Oxford Playscripts: Doctor Faustus

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A modern retelling of Marlowe's play

Christopher Marlowe and Adapter Geraldine McCaughrean

Suitable for: Key Stage 3 (11-14); English & Drama

Price: £11.99

ISBN: 978-0-19-832086-9
Publication date: 12/01/2006
Paperback: 96 pages
Dimensions: 216x170mm

Availability: In stock.

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Description

An engaging classroom playscript. Doctor Faustus, a talented student in Wittenburg, Germany, wants to learn more than the university has to offer.

Craving knowledge of things beyond his reach, Faustus turns to the study of magic. Tempted by the immense powers of the black arts, he makes a pact with the devil himself...

New, innovative activities specifically tailored to support the KS3 Framework for Teaching English and help students to fulfil the Framework objectives. Activities include work on Speaking and Listening, close text analysis, and the structure of playscripts, and act as a springboard for personal writing

Features

Exciting adaptations of modern and classic novels, and a range of original plays
Motivating activities focusing on performance, close text analysis, language and structure, together with varied creative tasks
Insights into the plays by the authors and adaptors
Notes on props and staging

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