Why do we dance? Are hipsters cool? Will robots do our jobs? Wider World answers these questions and more as it takes you and your teenage learners through an engaging English course.
A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of the most popular comedies of the legendary playwright William Shakespeare. The play revolves around Hermia and her best friend, Helena.
All's Well That Ends Well is one of the most popular comedies of the master playwright William Shakespeare. The play is woven around Helena, the orphaned daughter of a famous physician, and Bertram, the son of her guardian, the Countess of Rousillon.
Antony and Cleopatra is a brilliant drama of love and war by William Shakespeare. Hailed as one of the master playwright's greatest tragedies, the play is set in ancient Rome and Egypt and portrays actual Roman history.
Cymbeline is a play by William Shakespeare, based on legends concerning the early Celtic British King Cunobelinus. Although listed as a tragedy in the First Folio, modern critics often classify Cymbeline as a romance.
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark tells the sad story of Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, who, upon his father's death, returns from Wittenberg to discover the evil plot of his Uncle Claudius and his mother, Queen Gertrude.
The Comedy of Errors is one of the earliest plays of the great playwright William Shakespeare. It revolves around two sets of identical twins who were separated at birth.
This short narrative version of the play has been suitably adapted to help introduce the play to young readers. It can be read by children or read to them by parents who wish to introduce them to the play.
One of Shakespeare's most robust comedies, The Taming of the Shrew is about Katherine, the ill-tempered daughter of a wealthy merchant in Padua. Katherine is so petulant that her father believes no man will ever want her as his wife. However, Petruchio,
The play is set on a remote island inhabited by Prospero, the banished Duke of Milan and his daughter, Miranda. Prospero, now a magician, uses his magic to control the spirits of the island.