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William Shakespeare Tragedies — Content Guide for Parents

By Shakespeare, WilliamWord Cloud ClassicsISBN 9781645171553697 pages
William Shakespeare Tragedies

Found in this book

  • ViolenceCentral

Not found

  • Scary content
  • Religion
  • Race & culture
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles

Couldn't confirm

  • Profanity
  • Gender & orientation
  • Profanity: No source describes the language of the plays or lists swear words.
  • Gender & orientation: The sources do not describe the plays closely enough to say whether LGBTQ+ characters or relationships appear.

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Religion

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Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

"William Shakespeare's tragedies introduced the world to some of the most well-known characters in literature, including Romeo, Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet, King Lear, and Othello. This handsome Word Cloud volume includes all twelve works from the First Folio that are commonly classified as tragedies-but the feelings that Shakespeare's words can evoke range across the spectrum of human emotion"--

Frequently asked questions

  • Is William Shakespeare Tragedies appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    Publisher text and a study guide say the tragedies deal with violence and revenge, including a prince seeking revenge on his uncle and lovers who die.

  • Does William Shakespeare Tragedies have violence?

    Found (Central): Publisher text and a study guide say the tragedies deal with violence and revenge, including a prince seeking revenge on his uncle and lovers who die.

  • Does William Shakespeare Tragedies have scary content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does William Shakespeare Tragedies have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does William Shakespeare Tragedies have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does William Shakespeare Tragedies have profanity?

    Couldn't confirm: No source describes the language of the plays or lists swear words.

  • Does William Shakespeare Tragedies have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does William Shakespeare Tragedies have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does William Shakespeare Tragedies have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does William Shakespeare Tragedies have gender & orientation?

    Couldn't confirm: The sources do not describe the plays closely enough to say whether LGBTQ+ characters or relationships appear.