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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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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.
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Sculpting Shakespeare in San Diego
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We invited the San Diego Shakespeare Society to take part in our project by looking at statues of William Shakespeare at the San Diego theatre, The Old Globe.
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Giving the Shakespeare women a history
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Giving the Shakespeare women a history
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Shakespeare's Favourite Flowers: The Rose
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Have you ever wondered what Shakespeare's favourite flower might be? Explore illustrations of roses and discover the flower's meaning in Shakespeare's works.
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Into the 18th Century: Shakespeare in Performance
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In the 18th century, authors began to reinterpret and adapt Shakespeare's plays through text and performance, producing such intriguing versions as 'The Enchanted Isle' and Nahum Tate's 'King Lear'.
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Shakespeare's Lost Interiors: Introduction
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Alex Hewitt introduces the focus of her postgraduate research and internship at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust - the virtual reconstruction of Shakespeare’s interiors at New Place.
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The Waco Women’s Shakespeare Club
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Meet Miss Kate Friend, whose correspondence with the Trust sheds light on the growing empowerment of women in early twentieth century America.
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Shakespeare in Armenian, part III
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On the occasion of Vartavar Day in Armenia, we explore the Armenian translations of Shakespeare held in our library.