Lesson plan in which students compare and contrast Lear's last lines. when he holds the dead Cordelia, from two early editions of King Lear.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a detailed lesson with activities concerning Macbeth's doubts and uncertainties over killing Duncan. The idea of this resource is to compare Macbeth's doubts about killing Duncan with Brutus'...

Illustrated series of short essays discusses the food and drink of sixteenth-century England, including its production, perceived health benefits, and Christmas fare.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This slide show lesson focuses on analyzing conflict in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It includes analyzing excerpts and reading a scene and answering questions.

This is a study guide for William Shakespeare's Comedy Much Ado about Nothing.

This site from the Emory University provides illustrations from various editions of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night."

Illustrations from various editions of Shakespeare's "Othello" provided for by the Emory University.

This site includes illustrations from editions of Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice" including notes describing the illustrations.

This site from the Emory University provides a link to an illustration from Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing."

Shakespeare Statue (Budapest)

This website, where you can get plot summary, character profiles, and theme analysis on the Shakespearean comedy, "All's Well that Ends Well," is a good resource to accompany a reading of the play. Included is a brief biography of...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This slide show lesson and worksheet focus on whether Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew is a misogynistic play, displays hatred or dislike of women. Students must take a stand, and write an essay...

This curriculum unit guides students in a deep investigation of the characters in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, and in developing an appreciation of Shakespeare's talent for language and his insightful understanding of human...

A list of words and definitions from Act II of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. Includes URL for a related set of learning activities on Quizlet.com.

A list of reasons that people today would be appalled at medieval hygiene practices.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A sonnet by William Shakespeare about love and the passage of time. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a printable worksheet to help students think about how they would direct the fight scene in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Students answer questions about how and why four of the characters...

A learning module with thirty-eight links to websites, images, videos, and activities for use while reading William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.

Classic Reader offers over 3000 unabridged texts of works which are in the public domain. These texts are primarily from the 19th and early 20th century, but some are older, including many of Shakespeare's works. Many authors' works are...

This website provides an annotated, on-line version of the Shakespearean tragedy Macbeth. It provides an introduction, character bios with images, themes, a glossary, summaries of each scene of each Act, and the complete text with...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Two slideshows on Commedia Dell'Arte. Includes character cards, each with a picture of the character and a short description, and dramatic form cardss, also with pictures and explanations. The latter...

The textbook entitled Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition contains activities links for American Literature. Intended for teachers and students, this site contains web links that provide many ways to assist and assess...

This John Milton resource provides links to lesson plans, full-texts of Paradise Lost and other poems, teaching ideas, and biographical information.

A simplified version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" developed for English language learners by an ESL teacher.