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!

How to Learn Shakespeare

Shakespeare is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language. His plays have been performed for centuries and are still popular today. If you want to learn Shakespeare, there are a few things you can do to get started.

First, familiarize yourself with his work. Read as many of his plays as you can, and try to see them performed if possible. Pay attention to the language and the way the characters speak. This will help you get a feel for Shakespeare’s style.

Next, practice writing in Shakespearean style. This means using flowery language and complicated sentence structures. It can be helpful to read a play aloud to get a sense of the rhythm and flow of the language.

Finally, don’t be afraid to make mistakes. Shakespeare is all about taking risks and experimenting with language. The more you practice, the better you’ll get at understanding and writing in his style.

Shakespeare Resources

The Shakespeare Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)

The Shakespeare Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)

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 of Twelfth Night and As You Like It to the tragedies o...

Globe Education Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet

Globe Education Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet

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 actively engage with the play's lang...

Shakespeare’s Sonnets

Shakespeare’s Sonnets

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 performed. Background analysis Learn about the sonnets...

Shakespeare in Bits - Hamlet

Shakespeare in Bits - Hamlet

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 experiences. Completely Unabridged Appreciate the linguistic...

Shakespeare in Bits - Julius Caesar

Shakespeare in Bits - Julius Caesar

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 experiences. Completely Unabridged Appreciate the linguistic...

Romeo and Juliet (Enhanced Edition)

Romeo and Juliet (Enhanced Edition)

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 on an iPad (coming soon to other mobile d...

Shakespeare in Bits - Romeo & Juliet

Shakespeare in Bits - Romeo & Juliet

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 experiences. Completely Unabridged Appreciate the linguistic...

Shakespeare in Bits - A Midsummer Night's Dream

Shakespeare in Bits - A Midsummer Night's Dream

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 experiences. Completely Unabridged Appreciate the linguistic...

Macbeth (Enhanced Edition)

Macbeth (Enhanced Edition)

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. On the right page – you see...

Shakespeare's The Tempest

Shakespeare's The Tempest

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 of speech that he became interested in the iPad as a...

Classic Shakespeare

Classic Shakespeare

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....

Shakespeare in Bits - Macbeth

Shakespeare in Bits - Macbeth

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 experiences. Completely Unabridged Appreciate the linguistic...