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Shakespeare


Shakespeare in Education This page contains both links to sites designed to teach Shakespeare over the Internet and in the classroom, and sites which contain mostly non-print educational materials (such as CD, other software, posters and illustrations, etc.) related to the teaching of Shakespeare.


Shakespearean Insult Kit


Shakespeare 4 Kidz


English 412: Shakespeare

Shakespearean Glossary


Connections+(Language Arts: Shakespeare) -- www.mcrel.org Lesson Plans, Activities, Teachers' Guides, etc.:


Shakespeare Play with Guides by All Shakespeare - Free overview and plot summary - then for cash, much more.


Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet

To be a complete annotated guide to the scholarly Shakespeare resources available on Internet. The navigation menu at left appears on each major page. Use it to access the resources indexed here. The "Other" Sites page is a definite exception to the term "scholarly." Our newest feature is a listing of Shakespeare Festivals. 


Shakespeare: Internet Shakespeare Editions

The aim of the Internet Shakespeare Editions is to make scholarly, fully annotated texts of Shakespeare's plays available in a form native to the medium of the Internet.


The Shakespearean Homework Helper


Shakespeare and Renaissance sites: Table of Contents


Shakespeare : For Teachers and Students - many useful links, esp. for biographical background


Shakespeare Magazine Archives


Study Questions for Plays Authored by Shakespeare


The Shakespeare Classroom This series of pages was originally intended for students who wish to study the works of William Shakespeare at the late high school or introductory college level.


William Shakespeare Lecture Hall: William Shakespeare The First Part of King Henry the Sixth The Second Part of King Henry the Sixth The Third Part of King Henry the Sixth The Tragedy of King Richard the Third The Comedy of Errors Titus Andronicus The Taming of the Shrew The Two Gentlemen of Verona Love's Labour's Lost Romeo and Juliet The Tragedy of King Richard the Second A Midsummer-Night's Dream The Life and Death of King John The Merchant of Venice The First Part of King Henry the Fourth The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth Much Ado About Nothing The Life of King Henry the Fifth Julius Caesar As You Like It Twelfth Night; or, What You Will Hamlet, Prince of Denmark The Merry Wives of Windsor Troilus and Cressida All's Well That Ends Well Measure for Measure Othello, the Moor of Venice King Lear Macbeth Antony and Cleopatra Coriolanus Timon of Athens Pericles, Prince of Tyre Cymbeline The Winter's Tale The Tempest The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eighth Sonnets


This lecture hall is devoted to all contemplations, musings, and queries concerning William Shakespeare.


Mr. Shakespeare Site Map Many resources including selection of study guides


Contents A well-organised and authoritative Shakespeare resource, activity, skills page


Shakespeare The Web's first edition of the Complete Works of William Shakespeare.


 

King Lear


King Lear Beyond Reason: Love and Justice in the Family Focus on Edgar


King Lear at Thistletown Ideal for A Level - Character sketches, questions and answers...


E28B: King Lear Resources


King Lear Study Site Very thorough - many links, essay questions, background materials


Shakespeare--King Lear essay & background


NovelGuide: Novel Analysis: King Lear: Metaphor Analysis



Romeo and Juliet


1968's Romeo and Juliet the making of the Zeffirelli film (1968)- comparisons with the Baz Luhrman's

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
  - summary and notes.



Julius Caesar


Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: A Paraphrase This paraphrase of Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar is intended as a supplement to the original work


Julius Caesar Project Guided exploration; very helpful


Shakespeare's Julius Caesar


British Studies Resources - Teaching Materials - Shakespeare


At present, this web page will cover one play - Julius Caesar. This has been chosen for two reasons - it is one of the most frequently studied on undergraduate literature syllabi in universities; and it is also one of the most accessible of Shakespeare's plays. 

Julius Caesar Websites


Lynch Multimedia - Shakespeare `parallel translation'

Macbeth


Macbeth: An In depth Analysis an annotated, on-line version of the Shakespearean tragedy


Twelfth Night


Study Questions for Shakespeare's Twelfth Night


Essay questions for Twelfth Night


Sources of TWELFTH NIGHT


NovelGuide: Novel Analysis: Twelfth Night: Theme Analysis


Hamlet


Education, Ressentiment and the Experience of Hamlet


Metaphor in `Hamlet'


BBC Education - The Readiness is All - The Filming of Hamlet - Home page

NovelGuide: Novel Analysis: Hamlet


A Short Course on Shakespeare's Hamlet


LOCATION AND SETS - the filming of Kenneth Branagh's `Hamlet'.


Scenario Downloadable Hamlet scenario
Scenario is an application designed for working with drama texts in an interactive way. Using this program, your students can "block" scenes from a play, positioning characters and props on a Shakespearean stage, and adding sounds and notes. A reviewer can then comment on the student's work. This beta version is released as freeware, and contains one play: Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Measure for Measure


19-96 NEH Institute "Shakespeare Examined Through Performance" at the Folger Library
A compilation of teaching exercises, including both those we used or developed during the institute and others that we have found useful in our teaching. Good links - performance based, useful Measure for Measure materials


NovelGuide: Novel Analysis: Measure For Measure

 Othello Links


Study Questions for Shakespeare's Othello - by JM Massi, Ph.D.


NovelGuide: Novel Analysis: Othello

Shakespeare: Othello - Bradley on Othello. From Shakespearean Tragedy (1904), by A. C. Bradley.