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All's Well That Ends Well

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

This reader is drawn from Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare (1907), E. Nesbit's prose retellings of the plays for young readers, and from Shakespeare's own comedy. All's Well That Ends Well turns on questions of merit, class and the worth of a person independent of birth. Helena's intelligence, courage and constancy drive the plot, while Bertram's pride and cruelty are exposed and, we are invited to hope, reformed. The text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. This play is worth a senior reader's time because it asks hard questions about love, autonomy, and whether virtue can be compelled, and because it refuses to sentimentalise its ending.

Band

Red · Complex language and analysisTypical starting range: ages 15–17

Length

long · about 1475 words in 4 sections · 2 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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