"Sawan Presents The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare Stories with lovely illustrations for young readers to read and enjoy. Antonio, the merchant of Venice borrows money from the money-obsessed loan shark Shylock to help his friend Bassanio marry Portia, his lady love. He in fact offers himself as collateral for the loan, agreeing to Shylock’s terms-to cut a pound of flesh from his body- on failure to repay the loan, and now Shylock demands his flesh. Portia comes to Antonio’s rescue. How she outwits Shylock forms the rest of the story. The story can be well studied as a commentary on the racial and religious interactions of the English society of the 16th century. In terms of themes, the play reiterates along its course, the divine qualities of mercy and compassion that lie beneath the flesh.
Sawan Presents Romeo Juliet, Shakespeare Stories with lovely illustrations for young readers to read and enjoy. The greatest love story ever told, Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy set in Verona, Italy. It is a classic example of an undying love becoming a victim of family feuds. At a masquerade when Romeo, the son of a Montague, sees Juliet, the daughter of a Capulet, he instantly falls for her. A profound attraction between them grows into an intense and passionate love and they are covetously married by Friar Laurence. Chafed between social conventions, responsibilities and personal desires, they are led to a tragic denouement.
Sawan Presents King Lear, Shakespeare Stories with lovely illustrations for young readers to read and enjoy. Revolving around the themes of war, treason and betrayal, King Lear is the most famous of all Shakespeare’s tragedies. The play recounts the story of a self-absorbed father and a misjudged daughter, who is banished for unfair reasons. The play illustrates the king’s slow descent into madness, for valuing appearances above reality. Shakespeare’s vivid caricature, reflection of human relationships and Lear’s ‘reason-in-madness’ entitles King Lear as Shakespeare’s greatest masterpiece. Beautifully weaved to touch the psychological with the emotional, this story is one of its kind!
Sawan Presents Julius Caesar, Shakespeare Stories with lovely illustrations for young readers to read and enjoy. When Julius Caesar, the great Roman politician, returns after defeating the sons of his arch-rival, there is a celebration to mark his victory. But when it appears that he is a threat to the republic and might rise to power, the senators of Rome, including his loving friend Brutus, contrive a plan to murder him. Julius Caesar is stabbed to death at the Senate.
Sawan Presents Macbeth, Shakespeare Stories with lovely illustrations for young readers to read and enjoy. Macbeth, a Scottish general, is enslaved by his passion when a trio of witches prophesy that he would one day become the King of Scotland. Blinded by the lust for power, he succumbs to the evil wishes of Lady Macbeth, stabs King Duncan in his sleep and seizes the throne. But soon enough, Macbeth is tormented by guilt and terror. What will he do to get away from the consequences of his crime? A drama of dark desire, violence and fear, Shakespeare?s Macbeth reveals how evil can rule over a man's goodness. One of the two most-performed plays by Shakespeare on BBC Radio, it has influenced numerous literary and non-literary adaptations across the centuries and continues to be an inspiration across various art forms.
Sawan Presents Othello, Shakespeare Stories with lovely illustrations for young readers to read and enjoy. A fatal tale of love, jealousy and betrayal, the play revolves around, Othello, a general in Venetian army and Iago, his ensign. Othello traverses through a series of unfortunate events from Iago’s plotting, the misinterpreted image of Desdemona, Othello’s fatal error and his end as a tragic hero! Twisting its way through manipulations and bloodsheds, the story creates a sense of awe and fear in the readers. Considered as the most powerful and moving of Shakespeare’s great tragedies, Othello has enjoyed popularity among the readers from the Jacobean period to the present day.
Sawan Presents The Tempest, Shakespeare Stories with lovely illustrations for young readers to read and enjoy. Penned by the world’s greatest dramatist, William Shakespeare, The Tempest introduced the concept of tragicomedy to drama literature. The play is set on a remote island, where Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan and his daughter Miranda reside since past 12 years. Wrapped in magic and adventure, this fictional narrative traverses the readers through various themes of betrayal, power, unravelling romance between Ferdinand and Miranda, and a series of events which ultimately leads to a final face-off! Enchanting the readers to a world of mysticism and power, the play pulls the readers into the depths of their imagination, and lulls them to drown in their senses!
Sawan Presents A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare Stories with lovely illustrations for young readers to read and enjoy. In the kingdom of Athens, Helena loves Demetrius; Demetrius loves Hermia; and Hermia loves Lysander, who loves her too. But since Hermia’s father wants Demetrius as his son-in-law, the lovers elope to the forest, only to be followed by Hermia’s best friend, Helena, and her suitor. What happens in the Enchanted forest when the mischievous elf, Puck, dispenses the spell on Lysander’s eyes instead of Demetrius’? will the lovers be United with their true love?
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