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Shakespeare's Works

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Complete, annotated works availabe as well as Shakespeare resources such as the Globe theatre, then and now.
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Shakespeare Online
Gives the literary and historical context needed to understand Shakespeare's plays.
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Shakespeare Illustrated
Gives the literary and historical context needed to understand Shakespeare's plays.
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Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare
From the work of the Lamb's, these are tales from Shakespeare written in more modern language.
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Shakespeare's Influence
Words created and used by Shakespeare are given here..
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Cliff's Notes: Shakespeare Glossary
Alphabetical list of words used in Shakespeare's plays are given here with an explanation.
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Romeo and Juliet Web Guide
This unit was designed for use with 9th grade English classes. It is a three-stage exercise affording practice in acquiring, organizing and transforming information into a useful product, a composition. Students will focus on synthesizing material gained from multiple sources dealing with the relationship between character and plot in William Shakespeare's tragedy, Romeo and Juliet.
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The Globe Theatre

Shakespeare and the Globe
Contains views of the exterior and the interior of the Globe Theatre, with information on London theatres of the 1600's as well.
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Shakespeare's Theatre
Description of the old Globe, the new Globe, with a timeline, game and model given.
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Shakespeare Resource Center
Information on Shakespeare's life, the Globe Theatre, Elizabethan England and also the debate regarding authorship.
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Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Find information on the old Globe theatre, how it was built, what it looked like and the plot to kill the queen. From Absolute Shakespeare.
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Elizabethan Theatre: Acting in the Elizabethan age
Short website from the BBC detailing actors during the Elizabethan age.
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Shakespeare's Life

Discovering Biography--William Shakespeare
Portrait as well as extensive information on Shakespeare's life.

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Shakespeare's Life and Times: Home Page
Learn about Shakespeare, and also, about Elizabethan Stage, costumes, society, and more.
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William Shakespeare
Shakespeare's childhood, his life as an actor, playwright and family man are covered here.

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Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
The goal of this site is to provide: anannotated guide to the scholarly Shakespeare resources available on Internet, and
new Shakespeare material unavailable elsewhere on the Internet. A Timeline, geneology, a biography and tales of Shakespeare are all found here.
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Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
An outline of Shakespeare's life, Stratford and Shakespeare at school.
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A Shakespeare Timeline Summary Chart
Table format outlines events occuring during Shakespeare's life.
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A Shakespeare Timeline
Information on Shakespeare's life from his birth to his death.

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Encyclopedia Britannica's Guide to Shakespeare
Information on Shakespeare's life as well as information on the Theatre ad Elizabethan life.
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Elizabethan Weblinks

Everyday Life Crime and Punishment Costume/Fashion  
Poverty Schools Elizabethan Family  

Everyday Life

Renaissance: The Elizabethan World
Life at Court, Heraldry, Sumptuary Laws, Treason Trial and more are found here.
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Life in Elizabethan England
Includes information on games, food, religion, language, fashion fashion, occupations, weddings, children and much more
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Elizabethan Life
Selected links to sites featuring food, weddings, occupations, dueling, money, games, religion, etc.
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Elizabethan Life
Classes, architehture, food, and literature are all covered by Britain Express.
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Elizbethan England: Everyday Life 
Written by high school students, this overview covers punishment, entertainment, fashion, food and medicine.
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Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment in Elizabethan England
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Crime and Punishment in Elizabethan England
Brief synopsis of techniques used .
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Bloody Painful: Crime and Punishment in Elizabethan England 
Written by a high school student, this summary gives information about different techniques. Works cited is included.
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Costume/Fashion

Elizabethan Costume
Children's clothing, costume/clothing shops, men's clothing, and patterns are found here.
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The Costume Page: Costume History
Check under Elizabethan/Shakespeare Era Costume
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Timeline of Costume: Late 16th Century Europe (1570-1600)
Photos of they costume styles in Elizabeth's day. No explanatory notes included.
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Elizabethan Costume: History and Technique
History, fabric, jewelry, clothing styles of various classes and more can be researched here.
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Poverty

Poverty in Elizabethan England  
Essay on poverty throughout England, both country and city in Elizabethan Times presented by the BBC.
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Poverty in Tudor Times 
Brief description of life iin Britain at that time.
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Schools

Educating Shakespeare
Site showing what school life was like when Shakespeare was young.
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Elizabethan Education
Discusses not only Shakespeare's education, but that of the times.
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Mount Joy Schoole of Boys
A high school class has written a comprehensive site on what school was like during the Elizabethan Era.
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The education of girls
Ways in which girls were educated is covered here.

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Elizabethan Family

Elizabethan Women
The availablity of education and the role women played varied differently based on social class as noted here.
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Huswifery
Outlines the work of women during the Elizabethan Era.
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Family Life
Focus is on the family with the role of the woman being emphasized.
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The country husbandman
The work of men as well as sports they participated in are covered here..
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Updated 2/20/07