Rocketbooks: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl – A Study Guide (2007)
Incidents of a Slave Girl was published in 1861 and recounts the true story of Harriet Jacobs (1813-1897), a black slave who suffered a terrible life prior to the Emancipation. Jacobs spent most of her life in North Carolina ruled by the hand of a ruthless landowner. After several failed attempts at escape, she finally [...]
Rocketbooks: Shakepeare’s Hamlet – A Study Guide (2007)
William Shakespeare’s Hamlet tells the story of Hamlet, a young prince troubled by existential questions while sworn to avenge the death of his father. Recognized by critics as Shakespeare’s defining masterpiece, Hamlet continues to inspire debate more than four hundred years after its first public performance. (click here for further information)
Rocketbooks: Julius Caesar – A Study Guide (2007)
William Shakepeare’s Julius Caesar tells the story of Brutus, a loyal leader torn between friendship and love of country. When he begins to suspect that Caesar’s ambitions may threaten the state of Rome, Brutus joins a conspiracy to murder his dear friend. Set in Rome in 44 B.C., Julius Caesar tells the story of one [...]