Shakespeare Resources

Books on Shakespeare

Ben Crystal - Springboard Shakespeare

Bill Bryson - Shakespeare

Emma Smith - This is Shakespeare: How to Read the World's Greatest Playwright

James Shapiro - 1599 A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare

James Shapiro - 1606 William Shakespeare and The Year of Lear

Useful Web Links

RSC Shakespeare Learning Zone - Students

Information about characters, plot, language and staging of scenes for a range of different Shakespeare plays. Pitched at three different levels of accessibility: information for students new to the play, more detailed information and more of an in depth study.

Shakespeare's Birthplace Trust
BBC GCSE Shakespeare
BBC Teach Shakespeare's Themes
BBC Teach Shakespeare's Life and Legacy
Internet Shakespeare's Editions
SparkNotes - Study guides and 'No Fear' modern translation of each play.
Folger Shakespeare Library
BBC Shakespeare Archive

Globe Theatre Resources

https://globeplayer.tv/
https://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/m/index.html
https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/discover/ 
https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/learn/teaching-resources/
http://www.playingshakespeare.org/
Shakespeare's Globe 360 App

Shakespeare Podcasts

https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/approaching-shakespeare
https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/not-shakespeare-elizabethan-and-jacobean-popular-theatre

General Shakespeare Clips for Study

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03pqmfg
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00787k7/clips

Ben Crystal - Various Videos on Shakespeare

e.g Shakespeare Original Pronunciation (OU course)
What's iambic pentameter?
British Council Seminar

Useful 'Romeo and Juliet' Clips

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/english-literature--drama-gcse-shakespeare-unlocked-romeo-and-juliet/zbm2rj6

RSC Live Schools' Broadcasts

https://www.rsc.org.uk/education/schools-broadcasts