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Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: The Tempest by William Shakespeare [Pdf]
This is a three-page PDF providing background about the play The Tempest by William Shakespeare.
Shakespeare Globe Trust
Shakespeare's Globe: Fact Sheet: William Shakespeare
An article with pictures, information, and further resources to learn about William Shakespeare including such topics as: When and where was Shakespeare born? What was Shakespeare's family like? Where did Shakespeare go to school? When...
Leaf Group
E How: William Shakespeare Costume Ideas
This article by Boze Herrington focuses on ideas for costumes for Shakespeare productions. He offers background information on Shakepeare and the historical setting. He provides pictures of costumes and discusses costumes for commoners...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Much Ado About Nothing, William Shakespeare Study Mtl [Pdf]
This is a five-page PDF of study materials from Bob Jones University for Shakespeare's comedy Much Ado About Nothing. It includes information about the title and date, couples in the play, duties of the night watch, and Shakespeare's...
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: 10 Ways to Be a Shakespeare Expert
This article, written by Ellen Edwards and orginally published in the Washington Post, provides 10 interesting "fun facts" about William Shakespeare.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Shakespeare and Love: A Look at How the Bard Takes and Breaks Hearts
In William Shakespeare's plays, characters fight battles and face witches, lead kingdoms and hunt murderers, spend and squander money and friendship. Just as often, though, they focus on what can be an equally difficult struggle: the...
Other
Shakespeare Net: Much Ado About Nothing: Break Down
This is a breakdown of the play Much Ado about Nothing by William Shakespeare. It provides plot summaries of each of the five acts.
Shakespeare Globe Trust
Shakespeare's Globe: Fact Sheet: Audiences
An article containing pictures, information, and additional resources about the audiences that attended William Shakespeare's plays in the Globe Theatre.
University of Houston
University of Houston: Life in Renaissance England
Describes the world of Renaissance England. Discusses how that world is reflected in the works of William Shakespeare. Includes interesting information on how the English language became stabilized due to the printing press. Highlights...
Shakespeare Globe Trust
Shakespeare's Globe: Fact Sheets
Learn more about William Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre by exploring nine context links: William Shakespeare, London, Special Effects, The Third Globe, The Globe, Playhouses, Audiences, Indoor Theatres, and Writing Plays.
Shakespeare Globe Trust
Shakespeare's Globe: Fact Sheet: London
An article with pictures, information, and further resources to learn about William Shakespeare's London including such topics as: Why London? What was London like? What were the city's landmarks? and Where did Shakespeare live and work...
Shakespeare Globe Trust
Shakespeare's Globe: Fact Sheet: Indoor Theatres [Pdf]
An article containing pictures, information, and additional resources about indoor theatres, why they were built, who acted in them, and how they brought about change during William Shakespeare's time.
Shakespeare Globe Trust
Shakespeare's Globe: Fact Sheet: Writing Plays
An article containing pictures, information, and additional resources about William Shakespeare and other playwrights of his time, what they wrote about, and the three types of plays at that time.
BBC
Bbc: 60 Second Shakespeare: 60 Second Star: "She's Not My Hero"
This is a 60 Second Star: "She's Not My Hero" news article about characters and events in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. It hightlights the plot, themes, and characters of the play in what the form of a new story.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet: Star Cross'd and Starry Eyed
From the opening lines of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the audience knows what lies in store for the tragedy's title teens: that these two "star-crossed lovers" are doomed to die. By the end of the play, an "ancient grudge"...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Shakespeare
Huge resource of information on Shakespeare, his times, and his works from "Encyclopaedia Britannica." Includes a chronology, biography, glossary, some learning activities, and more. Be sure to check out the "Multimedia" section for...
BBC
Bbc Newsround: Week of 4 25 16: Why Is Shakespeare So Important?
Brief report on the lasting legacy of Shakespeare.
British Library
British Library: Rhetoric, Power and Persuasion in Julius Caesar
This article discusses the use of rhetoric in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and the young Shakespeare's likely education in the art of rhetoric. In Julius Caesar, rhetoric is used to exert power over the commoners, to recruit...
TES Global
Tes: Shakespeare and Context Royal Shakespeare Company Reference
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a biography of Shakespeare's life from the Royal Shakespeare Company.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Shakespeare and Love
A short article looking at the ways in which Shakespeare has been portrayed in the film 'Shakespeare in Love,' and in Oscar Wilde's story, 'The Portrait of Mr. W.H.' This would be particularly useful for encouraging students to think...
Love To Know Media
Your Dictionary: Shakespeare Translator
This site explains the differences between the Shakespearean English (Elizabethan English) and the Modern English of today and offers a list of common words used by Shakespeare and their meanings.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Post Colonial Shakespeare
Dr. Priyamvada Gopal takes a post-colonial perspective on Shakespeare's plays. Particularly useful for students studying one of the following plays: Othello, The Tempest, The Merchant of Venice and Antony and Cleopatra. This article may...
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Shakespeare's School
An article suitable for a range of ages discussing Shakespeare's education, and how it may have influenced his plays. Extracts from this article can usefully be used to initiate a classroom discussion. Student scan also seek to use the...
Other
Hudson Shakespeare Company: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar: Commentary
An analysis of the characters and themes in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. The author discusses the changes that Shakespeare made to historical events in order to compress them into the play and the literary devices he used to heighten...
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