This project is designed to help you gain a deeper understanding of Shakespeare's writing through learning about his world. 

​You will research a topic related to Shakespeare/Elizabethan England and then present your research to the class with a slideshow, a handout, a Kahoot, and an artifact.

Although some research time will be given in class, you should be prepared to complete most of the work on your own time.

Useful Sources:

General:

• Elizabethan World Reference Library: This is the link to the entire encyclopedia. Search within the publication (small box on left side of page) to find your specific topic. General topics (food, clothing, education, entertainment, etc.) can be found under "daily life."

 

• Daily Life in Elizabethan England is a very useful ebook. Log on to Destiny Quest, and then search for the title. (I can't get a link working for this title.)

Here are some useful articles on various topics:

Crime/Punishment/Torture

• Gale Group article on Crime and Punishment - don't read if you have a weak stomach

Globe Theater

• a 1647 illustration of London, marking the location of the Globe theater
• an illustration of the Globe theater by Visscher
• video about the Globe and other playhouses
• Gale Group article on the Globe Theater
• Gale Group article on building the Globe Theater

Shakespeare

• Biography of Shakespeare on Gale Group
• Info on Lord Chamberlain's Men 

Daily Life

• Hunting

Architecture

• Architecture - houses and inns
• Architecture - estates and country houses
• Architecture in Britain

​Music

• Gale Group article on Elizabethan music
• Listen to a clip of Elizabethan music