Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
- Title ID 72-SHA
- English, English Literature, Shakespeare
- 12 Programs
- 13 Supplemental Files
- 10th Grade through Post Secondary
- Published by S4C Rhyngwladol CYF/BBC
Included Programs
The TempestRunning time is 26 minutes
This is a William Shakespeare Comedy with the characters Prospero, Miranda, Antonio and Ariel.
A Midsummer Night's DreamRunning time is 26 minutes
This is a William Shakespeare Comedy with the characters Lysander, Hermia, Helena, Deuretrius and starring Helen Mirren.
As You Like ItRunning time is 25 minutes
This is a William Shakespeare Comedy with the characters Frederick, Rosalind, Orlando and, Celia and starring Helen Mirren.
HamletRunning time is 26 minutes
This is a William Shakespeare tragedy with the characters Claudius, Gertrude and Ophelia, Patrick Stewart and Claire Bloom.
Julius CaesarRunning time is 25 minutes
This is a William Shakespeare tragedy with the characters Octavius, Marcus Antonius, Cicero and Brutus.
King Richard IIIRunning time is 26 minutes
This is a William Shakespeare history with the character Edward.
Romeo and JulietRunning time is 25 minutes
This is a William Shakespeare tragedy with the characters Tybalt, Mercutio, Capulet and Montague and starring Sir John Gielgud.
OthelloRunning time is 25 minutes
This is a William Shakespeare tragedy with the characters Iago and Desdemona and starring Anthony Hopkins and Bob Hoskins.
The Winter's TaleRunning time is 26 minutes
This is a William Shakespeare Comedy with the characters Leontes, Hermione, Perdita and Polixenes.
MacbethRunning time is 26 minutes
This is a William Shakespeare tragedy with the characters Banquo and Macduff.
The Taming of the ShrewRunning time is 26 minutes
This is a William Shakespeare Comedy with the characters Katharine, Petruchio and Bianca and starring John Cleese.
Twelfth NightRunning time is 26 minutes
This is a William Shakespeare Comedy with the characters Viola, Sebastian, Dulce Orsino and Olivia.
Supplemental Files
- MARC Records for SHA
- MARC records for the series Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
- Transcription for The Tempest
- Transcription for A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Transcription for As You Like It
- Transcription for Hamlet
- Transcription for Julius Caesar
- Transcription for King Richard III
- Transcription for Romeo and Juliet
- Transcription for Othello
- Transcription for The Winter's Tale
- Transcription for Macbeth
- Transcription for The Taming of the Shrew
- Transcription for Twelfth Night
Reviews
Although the series will probably be used by senior high students who won't want to read the play, these abridgments are better than Cliffs Notes, and may be the only Shakespeare that many kids will be exposed to in their early years. So while the lover of literature in me cringes at the lost scenes in the animated tales, the practical side of me is thankful that condensed (but not watered-down) Shakespeare will be available to a much wider audience. Highly recommended.