William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace: Star Wars Part the First (William Shakespeare's Star Wars)
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 Maul to Obi-Wan Kenobi.
The entire saga starts here, with a thrilling tale featuring a disguised queen, a young hero, and two fearless knights facing a hidden, vengeful enemy.
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. O Threepio, Threepio, wherefore art thou, Threepio?
The entire saga starts here, with a thrilling tale featuring a disguised queen, a young hero, and two fearless knights facing a hidden, vengeful enemy.
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. O Threepio, Threepio, wherefore art thou, Threepio?
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Much like all of the others in this series, Mr. Doescher proves he is a master of Shakespeare's prose and adapting it to the universe of Star Wars. For those who are fans of Liam Neeson's other works will enjoy a Qui-Gon version of Neeson's "Taken" monologue perfectly timed during a very tense moment in the story. For those who retch at the idea of the Star Wars prequels, Doescher does a wonderful job of making Anakin a bearable character and brings Jar Jar to a whole new level that makes him an important part of the plot, all the while keeping the main story completely intact and being quite hilarious at times.
My only hope (besides Obi-Wan Kenobi) is that we will be able to see these Shakespearean adaptations on stage sooner rather than later.
My only hope (besides Obi-Wan Kenobi) is that we will be able to see these Shakespearean adaptations on stage sooner rather than later.
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