Shakespeare Made Easy
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Shakespeare Made Easy is a popular series of side-by-side modern English translations and study guides designed to make William Shakespeare’s plays more accessible to contemporary readers and students.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| No Fear Shakespeare series | 1 |
| Shakespeare Made Easy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9465759 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shakespeare Made Easy Context triple: [Alan Durband, notableWork, Shakespeare Made Easy]
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A.
Brush Up Your Shakespeare
"Brush Up Your Shakespeare" is a comic showtune from Cole Porter's musical *Kiss Me, Kate*, in which two gangsters humorously advise wooing women by quoting Shakespeare.
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B.
Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare
Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare is a comprehensive reference book in which Isaac Asimov explains the historical, cultural, and literary background of Shakespeare’s plays and poems for modern readers.
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C.
Traductions de Shakespeare
Traductions de Shakespeare is François-Victor Hugo’s renowned French translation of William Shakespeare’s plays, celebrated for its literary quality and influence on Shakespeare’s reception in the Francophone world.
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D.
Arden Shakespeare series
The Arden Shakespeare series is a highly respected scholarly edition of William Shakespeare’s works, known for its authoritative texts, extensive annotations, and critical introductions used widely in academic study.
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E.
The Yale Shakespeare
The Yale Shakespeare is a distinguished scholarly edition of William Shakespeare’s works published by Yale University Press, known for its authoritative texts and academic commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shakespeare Made Easy Target entity description: Shakespeare Made Easy is a popular series of side-by-side modern English translations and study guides designed to make William Shakespeare’s plays more accessible to contemporary readers and students.
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A.
Brush Up Your Shakespeare
"Brush Up Your Shakespeare" is a comic showtune from Cole Porter's musical *Kiss Me, Kate*, in which two gangsters humorously advise wooing women by quoting Shakespeare.
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B.
Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare
Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare is a comprehensive reference book in which Isaac Asimov explains the historical, cultural, and literary background of Shakespeare’s plays and poems for modern readers.
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C.
Traductions de Shakespeare
Traductions de Shakespeare is François-Victor Hugo’s renowned French translation of William Shakespeare’s plays, celebrated for its literary quality and influence on Shakespeare’s reception in the Francophone world.
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D.
Arden Shakespeare series
The Arden Shakespeare series is a highly respected scholarly edition of William Shakespeare’s works, known for its authoritative texts, extensive annotations, and critical introductions used widely in academic study.
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E.
The Yale Shakespeare
The Yale Shakespeare is a distinguished scholarly edition of William Shakespeare’s works published by Yale University Press, known for its authoritative texts and academic commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book series
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educational resource ⓘ study guide series ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
reduce language barriers for contemporary readers
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support comprehension of Elizabethan English ⓘ |
| educationalLevel |
high school
ⓘ
undergraduate ⓘ |
| focusesOn | plays by William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| genre | educational literature ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
general readers
ⓘ
students ⓘ teachers ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
explanatory commentary
ⓘ
glossary of terms ⓘ modern English translation on facing page ⓘ original Shakespearean text on one page ⓘ scene summaries ⓘ side-by-side text format ⓘ study notes ⓘ |
| hasFormat | print book ⓘ |
| hasPurpose | to make William Shakespeare’s plays more accessible ⓘ |
| isPopularIn |
introductory college courses
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secondary education ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Shakespearean play adaptations
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William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
classroom study
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exam preparation ⓘ independent study ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| provides |
character analysis
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historical context ⓘ line-by-line explanations ⓘ thematic analysis ⓘ |
| subject |
English literature
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Shakespearean studies ⓘ drama ⓘ |
| translationType | modern English prose translation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shakespeare Made Easy Description of subject: Shakespeare Made Easy is a popular series of side-by-side modern English translations and study guides designed to make William Shakespeare’s plays more accessible to contemporary readers and students.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
No Fear Shakespeare series