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General Sites | Works & Theatre | MND | Life | Entertainment | Food | Crime | Women | Childhood | Clothing |
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Biographies & General Sites |
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Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet: Bio, timeline, his theatre, and more! |
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Folger Shakespeare Library: Info on the library and its exhibits, etc. |
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Internet Shakespeare Editions: Bio, theatre, and Hamlet contemplating a Mouse! |
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Shakespeare Online: Great site, covers life, works, theatre, and more |
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Make-an-Insult:Nice site - if you're a bit twisted.Go here to generate some odd insults in ELizabethan Engli |
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Shakespeare Resource Center: Covers many aspects, including the authorship debate! |
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The Shakespeare Mystery: Did he write the plays? If not, who did? PBS explores this... |
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The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust: Explores Stratford-Upon-Avon and supposedly key places... |
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Insults!Go here to get a new and exciting Shakespearean insult each time you visit, you impertinent jolt-head! |
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Works & Theatre |
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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: An online copy of all of his plays |
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Shakespeare Illustrated: Organized by title, contains artwork related to many of the plays |
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Shakespeare's Globe: The research site,with a guide to the original & the rebuilt |
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Shakespeare's Stage: A very good site, with info on the stage, actors, audience... |
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Tales from Shakespeare: Short adaptations of many plays.NO, they DO NOT replace the play |
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Midsummer Night's Dream |
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Annotated Hypertext:Online text of the play, with words you can click on to get definitions! |
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MND Text & Commentary: Has analysis / insights linked to the text. Very nice |
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Enjoying Shakespeare's MND: A good essay, with insights into the drama, its characters, and controversies about the pla |
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Tales from Shakespeare:Having trouble following the action? Read this short, modern tale |
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Grade Saver: Site has summaries of each act, and analysis.Can help you understand the play |
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SparkNotes: Another site that can help you with comprehension - remember, I KNOW this site! |
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Surfing with the Bard: A how-to for reading the play, from start to finish. Nicely done. |
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Shakespeare Resource Center:Their summary of the play, with some good insights. |
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~Elizabethan Life~ |
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Shakespeare's Life and Times - EXCELLENT for almost all topics!!! |
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Life in Elizabethan England: A compendium of common knowledge - a great starting point! |
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The middle class -- a great contrast between 'rich' middle class and 'poor' - and what you can expect in your life |
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Elizabethan England in the Times of Romeo & Juliet: Lots of links, organized by topic |
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Elizabethan Life: A description of the economic classes and the hous |
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William Harrison's Description, 1577: Advanced - written during the time, lots of details |
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Peasant Life in Elizabethan England -- life of the lower class |
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Time Traveler's Guide to Tudor England - Cool site, lots of interesting info, in a fun format |
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Entertainment |
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Music in Tudor England: Overview, with some nice images of instruments |
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Music in England: Broken up into eras, some very good information |
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Music & Dance of the Period: Wanna dance? Check out the dance steps and play the midis! |
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Elizabethan Sports: A good overview of some fun - and rough - pastimes |
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Recreation & Sports: Easy to follow, a good overview of Elizabethan sports |
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Filling the Time: From gossip to gaming, here's what they did in their spare tim |
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Food & Drink |
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Food in Tudor England: A good starting point, with all sorts of information |
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Medieval / Renaissance Food Place: Tons of links to recipes, primary sources, etc |
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Elizabethan Food & Dining: A focus more on the wealthy, with good info & some images |
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Renaissance Food: From the compendium site, a good place for information |
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Crime & Disease |
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Tyburn Tree: Execution in Elizabethan England. Not the happiest site, but good info |
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Outlaws and Highwaymen: A focus on the ballads about them, with attention to history |
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Crime & the Law in Elizabethan England: Very good site, from arrest to execution! |
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Bloody Painful: Crime & Punishment in Elizabethan England |
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Plague in Elizabethan England: The Black Death, and its impacts |
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Pictures of the Plague: Woodcuts & images from the time. |
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John Gaunt's Bills of Mortality: Lists the numbers killed each year by Plague |
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Women's Roles |
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Marriage & Family in Elizabethan England: A focus on weddings, and customs |
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Life of Women in Tudor England - Great site, source of the handout. |
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Women's roles - A good essay overview |
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Order of the Sexes: A brief page, with a primary source explaining women's roles |
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Life of Women in Tudor England: Excellent Site, with lots of informati |
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Childhood & Education |
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Educating Shakespeare: School in Shakespeare's time |
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Shakespeare's School: A good site, brought to you from Stratford-Upon-Avon. |
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The Education of Girls: Good overview, fairly easy to follow |
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Children & Childhood: Excellent, from the compendium site |
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What every schoolboy knows: a compendium site, solid informatio |
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Clothing |
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Elizabethan Costumes: Not only excellent information, but also directions for making clothes! |
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Renaissance Costume Guide: A Quick overview of what they wore |
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Tudor Dress: A Portfolio of Images - A nice collection of images from the era |
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Hairstyles of the Elizabethan Era: I think these are coming back! |
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Men's Fashion During the Elizabethan Period: Brief overview to get you started |
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Women's Fashion During the Elizabethan Period: Brief overview to get you starte |
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