Based on the ironic story by Mordecai Richler, this video explores attitudes toward Jewish people in Canada. When Shalinsky,an eccentric Jewish intellectual, believes that a college lecturer is secretly a Jew who has changed his name, he harrasses the man. This story contains black humour and an ironic conclusion. This is a basic presentation of the Shakespearean play. It includes a brief biography of Shakespeare, a foreword, an introduction to the play and its performances, a description of the Swan theatre, brief text notes, and a discussion of the play s sources.
Questions following each act are suitable for individual or group activity.
Concluding pages present the play s literary and historic context, further ideas to promote learning, discussion of the language in the play, a chronology of Shakespeare s life and works, and suggestions for staging this comedy. This edition provides an introduction to the play s plot, historical significance, structure, imagery, and language. Alternate pages contain text notes and line drawings to aid understanding of this comedy. A concluding section discusses strategies for writing about the play. Shakespeare, William and Branagh, Kenneth.