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Tes: Shakespeare and Context Royal Shakespeare Company Reference
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a biography of Shakespeare's life from the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Shakespeare Biography
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a biography of William Shakespeare followed by comprehension questions available for download in PDF and Word.
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Tes: "English With a Math Twist" Shakespeare Quiz
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slide show Shakespeare quiz in which each question requires math to answer. The answers are provided on the last two slides.
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Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: The Tudor Monarchs
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson focuses on the Tudor monarchs. It includes a chart with photos, who they were, and how they were related. Students research a monarch and complete the worksheet provided.
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Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Tudor Fashion
[Free Registration/Login Required] This slide show features men's and women's Tudor fashion for the rich and the poor. The students are to study these and design an outfit to fit the person.
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Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Tudors: Portraits of Power
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slide show of portraits of Tudors and non-Tudors that were used for Tudor propaganda showing who had the power or were trustworthy and who was not.
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Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Religion in Tudor Times
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slide show that focuses on religion during Tudor times from Henry VIII who was Catholic until 1533 when he broke with the church and from the Protestant Church of England to Elizabeth I in...
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Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Tudor Society
[Free Registration/Login Required] This slide show and the activities that follow focus on investigating the homes of different social groups in 16th century Tudor England using the inventory, a new type of evidence which began about 1640.
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Tes: A Midsummer Night's Dream Gallery: The Mechanicals
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slide show of Royal Shakespeare Company production photos of "The Mechanicals" in A Midsummer Night's Dream which can be used to compare interpretations and to spark discussion.
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Tes: The Comedy of Errors Schools' Synopsis by Rebecca Lenkiewicz
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is the Royal Shakespeare Company's synopsis of Shakespeare's play The Comedy of Errors.
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Tes: Genre: Ancient Greek Theatre: Comedy and Tragedy in Ancient Greece
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slide show with images and information about Ancient Greek Theatre including the masks used for comedies and tragedies.
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Tes: Shakespeare on Screen: Comedies
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a BFI teacher factsheet "Shakespeare's Comedies" from Shakespeare on Film. It discusses Shakespeare's comedies and the adaptations of them.
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Tes: Shakespeare on Screen: History Plays
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a teacher factsheet "Shakespeare's Histories" about Shakespeare's history plays from BFI's Shakespeare on Film.
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Tes: Ordinary People in Shakespeare's History Plays: Gallery
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a PowerPoint photo gallery from different Royal Shakespeare productions of Henry IV Part I and II and Henry V, which can be used to compare different productions and to spark discussion.
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Tes: Shakespeare's History Plays Family Tree
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a visual of the family tree of Shakespeare's history plays which includes the lineage and also pictures from Royal Shakespeare Company productions of Richard II, Henry IV, and Henry V.
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Tes: "Mystery: What Happened to the Princes in the Tower?" Booklet
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students are asked to solve the mystery of what became of the two princes, Edward and Richard, who were sent to the Tower of London when their father died. Edward was in line to become king. Can you...
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Tes: Introduction to the War of the Roses
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource focuses on the succession to the throne from Richard II to Henry VII.
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Tes: Shakespeare's Henry V: Context and Background
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource provides context and background for the play Henry V including what the name Henry/Harry means, video clips of the play and the Globe Theater, and questions.
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Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Henry v Gallery
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of photos from the Royal Shakespeare Company productions of Henry V which includes a slide show with six photos of Henry V.
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Tes: Historical Context of Macbeth
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource provides the historical context of MacBeth including King James I taking the throne, the Globe Theater, the Gunpowder plot, and the witch hunts.
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Tes: The Merchant of Venice: Introduction Lesson
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a PowerPoint lesson plan including teaching the historical context of The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare.
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Tes: The Merchant of Venice: Shylock Gallery
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slide show of photos of Shylock from Royal Shakespeare Company productions of The Merchant of Venice which are useful in comparing interpretations and to spark discussion.
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Tes: A Midsummer Night's Dream Image Gallery: Bottom
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slide show of photos from Royal Shakespeare Company's productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream which are useful when comparing interpretations and to spark discussion.
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Tes: A Midsummer Night's Dream 2011 Text Extracts (Shakespeare Unlocked)
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a printable copy of excerpts from the play A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare.