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Do you ever find yourself reading Shakespeare and are completely lost because of words like Obeisance and Quiddity? This dictionary contains over 4500 Shakespearean words and their definition.Author: BookcapsISBN-10: 1610428943ISBN-13: 9781610428941Publisher: Golgotha PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/17/2016Pages: 414Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.33lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.92d

The wisdom of Epictetus will inspire you...if you can understand it. Let BookCaps help with this modern retelling of Euripides' classic work If you have struggled in the past reading the ancient classic, then BookCaps can help you out. We all need refreshers every...

Sophocles was the Aaron Spelling of ancient Greek world--his plays had all the makings of a modern soap But archaic translations of his ancient work make it almost impossible to see any of the Melrose Place-like plots BookCaps can help readers who have struggled...

There are many books you should read before you die; there are few that you have to. The Pilgrim's Progress is one of the books you have to read It has been translated into 200 language, never been out of print, and has often...

The Wakefield Cycle has several works, but none are quite as famous as "The Second Shepherds' Play". The play is a nativity story that retells the shepherds. The text is present with both the original translation and a modern translation. Please note, this story...

Shakespeares Sonnets is pretty romantic stuff--until you read it It's full of words that are no longer even used. Now there's a way for the modern reader to see what makes them so great with this translation of the sonnets in plain and simple...

William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, and Christopher Marlowe had noe thing in common: they were influenced by Thomas Kyd's "The Spanish Tragedy." Though popular in it's day, it is often forgotten today largely because the Elizabethan language is dated and hard to understand. Let BookCaps...

The Taming of the Shrew is timeless. The films 10 Things I Hate About You and Deliver us from Eva were each based on the play; the classic western McLintock even had an episode about the show. But if you have tried to read...

The Tempest is a short play...and a confusing one. There is no one single central plot (there are three main plots that alternate throughout the story). Long story short: it's easy to get lost And the Shakespearean language doesn't help. If you have struggled...

Friendship, infidelity, love--sound like a Spanish soap opera? Nope. It's Shakespeare Of course you probably miss a lot of the humor if you don't understand archaic English. Let BookCaps help If you have struggled in the past reading Shakespeare, then we can help you...

The Two Noble Kinsmen is loosely based on Chaucer's "The Knight's Tale." But it's not your traditional remake--it's just as hard to understand as Chaucer's original If you are having trouble understand the play, then let BookCaps help with this modern translation. If you...

Few writers could write wit and satire quite like Jonathan Swift. His humor has been appreciated and imitated for hundreds of years. So why aren't you laughing? Let us help make sense of Jonathan Swift's best-known works with this modern translation. Collected inside this...

Magic, sexuality, death The Winter's Tale has it all. It was the Days of our Lives of the Elizabethan era Now if only you can understand it... If you have struggled in the past reading Shakespeare, then we can help you out. Our books...

The Wizard of Oz series is 14 books long; it includes hundreds of characters, plots, and settings. It's easy to forget whose who or what happened. Let BookCaps help with this detailed encyclopedia of Oz. The book gives you a glimpse of Oz's geography,...

Timon of Athens is often called Shakespeares most obscure and difficult works--but that doesn't make it any less great. If you need help reading it, you are not alone Let BookCaps help If you have struggled in the past reading Shakespeare, then we can...

In 1516, Thomas More set out to show that paradise isn't always what it's cracked up to be. The book is a masterpiece that tackles complex themes of religion and social customs. The books language and tone can seem a bit archaic--until now. This...