William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope
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Experience the Star Wars saga reimagined as an Elizabethan drama penned by William Shakespeare himself, complete with authentic meter and verse, and theatrical monologues and dialogue by everyone from Darth Vader to R2D2.
Return once more to a galaxy far, far away with this sublime retelling of George Lucas’s epic Star Wars in the style of the immortal Bard of Avon. The saga of a wise (Jedi) knight and an evil (Sith) lord, of a beautiful princess held captive and a young hero coming of age, Star Wars abounds with all the valor and villainy of Shakespeare’s greatest plays.
Authentic meter, stage directions, reimagined movie scenes and dialogue, and hidden Easter eggs throughout will entertain and impress fans of Star Wars and Shakespeare alike. Every scene and character from the film appears in the play, along with twenty woodcut-style illustrations that depict an Elizabethan version of the Star Wars galaxy. Zounds! This is the book you’re looking for.
Experience the Star Wars saga reimagined as an Elizabethan drama penned by William Shakespeare himself, complete with authentic meter and verse, and theatrical monologues and dialogue by everyone from Darth Vader to R2D2.
Return once more to a galaxy far, far away with this sublime retelling of George Lucas’s epic Star Wars in the style of the immortal Bard of Avon. The saga of a wise (Jedi) knight and an evil (Sith) lord, of a beautiful princess held captive and a young hero coming of age, Star Wars abounds with all the valor and villainy of Shakespeare’s greatest plays.
Authentic meter, stage directions, reimagined movie scenes and dialogue, and hidden Easter eggs throughout will entertain and impress fans of Star Wars and Shakespeare alike. Every scene and character from the film appears in the play, along with twenty woodcut-style illustrations that depict an Elizabethan version of the Star Wars galaxy. Zounds! This is the book you’re looking for.
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Community Reviews
This book was Star Wars told in iambic pentameter.
I am pretty sure I would have enjoyed this book less if I had not seen and enjoyed the movie. Despite the chorus' directions the action was often vague. I also had a problem with many of the asides the different characters would do. I wasn't sure they were always within the established personality. My favorite person in the movies was R2 D2, but if my opinion was completely formed from this version I would have thought he was a snot and would have not liked him at all mainly from his comments to himself.
I did have fun when Leia and Han's interactions sounded a lot like Beatrice and Benedict's. Much Ado About Nothing is my favorite Shakespeare. I had never made the correlation between the four characters before even though in this context it was obvious. I believe this connection is why I liked this version as much as I did.
I am pretty sure I would have enjoyed this book less if I had not seen and enjoyed the movie. Despite the chorus' directions the action was often vague. I also had a problem with many of the asides the different characters would do. I wasn't sure they were always within the established personality. My favorite person in the movies was R2 D2, but if my opinion was completely formed from this version I would have thought he was a snot and would have not liked him at all mainly from his comments to himself.
I did have fun when Leia and Han's interactions sounded a lot like Beatrice and Benedict's. Much Ado About Nothing is my favorite Shakespeare. I had never made the correlation between the four characters before even though in this context it was obvious. I believe this connection is why I liked this version as much as I did.
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