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2) Hamlet
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The works of William Shakespeare come alive in these stunning graphic novels adaptation using the original Shakespearean dialog. The world-class art, murder, revenge, and intrigue of Hamlet will capture the attention of reluctant readers. Supplement your traditional Shakespearean sources with the graphic novel adaptation that will help readers imagine the action like never before.
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Jim Hawkins discovers an old treasure map and sets out on a harrowing voyage to a faraway island, and runs into the violent sea along with many dangerous men seeking the same treasure. Written in graphic-novel format. These reader-favorite tiles are now updated for enhanced Common Core State Standards support, including discussion and writing prompts developed by a Common Core expert, an expanded introduction, bolded glossary words and dynamic new...
4) Macbeth
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"After encountering three witches, the warrior Macbeth waits to see if their predictions come true. Stung by ambition, Macbeth is persuaded by his conniving wife that the fastest way to fulfill the prophecy is to murder the king, which sets off a disastrous chain of events. As the tragedy unfolds, Macbeth's decisions lead to more ruin. He returns to the witches and believes that his future is secure--but is he interpreting the premonitions correctly?"--P....
6) Othello
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A graphic novel adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy in which Iago, jealous of Othello's successes in the army of Venice, plots against him, pretending to be his friend while planting seeds of doubt about the faithfulness of his wife, Desdemona.
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Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is the original title of a novella written by the famous Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson that was first published in 1886. The work is commonly known today as The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, or simply Jekyll & Hyde. It is about a London lawyer named John Gabriel Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr Henry Jekyll, and the evil Edward Hyde....
13) King Lear
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Presents a graphic novel adaptation of William Shakespeare's drama about an aging regent who foolishly disinherits his favorite daughter and splits his kingdom between his other two daughters who are secretly plotting against him.
14) Twelfth night
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Presents a graphic novel adaptation of Shakespeare's play "Twelfth Night, " in which Viola, disguised as a man, falls in love with Duke Orsino; while Olivia, the object of Orsino's attentions, is attracted to Viola, believing her to be male.
15) The tempest
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A graphic novel adaptation of William Shakespeare's play in which Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan, uses his skill at controlling natural forces to cause the shipwreck of his old opponents, forcing them to seek refuge on the island where he and his daughter Miranda have been living in exile.
16) Black Beauty
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The horse, Black Beauty, experiences both good and bad masters in nineteenth-century England.
17) Dracula
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An illustrated adaptation of Bram Stoker's "Dracula" in which a small group of people, having discovered the double identity of the wealthy Transylvanian nobleman Count Dracula, vow to rid the world of the evil vampire.