Shakespeare & Elizabethan England, Page 2

This page lists general resources related to teaching about Shakespeare and the Elizabethans. For resources for specific plays, try the Shakespeare page.

Open Source Shakespeare
Search the plays, poems, and sonnets by keyword or by character.

The Play's the Thing
Students learn about Shakespeare's life. They read newspaper articles about a conflict and use the conflict as the basis for a play.

Proper Elizabethan Accents
Pronunciation guide and drills, vocabulary, grammar, forms of address, even insults and cursing and songs of the times, with words of advice from a Renaissance Fair participant.

The "Punny" Language of Shakespeare
This page offers several strategies for helping students become comfortable with Shakespeare's language. Adobe Reader or compatible application is required for access to the handouts.

Scrambled Shakespeare
In this online activity, students unscramble letters to form the name of a character from a Shakespearean play.

Shakespeare Art Museum
Art inspired by Shakespeare, from oil paintings to stamp designs.

The Shakespeare Authorship Page
Extensive links "dedicated to the proposition that Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare."

Shakespeare for the Developmental Reader
Focuses on Macbeth, but adaptable for other plays as well.

Shakespeare High
An extensive site from Amy Ulen.

Shakespeare Illustrated
Art inspired by the Bard.

Shakespeare: Subject to Change
This outstanding site from Cable in the Classroom offers a multimedia look at background information about Shakespeare in general and Hamlet specifically. Requires broadband access.

Shakespeare Oxford Society Home Page
Who really wrote Shakespeare's plays and poems? Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford.

Shakespeare Resource Center
Easy to navigate and full of resources: biography, synopses, historical background, language, FAQ's. A treasure!

Shakespeare? Who wrote it?
In this research project, students research the Oxfordian, the Stratfordian, and the Baconian theories regarding authorship. They then select one and defend it.

Shakespeare's Dentist from Outta Ray's Head
Information and activities about the state of dentistry in the Elizabethan Era. Enough to make even the most dental phobic appreciate toothpaste and Novocaine.

ShakeSongs
Nine songs from the plays, including "The Canakin Clink" (Othello), "Romeo and Juliet Duet," and "Ophelia's Song." Click on the music box and listen for a treat!

Shakespeare's Influence
A list of words Shakespeare coined, hyperlinked to the play and scene from which they come.

Teachers First Shakespeare Page
Links to play-specific and general sites.

To Freeze or Not to Freeze: Staging Frozen Tableaux Inspired by Shakespeare
Students "collaborate in groups to stage frozen tableaux based on lines from Shakespeare's works." This page includes a link to a relevant article from the New York Times.

Urban Shakespeare
This story about a job-training project at Shakespeare Festival/LA was first reported on NPR.

William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
Summary, vocabulary words, discussion questions, and extended activities to accompany the A&E video. DVD available.

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