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BOOKS

Books in the Secondary Library

TIMELINES

VIDEOS

Shakespeare- A Biography
Animated biography
Who is William Shakespeare?
Wiliam Shakespeare himself shows us around his village, Stratford-upon-Avon
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A humorous, musical production of A Midsummer Night's Dream from York College Theatre, May 2014

Watch a 3 minute video of a Shakespearean play. A Midsummer's night dream; Macbeth, Much Ado about nothing, Richard III, Romeo and Juliet, the Merchant of Venice, The Tempest and Twelfth Night

WEBSITES

Elizabethan England
The times in which Shakespeare lived
The Globe
Shakespeares theatre
Globe Theatre
Design and history of the Globe
Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre in Tudor times
Shakespeare's World
Includes special effects used on the Globe stage
Shakespeare's Life and Inspirations
Shakespeare's inspirations and collaborations and how he inspires writers today
Why You Should Study Shakespeare
Shakespeare's themes and characters are still relevant today and have inspired modern films and plays
Shakespeare Quotes
Shakespeare's quotes have become part of everyday English language
Shakespeare's Insults
A selection of dreadful insults by Shakespeare's characters