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Othello's Predecessors: Moors in Renaissance Popular Literature
Young scholars gather textual citations from Othello, discuss stereotypes that they hold, examine primary source materials, and write character profiles.
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Luminarium: Christopher Marlowe (1564 1593)
This site provides biographical information concerning Christopher Marlowe, texts of his works, articles and essays about his works, and a list of other available sources.
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Royal Shakespeare Company: As You Like It: Teacher Pack 2013 [Pdf]
Use this teacher resource to get students more involved in Shakespeare's As You Like It. Sections of the Teacher Pack include Creating the Worlds of the Play, The Court and the Forest, Creating Characters, Using Movement, and Playing a...
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Luminarium: The Works of Ben Jonson
A page containing electronic versions of the famous works of Ben Jonson.
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Luminarium: The Life of Thomas Dekker (1570? 1632)
An informative biography of English playwright Thomas Dekker.
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Luminarium: The Works of Thomas Dekker
Contains electronic versions of many of the works of Thomas Dekker.
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Luminarium: The Works of Thomas Middleton
Electronic versions of the works of Thomas Middleton.
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The Last Will and Testament of William Shakespere
Contains the text of Shakespeare's last will and testament.
Northern Virginia Community College
Nova: Introduction to Theatre/medieval to Elizabethan
Detailed class notes on English drama and the artistic and historical influences that shaped it. Includes information about the University Wits, pre-Shakespearean acting troups and Elizabethan acting style.
Royal Shakespeare Company
Royal Shakespeare Company: Education Resources: Themes in Hamlet [Pdf]
This resource from the Royal Shakespeare Company lists a number of important themes and motifs in Shakespeare's Hamlet, with quoted examples from the play.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Quotes of Ben Jonson
A list of famous quotations by Ben Jonson, taken from Bartlett's book of Familiar Quotations.
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Bartleby.com: Quotes of Thomas Dekker
This site contains a list of Dekker's famous quotes, which are listed in Bartlett's book of Familiar Quotations.
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Bartleby.com: Quotations of Thomas Heywood
A list of Thomas Heywood's famous quotations, which are found in Bartlett's book of Familiar Quotations.
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Bartleby.com: Thomas Heywood: Servant of Public Taste
A description of how Heywood suited his plays to align with the public tastes.
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Bartleby.com: Middleton's Non Dramatic Work
An essay describing and analyzing Middleton's non-dramatic writings. Check it out!
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Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Middleton and Rowley
An essay describing Middleton's farcical comedies.
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Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Middleton and Rowley
An analysis of the style in which Middleton writes.
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Bartleby.com: His Life: London and Court Associations
A biographical description of Heywood's associates and connections.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: The Didactic Nature of Chapman's Poetry
A discussion of the qualities of Chapman's early poetry.
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Bartleby.com: Importance of Dekker's Prose Work
A discussion of the importance that Dekker's prose work has in giving us a picture of Elizabethan England.
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Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Marston's Life
A brief biography of John Marston's life and career.
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Bartleby.com: Ben Jonson
Contains an index to a long entry on Ben Jonson. This entry provides biographical information, commentary on his work, and a thourough bibliography.
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Shakespeare Oxford Society: Beginner's Guide to Shakespeare Authorship Problem
This site from the Shakespeare Oxford Society contains a great deal of information in support of the theory that Edwared de Vere, the Earl of Oxford, actually wrote the works traditionally attributed to Shakespeare.
Luminarium
Luminarium: Thomas Middleton (C.1580 1627)
A brief biography of Thomas Middleton, a contemporary of Shakespeare.