Shakespeare Is Hard, But So Is Life Category_SLEEVES When her disgraced niece Cleo

When her disgraced niece Cleo lands on her doorstep

an unwitting pawn in the ambitions of the powerful Boleyn and Howard families

Displaying a vast array of unforgettable characters

he watched the 1948 film adaptation of Hamlet and a passion sparked within him

and the coolest girl suddenly wants to become friends

Shakespeare Is Hard, But So Is Life Category_SLEEVES When her disgraced niece CleoThe works of Shakespeare have become staples of literature. They are everywhere, from our early schooling to the lecture rooms of academia, from classic theatre to modern adaptations on stage and screen. But how well do we really know his plays? In this witty, iconoclastic book, the bestselling author Fintan O'Toole examines four of Shakespeare's most enduring tragedies Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and King Lear. He shows how their tragic heroes have been