How Do You Introduce Children To Shakespeares Comedies?
Shakespeare’s slapstick humor will tickle children and provide a positive first glimpse of the master playwright’s work. You’ll find introducing children to Shakespeare’s comedies easier than introducing them to his tragedies. Shakespeare wrote his plays as popular entertainment for the masses and even nine-year-olds will laugh at the bewilderment of identical twins and their families in Shakespeare’s play “A Comedy of Errors.” Read on to learn how to introduce children to Shakespeare’s comedies. Introduce the playwright himself by reading Diane Stanley’s picture book “The Bard of Avon,” which is available at most public libraries. Give the children a chance to ask questions about Shakespeare and what life was like during his lifetime. Read the children’s version of the comedy in Charles and Mary Lamb’s “Tales from Shakespeare.” This version preserves the language and the basic plot. If you can’t locate a copy at your public library, Amazon and Barnes and Noble sell the book online. Re
