Learn Shakespeare
Learn how to read and interpret Shakespeare's works in this section, including Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, Julius Caesar, The Tempest, and more. While you're at it, learn about iambic pentameter!
We have 13 resources for learning Shakespeare including educational iPhone & iPad Apps, Mac Software, Android Apps, Windows Software, and Kindle & Other eBooks, from providers such as MindConnex, Jessica Bauman, Touch Press , and Gresham College.
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Enhanced Edition)
9th - College | iPhone/iPad, Mac OS
The WordPlay™ Shakespeare Series gives readers a new and better way to understand Shakespeare’s works by presenting his peerless verse and prose next to carefully filmed performances. About The...
Classic Shakespeare
9th - College | Online/YouTube video
In his first series of Gresham lectures, Sir Jonathan Bate explores the many ways in which Shakespeare's imagination was shaped by the stories, ideas, and figures of ancient Greece and Rome.
Globe Education Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
6th - High School | iPhone/iPad
The Globe Education Shakespeare series presents a bold new approach to exploring Romeo and Juliet with 11—16 year olds. Activities and unique resources from Shakespeare’s Globe enable students to...
Macbeth (Enhanced Edition)
8th - College | iPhone/iPad, Mac OS
Half the Page is a Stage™ with The WordPlay™ Shakespeare Series. This revolutionary eBook gives reader/viewers a new way to learn and love Shakespeare. On the left page, you see Shakespeare’s text....
Romeo and Juliet (Enhanced Edition)
8th - College | iPhone/iPad, Mac OS
Shakespeare never intended for his plays to be read by his audience – they were meant to be seen. WordPlay Shakespeare combines video and text to create a revolutionary new way to experience...
Shakespeare in Bits - A Midsummer Night's Dream
8th - High School | Android, iPhone/iPad, Mac OS, Windows
MindConnex Learning offers an easier way to learn and teach using rich, contemporary multimedia designed to engage all the senses and create empowering, relevant and personalized learning...
Shakespeare in Bits - Hamlet
8th - High School | Android, iPhone/iPad, Mac OS, Windows
MindConnex Learning offers an easier way to learn and teach using rich, contemporary multimedia designed to engage all the senses and create empowering, relevant and personalized learning...
Shakespeare in Bits - Julius Caesar
8th - High School | Android, iPhone/iPad, Mac OS, Windows
MindConnex Learning offers an easier way to learn and teach using rich, contemporary multimedia designed to engage all the senses and create empowering, relevant and personalized learning...
Shakespeare in Bits - Macbeth
8th - High School | Android, iPhone/iPad, Mac OS, Windows
MindConnex Learning offers an easier way to learn and teach using rich, contemporary multimedia designed to engage all the senses and create empowering, relevant and personalized learning...
Shakespeare in Bits - Romeo & Juliet
8th - High School | Android, iPhone/iPad, Mac OS, Windows
MindConnex Learning offers an easier way to learn and teach using rich, contemporary multimedia designed to engage all the senses and create empowering, relevant and personalized learning...
Shakespeare’s Sonnets
9th - College | iPhone/iPad
Star performances All 154 poems are performed by an all-star cast including Sir Patrick Stewart, Kim Cattrall, Stephen Fry and David Tennant. The text highlights line by line as each sonnet is...
Shakespeare's The Tempest
High School - College | iPhone/iPad
Visconsi works on Shakespeare and seventeenth century literature along with contemporary First Amendment doctrine, and it was while studying the ways that digital mediation has transformed freedom...
The Shakespeare Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)
9th - College | ebook/Kindle, Book
Packed with witty illustrations, clear graphics, and inspirational quotes, The Shakespeare Book is the perfect primer to the works of William Shakespeare. Every work is covered, from the comedies...
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the best way to learn Shakespeare?
The best learning resource is the one that you will stick with. For some students, that means a resource that's fun and engaging like a mobile or PC game. For others it's a resource that lets them learn on their own time, like a mobile app or YouTube channel. For other students, it's a resource that emphasizes reinforcement, such as a workbook or set of printable worksheets. The best way to figure out what is right for you is to look at a wide range of resources, keeping your selection criteria in mind. Search our database of 13 resources for learning Shakespeare.
What should I consider when choosing a learning resource for Shakespeare?
Think about what is going to help you continue with the resource and actually complete it. Primary considerations should be:
- Time commitment - how much time can you spend with this resource per day/week?
- Portability - will you be studying at home or in other places, such as on the bus or after school?
- Reinforcement learning - does the resource offer reinforcement? Think about whether you'll want exercises or printable worksheets to help you practice what you learned.
- Price - does the resource require a monthly subscription? This may be fine for topics you can learn in a month or two, but it may be prohibitively expensive otherwise.
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