This week on Crash Course Literature, John Green is continuing to talk about Shakespeare's dark, bloody, Scottish play, Macbeth. This time around, we're looking at the play's characters operate, how the play deals with gender, and the...

By the light of the moon, a group sneaks into the woods, where they take mind-altering substances, switch it up romantically and brush up against creatures from another dimension. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” sees Shakespeare play with...

Explore William Shakespeare’s play “The Tempest”, a story of shipwreck, magic and a fight for power. -- Claps of thunder and flashes of lightning illuminate a swelling sea, as a ship buckles beneath the waves. It is no ordinary...

Pupil outcome: I can include relevant contextual ideas in my writing when exploring the character of Puck in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. Key learning points: - Shakespeare was writing for an Elizabethan audience. - The ideas, characters...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how the character of Puck is presented and how audiences might respond to him, focusing on his actions in Acts 2 and 3 of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. Key learning points: - In Elizabethan folklore, the word...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how Puck is introduced in Act 2 of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, and common Elizabethan beliefs about this character. Key learning points: - Oberon’s servant has two names: Puck and Robin Goodfellow. - In...

Pupil outcome: I can create a convincing interpretation of Puck's epilogue from Act 5 of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ through performance. Key learning points: - ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ ends with an epilogue given by the character of...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how Shakespeare presents the character of Egeus in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, including considering relevant context. Key learning points: - ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ was first performed to an Elizabethan...

This video explores the symbolic act of Ophelia returning Hamlet's gifts and love letters, which in the Elizabethan era, could signal the end of an engagement. The discussion highlights the cultural significance of such an act and its...

Queen Elizabeth I was defending her throne while some plotted against her in favor of her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots. Regardless, Elizabeth's reign cemented Britain as a global powerhouse in arts, culture, and cuisine. (Particularly...

“How to Read Shakespeare” explains how to read a Shakespearean play.

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Throughout the summer, towns across the United States transform into medieval villages at the Renaissance Fair. Wear your most creative Elizabethan outfit, read a Shakespeare story, and join in the festivities!

An ordinary gunner’s story of how he fought aboard Sir Francis Drake’s ship during the Spanish Armada. He gives a decks-eye view of the battle and tactics used during the by the English Navy and international trade during the...

An overview of Elizabethan England, through the eyes of a wealthy woman. She talks about politics, crime, the impact of population growth and the development of towns as well as the treatment of vagrants.



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Because he died so young, Keats' poetry is often read biographically. Readers usually come to the consensus that his death at 25 years of age robbed the world of one of its greatest writers. And Keats certainly thought his early death...

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