A review by bookworm_oakey
A Stage Full of Shakespeare Stories by Angela McAllister

5.0

When it comes to Shakespeare I have to reach for my dunces hat because apart from Romeo and Juliet I'm clueless. As much as I adore everything about The Bard, the words of Shakespeare are like another language to me.... So after a trip to Shakespeares Birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon I spotted this book in the gift shop and knew I needed it, not only because of the stunning illustrations but also I loved the idea of simplified versions of Shakespeare's work to give me a basic idea of the plots of his most famous works. 

🎭For the past two months myself and my 12 year old son have been bedtime reading this book together. Although many of the stories still confuse us it's still a huge help to read them in our current familiar tongue πŸ‘….

Being a huge Tudor era fan I love all things connected to Shakespeare... Have you ever researched the words and phrases he introduced into our language??? (See pic 9)
"Love is Blind"
"Wild Goose chase"
"Wear your heart on your Sleeve"
"Not Slept a Wink"
Go check them all out, it's fascinating...

Did you know it was rumoured that Shakespeare's head had been stolen from his grave and in 2016 Archeologists concluded it was probably stolen 200 years ago...even with the following words on his gravestone
🎭 "πΊπ‘œπ‘œπ‘‘ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘›π‘‘, π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ 𝐽𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑠’ π‘ π‘Žπ‘˜π‘’ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿ, / π‘‡π‘œ 𝑑𝑖𝑔 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑑 π‘’π‘›π‘π‘™π‘œπ‘ π‘’π‘‘ β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’. / 𝐡𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑒 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘› π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘  π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘ π‘’ π‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘›π‘’π‘ , / 𝐴𝑛𝑑 π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘’π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒 β„Žπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘šπ‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘  π‘šπ‘¦ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘’π‘ ."🎭