Designed for students with little or no experience with the greatest writer in the English language, this course will offer the skills they need to enjoy Shakespeare’s  richness and relevance.  Through intensive work with only a few plays, students will learn to read text accurately and imaginatively, and to appreciate Shakespeare’s dramatic dimension.  Classes include analysis of the plays as scripts and explora­tion of performance elements through workshops and films. The plays are reviewed via a range of media: text, film, audio recording, and live performance.

• The Folger Shakespeare Library
  
  One of the leading sources of information on Shakespeare. I studied here during July of 2008!
• Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
  
  The theatre in which Shakespeare's plays were performed was rebuilt in 1999. It is now is home to an historical exhibit, gift shop, and seasonal plays.
• Bardweb
  
  Biographical and historical information, along with suggestions for understanding and appreciating Shakespeare's plays and language.
• In Search of Shakespeare
  
  This PBS mini-series explored the life and times, as well the historical accuracy, of William Shakespeare.
• Was Shakespeare Really Shakespeare?
  
  For centuries the authorship of the plays attributed to William Shakespeare has been questioned. This article provides plausible evidence that another man should be credited with authorship.