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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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for more]
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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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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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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for more]
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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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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for more]
Elizabethan Life
Classes, architehture, food, and literature
are all covered by Britain Express.
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here for more]
Elizbethan England:
Everyday Life
Written by high school students, this overview covers punishment, entertainment,
fashion, food and medicine.
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here for more]
Crime and Punishment
in Elizabethan England
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here for more]
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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Elizabethan
Costume
Children's clothing, costume/clothing shops, men's clothing, and patterns
are found here.
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here for more]
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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here for more]
Elizabethan Costume: History
and Technique
History, fabric, jewelry, clothing styles of various classes and more can be
researched here.
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here for more]
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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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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here for more]
The education of girls
Ways in which girls were educated is covered here.
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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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here for more]
Updated 2/20/07