardo, who arrived to relieve him, climbed the stairs to the castle’s ramparts. It was a bitterly cold night. Bernardo made his way carefully through the freezing fog. He saw a dim figure and challenged him.
‘Who’s there?’
‘No, you answer me!’ It was Francisco’s voice. ‘Stop and identify yourself!’
Bernardo stopped. ‘Long live the King!’
‘Bernardo?’ Francisco said.
‘Yes, it’s me.’
Francisco relaxed. ‘You’re right on time.’
‘It’s just gone midnight,’ said Bernardo. ‘Get off to bed, Francisco.’
‘Thank goodness.’ Francisco prepared to leave. ‘It’s freezing and I’m dead bored.’
‘Has it been quiet?’
‘Not even a mouse stirring.’
‘Well, goodnight then.’
Bernardo stopped him. ‘If you see the guard master and Horatio, the Prince’s friend, tell them to hurry.’