Shakespeare’s Plays
Free Presentations in PowerPoint format
Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra – Battle of the Sexes
Antony and Cleopatra – Cleopatra, Femme Fatale
Antony and Cleopatra – The Epistemology of Cleo
Antony and Cleopatra – Feminist Views
Antony and Cleopatra – Comic Tragedy
Antony and Cleopatra – East vs. West
Antony and Cleopatra – Text, Entire Play
Antony and Cleopatra – Who Was Cleopatra VII?
Antony and Cleopatra, by William Shakespeare
As You Like It
An Introduction to As You Like It
As You Like It – All the World’s a Stage
As You Like It – Characters and Costumes
As You Like It – Comedy Characters Structures Theme
As You Like It – Complete Text
As You Like It – Historical Period
The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors – Characters, Background, Location
The Comedy of Errors – On Prezi
The Comedy of Errors – Shakespeare’s Earliest Comedy
The Comedy of Errors – Vocabulary Act 4
King Lear
King Lear – Animal Imagery in King Lear
King Lear – Critical Study of Text
King Lear – Historical Background
King Lear – One of Shakespeare’s Greatest Works
William Shakespeare’s King Lear
Love’s Labour’s Lost
Love’s Labour’s Lost – Complete Text
Love’s Labour’s Lost – Nutsy Classic Films
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice – Analysis
The Merchant of Venice – Characters and Plot
The Merchant of Venice – Comic Harmony or Tragic Dissonance?
The Merchant of Venice – An Introduction
The Merchant of Venice – A Little History Lesson
The Merchant of Venice – Play by William Shakespeare
The Merchant of Venice – Shylock, Sinner or Sinned Against?
The Merchant of Venice – Source
The Merchant of Venice – Teaching Aims and Demands
The Merchant of Venice – Themes in the Play
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor – Introduction
The Merry Wives of Windsor on Prezi
The Merry Wives of Windsor – Shakespeare’s Life and Work
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Biography and Plot
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Comedy vs. Tragedy
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Historical Context
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Introduction
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Key Facts
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Nutsy Classic Film
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Play’s Plot
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Topics of Discussion
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Themes
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – What Is It All About?
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing – A Brief Overview
Much Ado About Nothing – Characters and Summary
Much Ado About Nothing – A Comedy
Much Ado About Nothing – Introduction
Much Ado About Nothing – An Introduction
Much Ado About Nothing – It’s Actually Something!
Much Ado About Nothing – Overview
Much Ado About Nothing – Setting, Characters, Plot, Summary
Much Ado About Nothing – Study Guide
William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing
Othello
Othello – Shakespeare’s England
Othello – A Tragedy by William Shakespeare
Othello – The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice
Richard III
Richard III – From Ceremony to Farce
Richard III – Political Intrigue
Richard III – Villain as a Hero
The Tragedy of King Richard the Third
An Introduction to Richard III and the Wars of the Roses
Exploring Connections – Richard III and Looking for Richard
Taming of the Shrew
Taming of the Shrew – Adaptations
Taming of the Shrew – Characters
Taming of the Shrew – Metaphor
Taming of the Shrew – Nutsy Classic Films
Taming of the Shrew – "The Shrew"
Taming of the Shrew – Style / Diction
Taming of the Shrew- Themes, Motifs, Symbols
The Tempest
The Tempest – British Literature
The Tempest – Drama in England
The Tempest – Historical Sources
The Tempest – Nutty Classic Films
The Tempest – A Play by William Shakespeare
The Tempest – Sources, Characters, Synopsis
The Tempest – by William Shakespeare
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night – Carnival and Lent
Twelfth Night – Characters, Structure, Theme
Twelfth Night – Early Modern Comedy
Twelfth Night – Intro and Character Analysis
Twelfth Night – A Quick Introduction
Twelfth Night – Shakespeare’s Background and the Play
Twelfth Night – Shakespearean Romantic Comedy
Twelfth Night or What You Will
The Winter’s Tale
The Winter’s Tale – Background
The Winter’s Tale – Entire Text
The Winter’s Tale – Influences and Traditions
The Winter’s Tale – Magic, Art and Belief
The Winter’s Tale – Nutty Classic Tales
The Winter’s Tale – Second Lecture
The Winter’s Tale – What Is This Play?
See Also: William Shakespeare, Globe Theater
For Kids
Antony and Cleopatra – Study Guide
Video – As You Like It – The complete 1936 production on YouTube
The Comedy of Errors – Study Guide
The Comedy of Errors – Summary
The Comedy of Errors – in Summary
The Comedy of Errors – Teaching Unit (PDF)
Love’s Labour’s Lost – Study Guide from NACET (PDF)
Love’s Labour’s Lost – YouTube Audio of Entire Play
Love’s Labour’s Lost – Cliff Notes
Love’s Labour’s Lost – Simplified Shakespeare
Love’s Labour’s Lost – Study Guide
Love’s Labour’s Lost – Plot Summary with No Sweat Shakespeare
The Merry Wives of Windsor – Cliff Notes
The Merry Wives of Windsor – Plot Summary with No Sweat Shakespeare
The Merry Wives of Windsor – Quotes
The Merry Wives of Windsor – Summary
The Merry Wives of Windsor – Text of Entire Play
The Merry Wives of Windsor – Theme Analysis
The Merry Wives of Windsor – Viewing Guide (PDF)
The Winter’s Tale – Study Guide (PDF)