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 terms of the loan are unusual, to say the least. If Antonio can’t repay his debt on time, he will owe the grasping moneylender a pound of flesh! All seems hopeless—until a clever young woman named Portia dares to impersonate a judge at Antonio’s trial.
“The devil can quote Scripture for his own purposes.” (Act I, Scene III)
“All that glitters is not gold; Often you have heard that told.
Many a man his life has sold, Just my outside to behold.
Golden tombs do worms enfold.” (Act II, Scene VII)
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
這真是一筆非常不尋常的借據條約。若安東尼歐無法及時償還他積欠的債務,他將欠貪婪的夏洛克一磅肉!一切看似無望了──直到聰明的年輕女子波西亞,大膽地在安東尼歐的法庭上假扮法官。
“The devil can quote Scripture for his own purposes.”
魔鬼會為了他自己的意圖而引述聖經文句。(Act I, Scene III)
“All that glitters is not gold; Often you have heard that told.
Many a man his life has sold, Just my outside to behold.
Golden tombs do worms enfold.”
閃亮之物非皆黃金,此番箴言人人常聽。眾人紛紛把命賣,為我容貌一眼看。黃金陵墓藏蛀蟲。 (Act II, Scene VII)
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
《永恆的莎士比亞劇本改寫》套書
1.《哈姆雷特》Hamlet
2.《羅密歐與茱麗葉》Romeo and Juliet
3.《凱撒大帝》Julius Caesar
4.《馬克白》Macbeth
5.《李爾王》King Lear
6.《暴風雨》The Tempest
7.《威尼斯商人》The Merchant of Venice
8.《奧賽羅》Othello
9.《仲夏夜之夢》A Midsummer Night’s Dream
《第十二夜》Twelfth Night