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ESP Shakespeare’s Family
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This resource introduces the most famous family in Stratford-upon-Avon. Find out what Shakespeare’s father did for a living, who Shakespeare married, and what happened to his children.
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Shakespeare’s Interesting Idioms
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Although Shakespeare wrote his plays and poems some 400 years ago, many of his expressions are still familiar to us today – we regularly speak Shakespeare without realising it. Take a look at this short text by journalist Bernard Levin, “On Quoting Shakespeare”.
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ESP Shakespeare WANTED
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This poster offers a quick introduction to Shakespeare: who was he, what do we know about him (and what not), and what is he famous for. Ideal with the accompanying Shakespeare WANTED worksheet that uses information from the poster for some activities.
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Swear Like Shakespeare
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Get your tongue around Shakespeare’s language with this simple insult generator and develop an understanding of dramatic conflict. An additional vocabulary sheet helps with words no longer in use.
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Shakespeare Family Tree
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This family tree introduces Shakespeare’s immediate family: his parents and siblings, his own children, and grandchildren.
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Explore Shakespeare’s Family
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Work out the answers to these questions about Shakespeare’s family with the help of the family tree.
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Shakespeare WANTED Worksheet
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This worksheet uses the information on the Shakespeare WANTED poster as a springboard for a couple of activities that check on the students’ understanding of the information and that encourage them to explore the mysteries surrounding Shakespeare’s life in a fun and creative way.
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Shakespeare’s Language of the Theatre
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Shakespeare wrote specifically for the theatre, so this activity looks at location, emotion, and action in an excerpt from Romeo and Juliet. Good to develop an understanding of writing for the specific context of an Elizabethan playhouse.
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Shakespeare Connected - Shakespeare and Literary Pilgrimage
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This blog introduces a Shakespeare Connected exhibition about literary pilgrimage, Shakespeare and Stratford.
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Shakespeare Connected - Shakespeare Among Readers
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This blog introduces a Shakespeare Connected exhibition on Shakespeare, books and readers.
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Shakespeare and medicine: Shakespeare’s final illness
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Shakespeare died on 23 April 1616 and mystery surrounds his final illness - we explore some theories and possible treatments.
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12 Days of Shakespeare: Facts about Shakespeare
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Want to know more about the man behind the plays? Let's start with a few basics.
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12 Days of Shakespeare: The Shakespeare Can-Can
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Struggling to remember all of Shakespeare's plays? This song might be just the thing you need...
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What do the Sonnets Tell us About Shakespeare?
Explore Shakespeare Podcasts What Was Shakespeare Really Like?
The third in a four-part lecture series from Professor Sir Stanley Wells; 'What Was Shakespeare Really Like'
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Shakespeare et les traducteurs or: Shakespeare in French
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To celebrate Bastille Day, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust's Digitisation Officer Andrew Thomas explores French translations held in the Trust's library collection.
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Did Shakespeare Know Queen Elizabeth I?
Explore Shakespeare Podcasts Let's Talk Shakespeare
Listen to our podcast, Let's Talk Shakespeare: Did Shakespeare Know Queen Elizabeth I?
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Honouring Shakespeare and German unity
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To mark German Unity Day, Helen Hopkins explores the importance of Shakespeare to the unification effort of nineteenth-century Germany.
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What to Expect from Shakespeare Week 2025
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What to Expect from Shakespeare Week 2025, brought to you by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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Authors Perspective - Everyday Shakespeare
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Ben and David Crystal, son and father, have been friends of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and The Shakespeare Bookshop for more than twenty years. We invited Ben and David to tell us more about their new book 'Everyday Shakespeare'...
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1616 was only the beginning: Shakespeare's Folios
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The first recordings of Shakespeare's works, called Folios, reveal important aspects of his life and times.