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Shakespeare for Kids
http://www.folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=588
If you like Shakespeare, check out this page! You’ll find facts, word games, coloring pages, and displays of artifacts and manuscripts from Shakespeare’s time. You can also learn about Queen Elizabeth and explore current careers related to Shakespeare.
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• Reading Zone » Authors L-Z

Shakespeare and Anti-Semitism: The Question of Shylock
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/7221/
An introductory resource on the nature of Elizabethan anti-Semitism and how it is embodied in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. Offers brief information on the history of Jews in England, a stage history of the character Shylock, and a textual analysis of the play. Includes suggestions for further reading.

Banned Books: Shakespeare Censored!
http://departments.oxy.edu/library/geninfo/collections/speci...
Learn about "past and current attempts to censor William Shakespeare's canon of work" in this online exhibit created by librarians at Occidental College in honor of Banned Books Week. Special attention is paid to The Merchant of Venice and Thomas Bowdler, who published censored versions of Shakespeare's works considered "more appropriate for women and children."

The Collected Works of Shakespeare
http://www.it.usyd.edu.au/~matty/Shakespeare/
A site with complete texts of all the bard's plays, accessible via a search engine. Definitely a one stop Shakespeare shop.
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• Sports, Entertainment, and Arts » Pop Culture » Theater » Plays

Shakespeare Bookshelf
http://www.ipl.org/div/shakespeare/
Quick links to the complete works of William Shakespeare, plus study guides, discussion groups and criticism.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
http://shakespeare.mit.edu/works.html
Complete versions of Shakespeare's plays, available for you to read online.

The Shakespeare Art Museum
http://shakespeare-art-museum.com/
Featuring the writings and visual works (oil paintings, graphics, and watercolors) of visual artist Hannah Tompkins, these works based on the plays and themes of William Shakespeare were displayed at the Shakespeare Art Museum in Ashland Oregon. The Museum was founded in 1984 as a non-profit organization by Wolf Tomkins and Hannah Tompkins. "At the museum, Hannah often gave gallery talks and tours sharing her wit and wisdom of the Shakespearean experience." The museum closed in 1990 and Hannah died of cancer five years later. This online art museum displays Tompkin's oil paintings, multi-color graphics, and watercolors with her text and descriptions, all dealing with the works and themes of Shakespeare.

Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/
This site offers access to lots of scholarly materials about Shakespeare and his works. You can find out about the Renaissance, Shakespeare's life, Shakespearean festivals, and all the plays and non-dramatic poetry.
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• Arts & Humanities » Literature » Authors » Shakespeare

Scansion: The Down and Dirty Guide to Scanning Verse: Some Hints to Help with Sounding Shakespeare's Words
http://www.holycross.edu/departments/theatre/projects/isp/me...
A tool to help speakers sound out the works of Shakespeare. "This guide assumes nothing. It is written for beginners. Scholarly reference is kept to a minimum, and technical terminology is usually avoided."
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• Arts & Humanities » Literature » Authors » Shakespeare

The English Server Drama Collection
http://drama.eserver.org/
A collection of both long and short English drama plays and criticism (complete scripts) that includes authors like: Shakespeare (complete works,) Shaw, Johnson, Gay, Moliere, Biggs and Sophocles. Organized by date from classical through contemporary. Also has links to other theater sites.

Great Performances Educational Resources
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/education/education.html
Lesson plans related to music, dance, and theater. Learn about everything from adapting Shakespeare to Hawaiian traditions. Includes information on outside resources and educational standards.
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• Art, Music and Museum Resources for Parents & Teachers

The National Archives Virtual Museum
http://www.pro.gov.uk/virtualmuseum/
The Virtual Museum of the PRO (The Public Record Office is the national archive of England, Wales and the United Kingdom) "provides a showcase for some of the treasures at the PRO’s new Education and Visitor Centre (opens in a new window) at Kew, including a host of landmark documents from the past 1000 years of British history. Many of these items have never before been on display. Visitors can explore everything from Famous Names to Crime & Punishment, and from War & Defence to Kings & Queens. They can find out surprising facts about famous people - including William Shakespeare, Robin Hood and Sir Elton John - as well as the extraordinary feats of ordinary people."

Surfing with the Bard
http://www.shakespearehigh.com/library/surfbard/index.htm
Are you reading Shakespeare? Do you need some help understanding the language and the plays? This site calls itself "the Shaksepeare classroom on the Internet." It covers everything you would want to know about the Bard, his plays, and his poetry.

ISE: Shakespeare's Life and Times
http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/SLT/intro/introsu...
The Internet Shakespeare Editions present this extensive site on Shakespeare’s life and times. "Topics covered include Shakespeare’s life, the stages he wrote for, and the context of the society of his time, the politics and history, the background of ideas and religion, the dramatic tradition he was part of, the literary background, and the music and art he would have encountered. There is an extensive reference section, including maps, a detailed chronology, and thorough bibliographies." There are also online texts of Shakespeare’s plays in the original spelling.
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• Arts & Humanities » Literature » Authors » Shakespeare

Literary Criticism
http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48496
This IPL pathfinder is designed to help students in researching and writing a paper that requires sources of literary criticism. Literary criticism is the evaluation, analysis, description, or interpretation of literary works. Both print and Internet resources are provided.
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• Arts & Humanities » Literature » Criticism

The Best of Legends
http://www.bestoflegends.org/
A collection of resources--including commentary and criticism--on the net for various legends, such as Beowulf or Robin Hood. This archive preserves The Best of Legends - links to primary source material, scholarship, essays, and historical surveys - romance, adventure, and panache.

About.com
http://www.about.com/
About.com hosts websites whose content and links are created and/or selected by hundreds of "Guides," experts who provide articles, advice, and resources on a particular subject. Search by broad channels or more specific topics.

University of Virginia Library's Etext Center
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/
Search the University of Virginia's collection of more than 2,100 ebooks, "including classic British and American fiction, major authors, children's literature, American history, Shakespeare, African-American documents, the Bible, and much more." Download for Microsoft Reader, Palm, or you can read on the web.
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• Arts & Humanities » Literature » Online Texts

Web English Teacher
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/index.html
Provides a wealth of resources for English teachers to use in the classroom in teaching literature, grammar, reading, writing, journalism, drama, and other topics.
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• Education » K-12 Education
• Education » Teachers & Administrators » Lesson Planning

Literary Criticism
http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/
The IPL Literary Criticism Collection contains critical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, by title, or by nationality and literary period.
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• Arts & Humanities » Literature » Criticism

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