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Who was Shakespeare?
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Watch a video clip about Shakespeare and his plays
Why is Shakespeare so special?
What did Shakespeare look like?
This portrait, painted around 1610, is believed to be of Shakespeare but the identity is still unproven. (Click on the image to see a bigger picture, then click on "Larger Image".)
Shakespeare’s works
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Fun tabloid-style summaries of some of Shakespeare's plays
Watch a trailer for performances of three of Shakespeare’s plays
Hear some of Shakespeare's famous speeches
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Shakespeare’s language
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Can you guess what some of Shakespeare's words mean?
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Discover some everday phrases used by Shakespeare
To hear 10 Shakespearean insults click on the playlist.
Find out more about words - and insults - used by Shakespeare
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About this book
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World of Shakespeare
- What exactly did Shakespeare write about and why is he so popular? His enduring tales of love, jealousy, betrayal, revenge, corruption, family, feuds, ghosts, witches and murder are explored and explained in this wide-ranging book.
- Provides information on Shakespeare's life and Elizabethan drama, his greatest plays, poems and songs, and his use of language.
- Includes a guide to his plays, a Who's who in the world of Shakespeare, and a glossary of Shakespearean words and characters.
- With over 200 internet links to downloadable pictures and useful websites to find out more and listen to extracts from plays.
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