Shakespeare is generally known as the greatest writer in the English language. He wrote poems and plays that are exciting and beautiful to read and are studied by students of English literature all over the world.Keep an eye out on our Facebook page, where we’ll be celebrating Shakespeare’s birthday in the week of 23th April!
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This interactive webquest takes you on an online journey to discover interesting facts about Shakespeare’s life. Follow the links, then choose the correct answer before submitting your completed webquest to see how you’ve done.
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Shakespeare wrote plays, not novels, so it makes sense that the best way to get the most out of a Shakespeare Reader like Hamlet or A Midsummer Night’s Dream is to get together in a group and produce a play from the text. We’ve added some guidelines here, in case you need them.
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Charades is a traditional British parlour game in which one person mimes or acts out the title of a book, film, play or song whilst another person or an audience guesses the answer. We’ve got a selection of charades especially for our Shakespeare titles. Can you guess what they are?
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Macbeth is our first audio recording of a Shakespeare Reader. We were very pleased to get Michael Maloney, a famous English Royal Shakespeare Company actor, to read the part of Macbeth. Michael also gave us an exclusive interview which we have added here, along with profiles of Alison Pettitt and Sean Barrett who read the parts of Lady Macbeth and Macduff.
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Click on the Shakespeare title to find out more about each story.
Did you know these titles are also available as eBooks?
