Compass Publishing brings Shakespeare's most powerful and influential tragedies to its line of Compass Classic Readers. English language learners of all ages will enjoy developing their vocabulary and reading fluency as they read the stories of the moor Othello, the ambitious Macbeth, the aging King Lear, and the philosophical Hamlet. Students and teachers alike will be entranced with this collection of some of the most celebrated plays in the history of the English language. Compass Classic Readers provide beginning and intermediate English language learners accessible adaptations of the greatest works of literature. Carefuly designed to retell the stories using vocabulary and sentence structure appropriate for one of six different grade levels. Key Features - Carefully graded, retold-stories using appropriate vocabulary and sentence structure - Discussion questions before and after each chapter - A glossary of key vocabulary words - A short playlet for fun classroom activities - An MP3 CD of the full story - A companion workbook is available separately - from Amzon