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British Library: Discovering Literature: Power, Politics, and Religion

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A murdered king, a homeless ruler, a man who sells his soul to the Devil: discover how Shakespeare and other Renaissance writers represented power and powerlessness.

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hamlet, john donne, julius caesar, king lear, othello, romeo and juliet, the merchant of venice, the taming of the shrew, william shakespeare
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benvolio, doctor faustus, duchess of malfi, edward ii, measure for measure, mercutio, prospero, reformation, renaissance theater, renaissance writers, richard iii, subversive theater, the book of sir thomas more, tybalt, english renaissance literature
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional