Enjoying Shakespeare is easy-understanding him is what's complicated. To remedy this, Ehren Ziegler has outlined five concepts that can be applied to any of the bard's plays, making Shakespeare more accessible and less intimidating.
From the back cover: There are a number of ways you can experience Shakespeare-on the page or on the stage, in the classroom or in the living room-each with it's own challenges and rewards. The one constant uniting all of them is the need to understand how Shakespeare works.
Devouring Shakespeare: Five Simple Tools is a straightforward set of...

The Shakespeare Alphabet Book seeks to entertain, educate, and put a little silly into everything from Ariel to 'Zounds Each letter of the alphabet is paired with some of Shakespeare's greatest characters, portrayed as animals dressed in Elizabethan fashion, and strung together with a simple rhyming narrative: "A is for Ariel, longing to be released." "B is for Bottom, turned into a beast." A gentle introduction for the beginner, a fond amusement for the connoisseur, and good fun for all.