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Essay Select Hamlet & King Lear

A collection of essays on the fundamentals of Hamlet and King Lear for use as example essays. These papers will doubtless help in breaking down the essential themes of madness, revenge, the final scene, villainy and tragedy in the above texts. Just as importantly, they contain extensive criticism on the dramatic presentation of the above. The resource for those who need help with exam ideas or homework assignments.

Notes Hamlet and King Lear

A selection of notes on the two named plays. These notes include lists of the quotations that we think are important broken down into the themes of the essays. They also contain explanations and in depth analysis of all of Hamlet’s soliloquies, listed in order.

Script Select Hamlet & King Lear

The full scripts of the plays Hamlet and King Lear, separated into acts to allow ease of navigation.

Critical Essays and Literary Theory

This is an essay on how to write critical essays on Shakespeare. It begins by asking what the purpose of literature is and progresses on to the importance of analysing character and form. It also has guidelines on how to give criticism on Shakespeare despite the difference in time, custom and circumstance that we have plus help on how to comment on a plays depiction of reality.

Summation Select

Full summaries of all the plays listed on this site, to help students grasp the general plot of the play. These synopsises are a useful commentary but should not be viewed as an equivalent to reading a play in its entirety.

Essay Select Othello

It would be fair to say that these essays are less helpful than the Hamlet ones. However, they can still easily be used as example essays on Othello or to spark off ideas for notes of your own.

Script Select Othello

The complete script of Shakespeare’s Othello separated into individual acts

The Shakespeare Homework Store

The store, powered by amazon, is here to provide quick access to the books quoted on this site, for example A.C. Bradley’s Shakespearean Tragedy and Coleridge’s essays on the plays. The store also contains other helpful books, like the reputable Cliff Notes series and scripts of the plays.

A Biography of Shakespeare

A biography of Shakespeare detailing all the points that are usually considered when discussing his life, referenced with dates and in chronological order.

Shakespeare's Sonnets

This section contains the sonnets in full, listed in sections to ease the task of looking for any one verse in particular

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Essay Select Macbeth

An anthology of papers on the important themes in the Bard’s most bloody work, including the characterisation of villainy, the mistake in discussing fate’s role in the work and Coleridge’s thoughts on the play- a helpful companion to any student of Shakespeare.

Script Select Macbeth

The full scripts of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, separated into acts to make searching for quotes and reading for essays as easy as possible

Essay Select Romeo and Juliet

An anthology of papers on the important themes in the Bard's most lovely work.

Script Select Romeo and Juliet

The full scripts of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare On Film

A quirky new look at film, from Shakespeare’s perspective. Get more out of movies.