The merchant of Venice : a play
(Comic)

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Published
Cambridge, Mass : Candlewick Press, 2008.
Status
Overton High - Teen Comic/Graphic
741.59 HIN
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Published
Cambridge, Mass : Candlewick Press, 2008.
Format
Comic
Physical Desc
68 pages : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Reading Level
MG+
Level 4.5, 1 Points

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Description
In graphic novel format, fans of the play will find this an intriguing adaptation. Hinds sets his version in modern dress and dramatically edits the text to the basics while keeping the Shakespearean flavor of the dialogue (increasingly as the book goes on). The coloring in shades of slate blue and pale gray gives it an antique patina that's counterbalanced by the way Hinds leaves construction lines visible. That makes it feel like reading someone's unpolished sketchbook, as though the characters were observed, not created. It's always a benefit to see Shakespeare acted out, to make the universal situations clear to the modern viewer, and that benefit extends to the graphic medium, especially when the characters have a sense of motion, as here.
Target Audience
4-8,Medialog, Inc.
Target Audience
4.5,Perma-Bound Books.
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7-12,Perma-Bound Books.
Target Audience
7-9,Baker & Taylor
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,Middle Grades,4.5,1,quiz: 123595,disk(s): Custom

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hinds, G., & Shakespeare, W. (2008). The merchant of Venice: a play . Candlewick Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hinds, Gareth, 1971- and William Shakespeare. 2008. The Merchant of Venice: A Play. Candlewick Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hinds, Gareth, 1971- and William Shakespeare. The Merchant of Venice: A Play Candlewick Press, 2008.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Hinds, Gareth, and William Shakespeare. The Merchant of Venice: A Play Candlewick Press, 2008.

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