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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.
SparkNotes
Spark Notes: Julius Caesar: Themes
A discussion of the themes in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, including fate vs. free will, public self vs. private self, misinterpretations and misreadings, inflexibility vs. compromise, and rhetoric and power. Also has link to a quiz on...
Other
Julius Caesar: Literary Devices
Provides examples of how literary devices are used in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Looks at irony, motifs, themes, symbols, and how language is used.
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: General Literary Terms
The University of Victoria's Writer's Guide includes an extensive list of literary and rhetorical terms. List can be displayed alphabetically.
SparkNotes
Sparknotes: Study Guide: Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
This is a comprehensive study guide for Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. It includes a plot summary, character list, analysis of major characters, summary and analysis of each scene and act, themes, motifs, symbols, explanation...
SparkNotes
Spark Notes: Mythology by Edith Hamilton
This site offers all you need to read and study Mythology by Edith Hamilton. It includes an overview, a character list, an introduction to classical mythology, the themes, motifs, and symbols, a summary and analysis, the full text, a...
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: "Raisin in the Sun" Teacher Guide [Pdf]
"Raisin in the Sun" (screenplay) teacher guide includes in-depth introduction and synopsis. Also featured are tips for reading a screenplay. Masterfully explores themes, symbolism, and film techniques. Consists of 16 pages. This is a...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Melody
Learn about one of the basic elements in music, melody. Discover the ideas of melodic shapes and phrases as well as motifs and themes, and how to present these topics to children.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Spin Me a Story
In a spin-off to studying about angular momentum, students use basic methods of comparative mythology to consider why spinning and weaving are common motifs in creation myths and folktales. Note: The literacy activities for the Mechanics...
SparkNotes
Spark Notes: Ender's Game
SparkNotes provides a literature guide for Orson Scott Card's science fiction novel, Ender's Game. It includes a summary of the novel, analysis of the characters, and discussions of major themes, motifs and symbols.
SparkNotes
Spark Notes Study Guide: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
The SparkNotes study guide for "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" includes a context, plot overview, character list, analysis of major characters, themes, motifs, symbols, and more. Each section is accessed from a hyperlinked list on the main page...
Other
Bob's Byway: Glossary of Poetic Terms
Calling itself "unique," Bob's is easy to use, with cross-links throughout, phonetic pronunciation guides when necessary, and many examples and quotations. Click on the letter and scroll for the word.
Other
Rochester: The Camelot Project: Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone
This webpage focuses on Arthur's sword Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone. It provides a short background essay by Alan Lupack, which is followed by links to a list of essays about Excalibur and/or the Sword in the Stone.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: A Raisin in the Sun
This site features discussion questions to go along with each scene of the play "A Raisin in the Sun," by Lorraine Hansberry. Students will gain a broader perspective of Hansberry's work when they visit this site.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Interpreting Shakespeare's a Midsummer Night's Dream
After a study of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, students working in small groups conduct research and create a slideshow presentation that emphasizes key aspects of the play and/or new ideas generated by the play.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians the Novel
From the origins of the Gothic to depictions of the emerging middle-classes, these articles explore the key characteristics of late 18th- and early 19th-century literature.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians the Gothic
Gothic fiction has intrigued and unsettled readers for more than two centuries. These articles research how these works reflect the political, social, and cultural contexts in which they were written.
Other
Shakespeare Resource Center: All's Well That Ends Well
Here is a very brief plot summary of the Shakespearean comedy, "All's Well that Ends Well," provided for by the Shakespeare Resource Center.