Shakespeare — As You Like It & The Tempest
By William Shakespeare / Charles & Mary Lamb
Rich dramatic storytelling and poetic dialogue. Scheduled as the primary Thursday literature reading so the family can savor the scenes without rushing.
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As You Like It — Part I: The Forest of Arden
Duke Senior, Rosalind, Celia, and Orlando in the greenwood
In the banished court within the Forest of Arden, Duke Senior and his loyal lords lived like Robin Hood of old under the spreading oak boughs. Though winter winds blew keen through the forest glades, they found sweeter honesty under the open sky than in the envious palace they had left behind.
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As You Like It — Part I: The Forest of Arden
Duke Senior, Rosalind, Celia, and Orlando in the greenwood
As You Like It — Part II: Restored in the Greenwood
Kindness triumphs over envy beneath the forest boughs
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