Free Shakespeare for Fun and Copywork

2008 April 29


Photo by Arbron.

This week only, CurrClick (which carries the Math Mammoth workbook series) is offering Quotations from Shakespeare’s Plays as a free download. This ebook offers copywork tips from Charlotte Mason and about 30 pages of passages from Macbeth, King Lear, Much Ado About Nothing, etc.

And if you are planning a study of the Bard, you won’t want to miss the following always-free Internet resources.

Shakespeare on the Web

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
At Project Gutenburg.

Shakespeare Quotes: 200+ Famous Bardisms
Each link includes notes to put the lines in context.

Absolute Shakespeare, the essential resource
“Everything you would ever want to know…”

Folger Shakespeare Library teachers’ pages
Lesson plans and more.

For the younger set

Tales from Shakespeare
By Charles and Mary Lamb.

Folger Shakespeare Library kids’ pages
Word games, coloring pages, quizzes, and more.

Especially for homeschoolers

Shakespeare. Yes, again. And again.
Advice for teaching/learning Shakespeare with your children, film and audio recommendations, selected bibliography, tips, and more.

Bardolatry
A guide to all of Mental multivitamin’s Shakespeare posts.

In conclusion

At our house, we like to wrap up a study of Shakespeare with a bit of fun.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
We get this on DVD through library loan.

Shakespearean Insulter
Thou impertinent spur-galled malt-worm!

Or enjoy this YouTube video of Shakespeare’s Who’s On First:


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4 Responses leave one →
  1. 2008 April 29
    noirlecroi permalink

    Great collection on all things Shakespeare for bards to be!

    Great Work!

  2. 2008 April 29

    Thank you. There are so many wonderful Shakespeare resources out there, it was hard to choose just a few. But I had to leave room for that video!

  3. 2008 May 6

    I really had no time to sit and watch the video…but I robbed some just the same. Glad I did—too funny! Thanks for sharing it.

  4. 2008 May 16
    zoe permalink

    thanks for posting this. very helpful. here’s one resource i found interesting: http://www.shakespeare.com.mx

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