Meeting, Knowing, Living, Learning and Loving Shakespeare! 

Meet the man, William Shakespeare, through the eyes of those who knew him. A Brief Biography of William Shakespeare Shakespeare's Early Reputation Shakespeare's Contemporaries Shakespeare's Death Get to know Shakespeare through the insights of those who have studied him. Absolute Shakespeare Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet Shakespeare's Life and Time Shakespearean Resource Center Surfing with the Bard
Experience life as Shakespeare would have by exploring these links.
Life in Elizabethan England: A Compendium of Knowledge Great information and easy to use.  Be sure to check this site out! Elizabethan England Great Information gathered by other High School students. Ye Olde Renaissance Map A virtual tour of life in the renaissance period. Rennaissance An awesome site highlighting exploration and trade, printing and thinking and more! Almanack of 1663 Browse through this great site to experience Elizabethan world view on Humanity, Religion, Social Order, Learning, Progress and more....
Common knowledge on...
...people ...places Who Was Who in Elizabethan England Who's Who in Shakespeare's World Elizabeth I 1533-1603  &  King James Europe / England / London / London Bridge Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon Shakespearean Landmarks ...fashion ...foods Elizabethan Makeup 101 Elizabethan Costuming Page Elizabethan Costume Gallery (Tour) Renaissance Food Clipart Collection A Boke of Gode Cookery Elizabethan Food and Dining ...economics ...crime and punishment Currency Values in Elizabethan England Elizabethan Coins Chronology of Discovery and Trade Crime and the  Law Crime and Punishment Outlaws and Highwaymen ...music ...death and dying Renaissance Consort & Instruments  AUDIO Washerwomen's Branle (Dance)  VIDEO Rennaissance Midi Files  AUDIO Pictures of the Plague An Obsession with Change and Death Deaths and Casualties List! ...getting an education ...being a woman Educating Shakespeare The English Schoole Maister Education of Women Women with Books Shakespeare's Unruly Women Order of the Sexes ...reading books ...playing games What books were the Elizabethans  reading? Classical Books   Popular Books Tablut (Play!) Fanarona (Play!) Mancala (Play!)  Elizabethan Card Games
...through the language A Note on Shakespeare's Grammar Shakespearean Glossary Proper Elizabethan Accents Faire Names for English Folk (Popular Names) ...through the performances View these images of the Elizabethan Theatre and a  selection of Renaissance illustrations showing performances in real and imaginary playhouses. Then check out the history of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre and view images of the original Globe, visit Shakey's Place, and then take a virtual reality walkthrough. ...through the readings THE TRAGEDY OF ROMEO AND JULIETTE Romeo and Juliette:  The e-text of the play The Real Romeo and Juliette of Verona
Shakespeare for every audience! Shakespeare and Star Trek Shakespeare on Film General Advice on How to Watch a Shakespearean Film Romeo and Juliette:  Book and Movie Takeoffs Review of "Romiette and Julio" by Sharon M. Draper Having fun with Shakespeare! Take a Shakespeare Biography Quiz Insults(and More Insults) with Shakespearean style!  Bardlibs(Try your hand at ad-libing with Bill!)  Is it the Bible or Is it Shakespeare?  Quiz  Shakespeare's Hangman (Earn and post points! Challenge someone!)  Magnetic Poetry Shakespeare (Be the bard!)
	Compiled by L. Cowell, Library Media Specialist, J.A. Craig High School, Janesville, WI. 2003