Hello Shakespeare!
 

These Shakespeare for Kids editions follow the structure of Shakespeare’s texts and they tell the Bard’s tales with narrative and dialogue based on the original language. The result is a thrilling, absorbing read that gives children a clear understanding of the play and a strong feel of the original. 

Although the language is simplified, Shakespeare’s original language is retained where it is simple and clear enough. It is remarkable to discover how much of Shakespeare’s language is, indeed, simple, clear and modern. Where contentious issues that are unsuitable for children are specifically dealt with in Shakespeare’s texts, such as Caliban’s attempt to violate Miranda in The Tempest, and the sexual content of Romeo and Juliet, they are removed or glossed over, so that while the texts still retain their major issues, they are safe. (No Sweat Shakespeare 2013)