Midsummer Night's Dream
Students, go to the following links and use the resource links on that page to explore the Shakespeare's time period and society. Please use your time wisely and READ the information on the sites. You will be using this background information in class next week.
Select a section or two on which to focus. Take notes. You will be graded on thoughtful and interesting tidbits which you record, present, and share with class from these sites. Have fun!!
Links for research:
Shakespeare's life link 1 link 2 link 3 link 4 link 5 link 6
Shakespeare Facts site
Globe Theatre Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 Link 4 Link 5
Globe Theatre virtual tour Link 1 Link 2 Link 3
Elizabethan society link link link link link
Elizabethan weddings Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 Link 4
Reign of Queen Elizabeth Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 Link 4 Link 5
Midsummer Elizabethan celebrations link 1 link 2 link 3 link 4
Elizabethan view of fairies Link link 1 link 2 link 3
Shakespearean actors link 1 Link 2 Link 3 Link 4 Link 5 Link 6
Shakespeare's language link
Other useful links
Clickable images of Folger's First Folios link
Folklore of Shakespeare Link