In this amazing interactive video, you can choose the questions that Sir Ian McKellan answers, including those about Shakespeare, storytelling, Lord of the Rings and the X-Men.
We return to William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet to explore the themes of true love, lust, and whether Romeo and Juliet were truly, deeply in love, or they were just a pair of impetuous teens.
John delves into the world of Bill Shakespeare's famous star-crossed lovers and examines what the play is about, its structure, and the context in which it was written.
This resource pack explores the first meeting of Romeo and Juliet. The notion of love at first sight is discussed; the scene is set in context and students move on to looking in detail at the religious imagery used by Romeo and Juliet in Act 1, Scene 5. The sonnet form is then introduced. Students...
These two videos explore the very beginnings of the literary and movie genre we now consider romantic comedy with clips from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. The videos focus on the relationships between Benedick/Beatrice and Hero/Claudio.
A Youtube channel that has collected 132 videos of Patrick Stewart (a well-known British actor) reading Shakespearian sonnets. This was a Covid project done by the actor.
Shakespeare Uncovered is a collection of videos that combines history, biography, performances and analysis to tell the stories behind Shakespeare’s greatest plays. Choose a play along the left menu or Lesson Plans.
This animation is part of TED's series, There's a Poem for That, which features animated interpretations of poems both old and new that give language to some of life's biggest feelings.
Some people question whether Shakespeare really wrote the works that bear his name – or whether he even existed at all. Could it be true that the greatest writer in the English language was as fictional as his plays? This video shows how a linguistic tool called stylometry might shed light on the... Related Lesson
“You’re a fishmonger!” By taking a closer look at Shakespeare’s words, specifically his insults, we see why he is known as a master playwright whose works transcend time and appeal to audiences all over the world. Related Lesson
This video explores the contributions that Shakespeare made to the English language, particularly romantic language as he describes beauty. Dig Deeper has links to complete works of the Bard. Related Lesson
This video does an excellent job of explaining iambic pentameter and Shakespeare's language. This peek into the rhythm of his words reveals a poet deeply rooted in the way people spoke in his time — and still speak today. Related Lesson
Shakespeare's MacBeth begins with witchcraft and ends with a bloody, severed head. It's a play filled with riddles, prophecies, nightmare visions, and death. This video explores the relevance of MacBeth's themes of violence, power and ambition. Related Lesson
