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Gr 7-Up Shakespeares original play has been modernized and recast in a graphic format with characters drawn from posed models, creating a realistic feel. The cover depiction of a casket, embossed with images of the courtroom scene, sets the stage for the multiple layers of meaning embedded within this drama, and beautiful endpapers with the fish map of Venice foreshadow the opening scene. The careful use of color to signal scene changes and page headings helps readers follow the acti...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Hinds reformats Shakespeare's play as a graphic novel, with interesting—if mixed—results. Characters (usefully distinguished in a pictorial "Dramatis Personae") convey meaning as much through their expressive gestures and faces as by their dialogue, which begins with some incongruous shifting between Shakespeare's words and colloquial paraphrases. Portia: "'Oh, Nerissa, I am so tired.' 'Well, no wonder, with all your miseries—oh, wait, you don't have any.' 'Good one...I can e...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Hinds reformats Shakespeare's play as a graphic novel, with interesting--if mixed--results. Mostly using excerpts from key speeches (plus some incongruous...Log In or Sign Up to Read More