Timeless Shakespeare were expressly designed to help readers with limited reading ability gain access to some of the world’s greatest literature. This book series retains the essence and stylistic “flavor” of the original.



　　The king is weary. To get peace in his old age, he turns over his kingdom to his daughters. What does he get in return for his generosity? Betrayal, warfare . . . and madness.



　　“Nothing can come of nothing.”? (Act I, Scene I)

　　“You shouldn’t have grown old until you were wise.”? (Act I, Scene V)

　　“When we’re born, we cry that we have come to this great stage of fools.”? (Act IV, Scene VI)



　　Including:

　　● Background and Cast of Characters ?

　　● MP3 Audio Recording



　　Timeless Shakespeare Series:

　　1.?? ?Hamlet? ?

　　2.?? ?Romeo and Juliet? ?

　　3.?? ?Julius Caesar

　　4.?? ?Macbeth

　　5.?? ?King Lear

　　6.?? ?The Tempest

　　7.?? ?The Merchant of Venice

　　8.?? ?Othello

　　9.?? ?A Midsummer Night’s Dream

　　10.?? ?Twelfth Night



　　李爾王心力交瘁，他希望能在老邁時安享天年，因此將國度交給女兒們繼承。但他的慷慨得到了什麼回報呢？背叛、戰爭……和瘋狂混亂。



　　“Nothing can come of nothing.”

　　無話可說即無有所得。 (Act I, Scene I)



　　“You shouldn’t have grown old until you were wise.”

　　你不應該在你變得睿智之前就先變得老邁。 (Act I, Scene V)



　　“When we’re born, we cry that we have come to this great stage of fools.”

　　嬰孩在出生之際，即因降臨這充滿傻瓜的偌大舞台而哭泣。(Act IV, Scene VI)



　　莎翁名劇雋永優美，細膩的角色刻畫讓故事穿越文化與時空，引起廣大世人的迴響與共鳴。本書為英國文豪莎士比亞的著名劇作改寫，並保留劇本格式。經過精心改寫的文字，使莎劇簡明易懂又不失文學內涵，適合英語學習者閱讀，不再受古英文之苦，輕鬆享受閱讀經典的樂趣。



　　本書附有

　　● 故事背景和人物介紹 ?

　　● 中文翻譯? ?

　　● 全文朗讀MP3

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