Shakespeare & violence prevention : a practical handbook for educators /

This handbook explores the potential for Shakespeare's plays to address public health issues of youth and violence. It offers entry points, research and practical experiences to align a violence prevention curriculum modeled after work of an outreach program created at the University of Colorad...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Giguere, Amanda (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Laramie : University of Wyoming Press, [2025].
Subjects:	Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Criticism and interpretation. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Study and teaching (Secondary) Violence in literature. English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > History and criticism. School violence > Prevention > Study and teaching (Secondary)

Table of Contents:

Interlude : the tragedies and violence prevention
Macbeth : empathy and violence
Julius Caesar : targeted attacks and warning signs
Romeo and Juliet : suicide and community violence
Interlude : the comedies and violence prevention
Much ado about nothing : "the merry war" : rumors, gossip, and school climate
Twelfth night : bullying and cyberbullying
The comedy of errors : presence, breath, and mindfulness
The taming of the shrew : gender and relationship violence
The Tempest : Prospero's "rarer action" : forgiveness and breaking the cycle of violence.