Curated OER
Twelfth Night Act 3 Sc 1
Students read, act, and write about an act from the play Twelfth Night. For this play analysis lesson, students read a summary of the act and discuss various segments of the play. Students identify literary and vocabulary points and...
Curated OER
Cracking Cassius
Students examine the argument between Cassius and Brutus to define the importance of friendship and study a Shakespearean play. In this Julius Caesar analysis lesson, students list qualities of a best friend and read scenes from the...
Curated OER
Do the Research! Macbeth Becomes King of Scotland
In this research worksheet, students find information about Macbeth the King of Scotland. Students answer 4 essay and short answer questions about Macbeth.
Tramline
A Virtual Field Trip: William Shakespeare
Travel on a Virtual Field Trip to learn more about William Shakespeare. You will find many deep, and thorough websites.
Shakespeare Online
Shakespeare Online
A wealth of information and analysis of Shakespeare's plays, background, themes, and other topics of interest to those students of Shakespeare. The site also offers the complete texts of all of Shakespeare's plays and sonnets, quotations...
University of Victoria (Canada)
Internet Shakespeare Editions: The Library
Multiple text versions of all of Shakespeare's works, including Folio, Quarto, and/or modern versions of some (Click on "A full list of the plays and poems, in their various versions"). Part of a larger site about Shakespeare containing...
Other
Open Source Shakespeare
Access the complete works of William Shakespeare - all his plays, sonnets and other poetry - with a lot of interesting tools to aid in serious studies of the Bard's works. Each of the works is completely searchable. In addition, the site...
Other
Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream in the Classroom
This is a passage for those who wish to learn through A Midsummer Night's Dream to build bridges between real life concerns and this play, as it was in Shakespeare's time. Gives character profiles and outlines their problems in the...
PBS
Pbs: In Search of Shakespeare: Lesson Plans
Explore this comprehensive site featuring lesson plans about Shakespeare's plays and life in Elizabethan England.
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: Comedies, Histories & Tragedies [Pdf]
This is a PDF version of the First Folio edition of William Shakespeare's comedies, histories, and tragedies from the Folger Shakespeare Library. Complete with bibliographical information and advanced features. In this edition, some...
Royal Shakespeare Company
Royal Shakespeare Company Resource Bank
Teachers will find a wide variety of resources to help them introduce Shakespeare to students, whether they are approaching the plays as literature or as theater. Actors and other experts from the company offer insight into the plays...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: William Shakespeare
Here find links to the full texts of William Shakespeare's plays as well as study guides. (Note: Some of the links may no longer work.)
British Library
British Library: Shakespeare in Quarto
The very first printed versions of Shakespeare's works are available here at the British Library for looking at, comparing and examining. Also includes valuable links about Shakespeare's plays as they have been performed through the years.
Swiss Educ
Swiss Educ: Shakespeare, William: 1564 1616
While most useful to teachers, this site offers quizzes and timelines and biographical information that may be of interest to students. Be sure to check the Lesson Plans link.
New York University
Nyu: William Shakespeare Literature Annotations
Helpful but concise literature annotations on some of Williams Shakespeare's (1564-1616 CE) works.