Rap-Notes: Shakespeare's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 - Think 'Cliff-Notes meets 50-Cent meets Shakespeare' by Mr. Z

The complete stories of five of Shakespeare's most popular plays in rap and rhyme. Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth, King Lear, A Midsummer Night's Dream like you've never read them before. And you can download mp3s by professional rappers on I-tunes. Teachers and students read and listen to the rap before they read the play because it gives a real overview of these plays in a way that cuts through some of the difficult or archaic language and goes right to the heart of the stories themselves...with humor and rhyme. They're fun to listen to and easy to remember. It's a great way to get started on that Shakespearean play.