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As You Like It

From Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare, by E. Nesbit (1907)

This reader is adapted from Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by E. Nesbit, first published in 1907. Nesbit retold Shakespeare's comedies and tragedies for young readers, preserving the heart of each play while making the stories accessible. As You Like It, one of Shakespeare's most beloved comedies, explores themes of disguise, loyalty, forgiveness and love found in unexpected places. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. The play reminds us that courage, kindness and honesty can transform even the most tangled situations, and that the Forest of Arden—like all great forests in literature—is a place where wrongs are righted and true identities revealed.

Band

Green · Independent readers, earlyTypical starting range: ages 9–11

Length

long · about 872 words in 5 sections · 3 pictures

Source

Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare, E. Nesbit and William Shakespeare

First published

1907

Regions

Canada · United States

Included formats

• · Web reader and PDF
• · EPUB for e-readers
• · Home-print sheet
• · Folded booklet
• · Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
• · Worksheet
• · Quick Check (10 questions) with answer key
• · Read-aloud script
• · Teacher’s Edition (members)

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