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