PBS
Shakespeare & The Renaissance: Activity Ideas
Looking for ways to implement the words and works of William Shakespeare into your curriculum? This list of activity ideas is a great starting point, as it covers a wide range of grade levels and a wealth of online references to explore.
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Royal Shakespeare Company
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...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Shakespeare
Huge resource of information on Shakespeare, his times, and his works from "Encyclopaedia Britannica." Includes a chronology, biography, glossary, some learning activities, and more. Be sure to check out the "Multimedia" section for...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: "Hamlet" and the Elizabethan Revenge Ethic
The theme of revenge was very popular in Elizabethan drama. This lesson plan helps students understand how Shakespeare used that convention in "Hamlet."
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: Enter Ophelia
A lesson to help students learn more about Ophelia's mad scenes in Act IV of "Hamlet."
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: Teaching Modules: Hamlet
Lesson plan asks young scholars to learn about patterns of imagery in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" through online resources.
Shakespeare Online
Shakespeare Online: History of Theatres
This site contains an in-depth history of the Elizabethan Theatre. It contains sections that are specifically about the Rose, Swan, and Globe Theatres.
Luminarium
Luminarium: The Works of Ben Jonson
A page containing electronic versions of the famous works of Ben Jonson.
Luminarium
Luminarium: The Life of Thomas Dekker (1570? 1632)
An informative biography of English playwright Thomas Dekker.
Luminarium
Luminarium: The Works of Thomas Dekker
Contains electronic versions of many of the works of Thomas Dekker.
Luminarium
Luminarium: The Works of Thomas Middleton
Electronic versions of the works of Thomas Middleton.
Other
The Last Will and Testament of William Shakespere
Contains the text of Shakespeare's last will and testament.
Other
Elizabethan Costuming Page
This site from Drea Leed, author of "The Well-Dress'd Peasant: 16th Century Workingwoman's Dress", offers a detailed look at Elizabethan costumes, from the make-up, to the underclothing, to decorations and accessories.
Other
Renaissance Fair: Elizabethan Period Costumes
Very extensive guide to period costumes of the Elizabethan age. Offers color photographs of men's and women's clothing, patterns and tips for making the costumes, and a definition page with more pictures to illustrate terminology.
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.
Bartleby
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.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Quotations of Thomas Heywood
A list of Thomas Heywood's famous quotations, which are found in Bartlett's book of Familiar Quotations.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Thomas Heywood: Servant of Public Taste
A description of how Heywood suited his plays to align with the public tastes.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Middleton's Non Dramatic Work
An essay describing and analyzing Middleton's non-dramatic writings. Check it out!
Bartleby
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.
Bartleby
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.
University of California
Online English: The Hamlet Module: u.c. Davis
Learn more about Shakespeare's "Hamlet," when you visit this online English Module.