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Shakespeare Fact: The story that someone
other than William Shakespeare wrote his plays won't go away, despite the facts that make the concept laughable. Shakespeare,
husband, father, son of a glove-maker, poet, actor, writer and theatre owner, is the second-best documented man of his age,
second only to the king.
Did You Mean "Shakespeare" as in...
- Shakespeare the Playwrite
- Shakespeare the Poet
- Shakespeare the Man
- Sheakespearean Criticism
Shakespeare the Playwrite
| Shakespeare Bookshelf - Careful replication of the Oxford Shakespeare editions of all Shakespeare's works, organized by act and scene
and accessed with a super-simple image map. Click on the book with the title you're looking for. |
Works of the Bard - Best search/concordance for Shakespeare's works on the Web. Just type in what you're looking for, and you're
an instant Shakespeare expert! |
Shakespeare's Monologues - Just the monologues, ma'am. Choose man or woman, comedy, history or tragedy, then find the character's name and
the first line of the speech. This site lists location within the play where the monologue is found and links full text of
the scene. |
Shakespeare the Poet
| Absolute Shakespeare - Excellent replications of Shakespeare's works, including the epic poems and sonnets from The Complete Works of
William Shakespeare. London: Oxford University Press: 1908. Has a fun quiz, famous quotes, and basic biography. |
All Shakespeare - Some of the critical information on this site is dated and vague, but they do a good job with the basics of understanding
Shakespeare's sonnets. |
Shakespeare's Sonnets - All the sonnets are provided here, with descriptive commentary attached to each one, including historical facts,
word/phrases glosses, and intrepretative hints. |
Shakespeare the Man
| Shakespeare's Biography - Excellent and detailed biography of the Bard, all on one page with a minimum of fuss. Has sections on: Ancestry,
Parents, Birth, Siblings , Education and Childhood, Marriage and Children, Actor and Playwright, Later Years, Shakespeare's
Will, Richard Burbage, Edward Alleyn, and William Kempe. |
Life and Times of William Shakespeare - Slick and smooth site, with links to the MIT versions of the plays and an interactive quiz. |
Shakespeare Timeline - Excellent timeline. Just click on the year and read about what he was doing then. |
Shakespeare's Stratford - Extremely fun site takes you on a sort of tourist's guide through the town of Shakespeare's time. |
Sheakespearean Criticism
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