《level 4 - Three Great Playes of Shakespeare - Penguin Readers》.pdf

Three Great Plays of Shakespeare Level 4 Retold by Karen Holmes Series Editors: Andy Hopkins and Jocelyn Potter Contents page Introduction V Romeo and Juliet l Macbeth 24 King Lear 37 Activities 63 Introduction And so, the prince said, this dark and cloudy morning has brought a sad peace. There will never be a sadder story than the story of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet tells the story of two important families in Verona, in Italy. Th e families hate each other . Romeo , the son of Lord Montague , falls in love with Juliet, the daughter of Lord Capulet. But when people hate each other, everybody around them is affected. Th e story does not end happily because Rome o and Juliet cannot escape from the war between their families and live happily together . In this play, hate has mor e power over peoples lives than love. All three stories in this book have sad endings . In each story, the main characters die . They die because they, or others , are weak, greedy or very foolish. Lord and Lady Macbeth (Macbeth) are greedy, and as a result a lot of people die . Macbeth is also weak . Lady Macbeth says, Macbeth is too kind , too gentle . Ther e are th