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More About the Writer |
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Walk to School with
Will Shakespeare
Sometimes it seems that
Shakespeare lived far away and long ago. Perhaps he did, but only four
thousand miles away and only four hundred years ago. Through this site you
can visit the same buildings Shakespeare might have seen as he walked to
school in his hometown of Stratford-on-Avon.
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Crossing the Curriculum:
History |
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Going to the
Source
Shakespeare can teach us a great deal
through his history plays. But if we take our information from
Shakespeare, shouldn’t we know where he got his facts? Visit the Perseus
Project and read some of the accounts Shakespeare read as he wrote the
play. Is it the same story?
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Diving Deep into the
Pools of History
When Shakespeare’s Queen
Elizabeth was born, Julius Caesar had been dead for nearly sixteen hundred
years. Why did Shakespeare write a history play set so long before his
time? Was he searching for timeless truths? Did he want to avoid offending
someone, maybe his queen? Visit Hyperhistory Online to locate Caesar;
then, jump ahead to find Queen Elizabeth.
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What’s so Great
About Caesar?
Prepare yourself. You’re about to find
out what was so great about Caesar. From the third Mithridatic War to his
conquest of Numidia—and the public celebrations that followed—see Caesar
conquer the world, take a cruise on the Nile with Cleopatra, and make it
back in time to stave off mutiny, at least temporarily.
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Investigate the
Romans
Enough about Caesar, take to the streets
of ancient Rome and find out what life was like for Caesar’s subjects. Let
the BBC help you Investigate the Romans, from their schools where flames
were used as erasers to their small amphitheaters where staged fighting
may have paved the way for modern-day pro wrestling.
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Crossing the Curriculum:
Theater |
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Set
Design
Actors, playwrights, and directors
aren’t the only creative forces in a stage production. Lighting, costume,
and set designers are equally important. You don’t think so? Visit set
designer Karen TenEyck and see her ideas for setting Julius Caesar
on the steps of City Hall in downtown Los Angeles. Check out the Portfolio
to see research notes and other set designs.
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Shakespeare from the
Cheap Seats
What was it like to see Julius
Caesar on opening night? The Globe, a theater where Shakespeare staged
much of his work, burned down hundreds of years ago. Visit Shakespeare’s
Globe to find out what view of the stage you might have had in 1611. Take
the virtual tour to see the theater today as it has been
rebuilt.
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Across the Web |
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Reading Isn’t Enough! I
Want to Be an Elizabethan.
Walk like an
Elizabethan. In fact, talk, eat, and think like an Elizabethan. A
Compendium of Common Knowledge will show you how. Shakespeare fans and
people who participate in Renaissance festivals will find this information
invaluable, and so will you.
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I’ll Buy That for
a Groat.
How much money is three pence, a
sovereign, a groat, or a farthing? It’s hard to make sense of Elizabethan
currency until you visit the Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire, where it is
converted into United States dollars.
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