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William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back

William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back

Star Wars part the fifth
PlaysScience Fiction
Pages
172
Published
2014
Language
English

Synopsis

Experience the epic saga of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back reimagined in the eloquent verse of William Shakespeare. Many a fortnight after the Death Star's demise, Darth Vader plots to ensnare the rebel forces. Witness the dramatic clash as Lord Vader confronts the sharp truth of a Jedi child's power, all told in the Bard's iconic iambic pentameter.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

FunnyLightheartedWhimsical

Genres

Plays Science Fiction Humor Alternate History Space Opera

About the author

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Ian Doescher

Ian Doescher /ˈdɛʃər/ (born 1977) is an American fiction writer, best known as the author of the plays in the William Shakespeare's Star Wars trilogy series, Verily, a New Hope (2013), The Empire Striketh Back (2014), and The Jedi Doth Return (2014), parodic retellings of George Lucas's Star Wars film trilogy (1977–1983) in blank verse and 16th-century style of William Shakespeare. [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Doescher)

Characters

Darth VaderAntagonist
All characters in William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back