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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Ben Jonson

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Website
Other

Shakespeare Oxford Society: Beginner's Guide to Shakespeare Authorship Problem

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Website
Other

The Shakespeare Authorship Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, by a renowned Shakespeare scholar, systematically refutes arguments made by people who argue that someone other than William Shakespeare, most notably the Earl of Oxford, wrote the works of William Shakespeare.
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Lesson Plan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Remember Me: Retribution and Reconciliation in Hamlet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Examine the parent and child relationship through Shakespeare's "Hamlet." This lesson plan features insight into the purpose of the ghost's appearance during the play.
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Website
University of Victoria (Canada)

University of Victoria: Shakespeare's Audiences

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a substantive overview of the historical context in which Elizabethan plays were viewed. Includes information on general dramatic themes and theatre structure.
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PPT
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Elizabethan Theatre [Ppt]

For Students 9th - 10th
A short slideshow prepared by two British students looking at why theater developed so much during Queen Elizabeth I's reign. Provides information about playwrights who were prominent during this time period.
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Website
Luminarium

Luminarium: Thomas Middleton (C.1580 1627)

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of Thomas Middleton, a contemporary of Shakespeare.
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Website
Luminarium

Luminarium: Elizabethan Playhouses

For Students 9th - 10th
Author provides a comprehensive description of theaters and public playhouses popular in England in the 16th century. Hyperlinks are provided for the Rose, the Fortune, the Swan, and The Second Blackfriars Playhouse designed by James...
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Article
Other

Shakespeare Resource Center: Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you will find information on the history of the Globe Theatre.
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Handout
Northern Virginia Community College

Northern Virginia Community College: Elizabethan Acting Style

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about acting styles in the Elizabethan Age.
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Primary
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Quotations of Thomas Middleton

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of Middleton's famous quotations, found in Bartlett's book of Familiar Quotations.
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Article
Other

Shakespeare Oxford Society: History of Doubts

For Students 9th - 10th
This page from the Shakespeare Oxford Society contains a list of the history of doubts regarding the authorship of Shakespeare's works. Organized in chronological order.
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Handout
Britain Express

Britain Express: Tudor: Elizabethan Theatre

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a general information site on the history of Elizabethan theatre, and points out that Shakespeare and Marlowe were two of the playwrights of the time.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Luminarium: Elizabethan Playhouses

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Author provides a comprehensive description of theaters and public playhouses popular in England in the 16th century. Hyperlinks are provided for the Rose, the Fortune, the Swan, and The Second Blackfriars Playhouse designed by James...