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Cymbeline

From Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by E. Nesbit, 1907

This reader is drawn from Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare (1907) by E. Nesbit, who retold Shakespeare's plays for young readers. Cymbeline, one of Shakespeare's late romances, weaves together themes of loyalty, jealousy, disguise, and forgiveness. A few period terms have been modernised. The story is worth a child's time because it shows how pride and lies can destroy trust, but truth and courage can restore it—and because it carries the timeless pleasure of a tale where the lost are found and the separated are reunited.

Band

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

Length

medium · about 847 words in 6 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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