Great Characters from Shakespeare Paper Dolls (Dover Paper Dolls)

I purchased these for our elementary Shakespeare team to get costume ideas. The kids love them.

This is a fun extra to get children interested in Shakespeare. Good for Primary school students but also could be used for High school in a limited way. One of those paper doll books your 'grandma bought you when ill'. Children learn all the names of characters and can colour and see the costumes they wore. Yes, I vote for this book as a fun way to learn about Shakespeare's wonderful characters.

Great condition, thanks!

I love the history, the attention to detail, the art!!

I think it's a cute book, but it was difficult cutting the characters out and then aligning the costume with the actor. Definitely a good educational tool for my English Language Learners learning Shakespeare; I just wish it were perforated.

Outstanding quality. My daughter loves them.

These are awesome for teaching kids about Shakespeare. However, they are incredibly detailed (👍🏻) and are not perforated to tear out easily (👎🏻). If you purchase, get a sharp hobby knife too.

Tom Tierney's paper doll books from Dover are wonderful as teaching aids for students of all ages; I use them for college freshmen and sophomores, and my students love seeing the costumes and getting a visual image of the characters and the "look" of the plays. The Shakespeare dolls are amusing because they are Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor (as seen in the film version of "The Taming of the Shrew" of course!), but the costumes are lovely and very detailed. I heartily recommend this book for anyone who teaches Shakespeare -- either for class use or as a personal possession!

This is a very good, educational book. On the back page it has summaries of a few of the most famous plays. Romeo and Juliet, Oberon and Titania from A Midsummer Nights Dream, and Prospero and Miranda from The Tempest are just a few of the people from the plays. From Lacey, an 8 year old. Mama says: I continue to be impressed with the amazing quality of the Dover books. The artwork is incredible and it would appear that a lot of research has gone into creating these historical drawings.

Gerade im 400. Todesjahr des großen Dramatiker Shakespeare kann man mit diesen Puppen schon die Jüngsten an seine Werke heranführen. Die ausgeschnittenen Figuren laden zum Bespielen eines eigenen kleinen Bühnenbildes ein, das man ja gemeinsam mit den Kindern entwerfen kann, natürlich nach kindgerechter Lektüre.

J'adore les dessins de Tom Tierney. je fais collection de ses livrets sur la mode et le costume. il a fait plusieurs fascicules sur les pionniers américains depuis ceux du Mayflower jusqu'à la révolution américaine du XVIIIeme siècle. Et il y a des livrets qui vont de l'antiquité (les égyptiens) jusqu'à nos jours, en passant par les costumes de danse du début du XXeme siècle, les Peres noëls à travers les âges et d'autres thèmes. Là c'est Richard Burton et Elysabeth Taylor sous différents costumes de pièces de Shakespeare.