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Folger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare Quotations and Scripts ActivityFolger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare Quotations and Scripts Activity
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Folger Shakespeare Library
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Grade
9th - 10th
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English Language Arts
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Activity

Folger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare Quotations and Scripts

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This resource from the Folger Shakespeare Library provides some of the most famous lines from Shakespearean works. A list of Shakespearean insults, compliments, and quotations are provided. Several adapted scripts for children, based on Shakespearean works, are also included.

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william shakespeare

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dialogue, folger shakespeare library, shakespeare, shakespeare quotations, shakespeare quotations and scripts, shakespeare scripts, shakespearean quotes

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 1 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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