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Subject weblinks
Non fiction resources. Books on Shakespeare can be
found in the Library at 822.33 SHA Check the
catalogue for specific call numbers for more
resources, such as videos. Other search terms that
might prove useful include Globe Theatre and Tudor
England.
Recommended Websites
Use FUSE to search for
more web resources. It
should be your first
point of access to
useful sites. Try using
Shakespeare in the
search square to find
useful resources. FUSE can be accessed from home at
https://fuse.education.vic.gov.au/secondary/pages/Default.aspx
Shakespeare life and times
http://www.rsc.org.uk/explore/shakespeare/life-times.aspx
The Royal Shakespeare Company has information about the
life of Shakespeare.
Absolute Shakespeare
http://www.absoluteshakespeare.com/
Absolute Shakespeare: A resource for Shakespeare's plays,
quotes, biography, the Globe Theatre, Film, Glossary, etc.
Shakespeare and the Renaissance sites
http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/SLT/intro/introsubj.html
This site has an introduction to Shakespeare's life and times
and a hotlist of sites for studying Shakespeare.
Folger Shakespeare Library
http://www.folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=865&CFID=1495843
&CFTOKEN=53b0c26e4b275f26-5192A947-3473-0E4EC46E385EE9C4B3B1 The Folger Shakespeare Library has
information about his life and works, as well as
Shakespeare's theatre, FAQs and links to other works.
Shakespeare and the Globe: then and now
http://search.eb.com/shakespeare/index2.html
Shakespeare and the Globe: Then and Now from
Encyclopaedia Britannica – information about Shakespeare,
the Globe theatre, the plays, life in Elizabethan times, etc.
Shakespeare online
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/
Shakespeare Online has information about Shakespeare, the
plays, sonnets, poems, timelines, sources, essays, plots,
analysis and key dates.
Shakespeare's life and times
http://ise.uvic.ca/Library/SLT/intro/introsubj.html
This site about Shakespeare's life and times – society,
history and politics of the time, the drama, literature, art, and
music, and the stage. Some plays are explored and there are
useful reference tools and indexes.
Shakespeare learning commons
http://www.canadianshakespeares.ca/learningcommons.cfm
This Canadian Shakespeare website provides learning
resources for students and teachers. Topics include: the
culture of Elizabethan times, Romeo and Juliet, use of
parody, etc.
Shakespeare quartos archive
http://www.quartos.org/
The Shakespeare Quartos Archive is a digital collection of
pre-1642 ed. of William Shakespeare's plays. It allows you to
search, annotate, create exhibits, character cue line lists.
Shakespeare explorer
http://www.kennedy-center.org/explorer/shakespeare
The Kennedy Centre's Shakespeare Explorer examines the
life and legacy of William Shakespeare. The website uses an
interactive map and timeline. Suitable for IWB.
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, Bankside, Southwark, London
http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/
The education section or online reference library of
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre website has information for
students including rehearsal notes about past productions
and details of the rebuilding process for the theatre.
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/
Links to Shakespeare's works, a biography, the
Renaissance, criticism, aspects of performance, primary and
secondary sources and best sites.
Complete Works of William Shakespeare
http://the-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/
This lists the complete works of William Shakespeare.
In search of Shakespeare
http://www.pbs.org/shakespeare/
This website from PBS complements a four part TV series
and has an investigation into the life and times of
Shakespeare, lesson plans, a game and other resources.
Shakespeare
http://www.curriculumbits.com/prodimages/details/english/en
g0004.html
A Flash animation features Shakespeare where he gives a
short account of his life, marriage, children and about how he
started his company of actors. His plays are mentioned
briefly in terms of their genres. Suitable for IWB.
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Play Shakespeare
http://www.playshakespeare.com/
Extensive Shakespeare site with complete play texts, search
options & features such as which Shakespearean characters
have the most lines. Also has podcasts and forum.
Shakespeare
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/english/shakespear
e_scenes/index.shtml
From the BBC, Bitesize Revision covers Shakespeare set
scenes: Macbeth, Henry V and Much Ado About Nothing.
The notes are animated and a test is included.
About the Globe
http://www.globelink.org/abouttheglobe/
Site contains information about the history of Elizabethan
theatre, the architecture of the reconstructed theatre
including a virtual tour (Quicktime needed), current
productions, links to research and blogs about plays.
Shakespeare staging
http://shakespeare.berkeley.edu/
On the original nature of Shakespearean performance during
his lifetime, and of its development through four centuries
thereafter. The 'Videos' section of the website has
documentaries about Elizabethan life, and there are links to
other websites.
Ren faire: Elizabethan accents
http://www.renfaire.com/Language/index.html
Proper Elizabethan Accents is a site that looks at the
pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar of Shakespeare, in
Elizabethan times.
Shakespeare in context - Multimedia tutorials
http://dewey.library.upenn.edu/sceti/furness/eric/teach/index.cfm
The interactive Shakespeare tutorials present users with
background and contextual material for particular plays such
as Romeo and Juliet, etc. The tutorials offer a series of
challenges from facsimile texts. Suitable for IWB.
The Royal Shakespeare Company has information about the
life of Shakespeare.
http://www.rsc.org.uk/explore/shakespeare/life-times.aspx
Snapshots
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/lessons.htm
Original documents and related information, teacher notes
and activities. Topics include Medieval Britain, Doomsday
Book, Henry VIII, Tudors, Spanish Armada, Shakespeare,
Guy Fawkes, London etc.
Changing stages
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/changingstages/
Changing Stages TV documentary about 20th Century British
and American theatre is accompanied by this PBS Website.
The site includes a timeline and map. Topics on the site
include Shakespeare, Ireland, America, 1956 and between
Brecht and Beckett.
The Shakespeare paper trail.
The BBC Tudors webpage provides links to many aspects of
Tudor history. Topics include Shakespeare.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/tudors/shakespeare_early
_01.shtml
Willliam Shakespeare : the complete works.
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/
This site is dedicated to the playwright William Shakespeare
and his famous works. William Shakespeare's sonnets and
pictures are featured as well as his poems and biography.
Shakespeare On-Line
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/
Shakespeare Online has comprehensive information about
Shakespeare. Includes the plays, sonnets, poems, timelines,
sources, essays, plots, analysis and key dates.
William Shakespeare at eNotes.
http://www.enotes.com/william-shakespeare/
Shakespeare biography with guides to the plays,
quotes, criticism, and more.
Stratford-upon-Avon,
Shakespeare’s birthplace.
Bibliography. Do not forget to write your bibliography. To reference an internet page follow this guideline:
Author (if known) or
authoring body,
Year of
publication,
Title of
document,
Publisher,
Publication
Place,
Date of
access,
Full web address with no breaks.
It will look like this: Wikipedia Foundation Inc., Shakespeare, Wikipedia, San Francisco, viewed 5 September, 2011,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare
Last updated September 5, 2011