William Shakespeare Background Information & Teaching Ideas

As You Like It
The Comedy of Errors
Hamlet
Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2
Henry V
Julius Caesar
King Lear
Macbeth
The Merchant of Venice

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado about Nothing
Othello
Richard II
Richard III
Romeo and Juliet
The Taming of the Shrew
The Tempest
Twelfth Night

Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Age
Biography, background information, and other introductory materials.

The Globe Theatre
Information on the Globe's history, structure, actors and audience. Click on the link to download and construct a model of the Globe.

Shakespeare's Sonnets
Online texts, paraphrases, commentary, and teaching ideas.