PBS
Public Broadcasting Company: Henry V
This PBS series site is designed for teaching Shakespeare's history play "Henry V." Includes viewing strategies, discussion questions, and other learning features.
Crash Course
Crash Course Literature #3: Love or Lust? Romeo and Juliet Part Ii
In this Crash Course video, John Green returns to William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet to explore the themes of true love, lust, and whether Romeo and Juliet were truly, deeply in love, or they were just a pair of impetuous teens. How...
TED Talks
Te Dx Talks: Hip Hop & Shakespeare? Akala at Te Dx Aldeburgh
By examining connections between Shakespeare's language and meaning, and the language and meaning of hip-hop, Akala breaks down some barriers that students may perceive to learning Shakespeare's plays and poetry.
Crash Course
Crash Course Literature 203: Ghosts, Murder, and More Murder: Hamlet Part I
Crash Course Literature 203: Ghosts, Murder, and More Murder: Hamlet Part I [12:24]. This video series of Crash Course Literature uses lively verbal explanations accompanied by entertaining visuals with a host who provides historical,...
Crash Course
Crash Course Literature 204: Ophelia, Gertrude, and Regicide: Hamlet, Part Ii
Crash Course Literature 204: Ophelia, Gertrude, and Regicide: Hamlet, Part II [11:01] in this video series, Crash Course Literature, uses lively verbal explanations accompanied by entertaining visuals with a host who provides historical,...
TES Global
Tes: "Shakespeare's Country" (1926)
[Free Registration/Login Required] This 1926 video travelogue "Shakespeare's Country" provides a guided tour of Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare's birthplace [9:40].
TES Global
Tes: "Memorial Procession in English Country Town" (1915)
[Free Registration/Login Required] This 1915 video clip is of the St. George Day procession in Stratford-upon-Avon to put a wreath on Shakespeare's grave. Teaching ideas are provided on the accompanying notes page [0:28]
TES Global
Tes: "St George's Day at Stratford Upon Avon" (1915)
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a 1915, short silent video of the April 23 St. George's Day procession at Stratford-upon-Avon to place a wreath on Shakespeare's grave. Teaching ideas for how to use this video are available on...
TES Global
Tes: "England's Shakespeare" (London, Midland and Scottish Railway, 1939)
[Free Registration/Login Required] This 1939 video "England's Shakespeare," by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway focuses on England during Shakespeare's time. This video advertisement strived to entice people to take the train and...
TES Global
Tes: "Stratford Upon Avon (Hepworth Manufacturing Company, 1925)"
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a 1925 video of a tour of Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare's birthplace. Notes are also provided including teaching tips for using the film. [11:48]
Crash Course
Crash Course Literature #304: Shakespeare's Sonnets
This video [12:27] focuses on Shakespeare's Sonnets. We're learning about sonnets, and English Literature's best-known purveyor of those fourteen-line paeans, William Shakespeare. We'll look at a few of his biggest hits, including Sonnet...
Internet Multicasting Service
Harper Audio: William Shakespeare: Multiple Interpretations of Sonnets and Plays
Sonnets presented in three parts, and excerpts from two plays are here in three different audio formats. RL.11-12.7 Multi Interpretations
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Analyze How a Complex Character Advances the Plot
In this lesson, you will learn to analyze how a complex character advances the plot of a text by examining different interpretations of that character's narration of events. [8:00]
SparkNotes
Video Spark Notes: Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Summary
Summarizes, analyzes, and discusses the themes and characters in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. [9:00]
Crash Course
Crash Course Theater #14: Shakespeare's Early Days
A video exploring the early beginnings of a young Englishman named William Shakespeare. Learn about his family and how he got into theater. [11:26]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: Lin Manuel Miranda, Shakespeare, and Hip Hop
Explore the inspiration behind Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit musical Hamilton, Miranda's connection to Shakespeare, and the influence of hip hop in Miranda's storytelling in this media galley from GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America."...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Shakespeare: The Intersection of Art & Life Timeline
Discover major events in William Shakespeare's life through The Intersection of Art and Life, an interactive timeline. The timeline spans from Shakespeare's birth in 1564 to the post-mortem publication of his First Folio in 1624. Explore...
Internet Multicasting Service
Harper Audio: Julius Caesar
Harper Audio excerpts from Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" starring Sir Ralph Richardson and Anthony Quayle. Scroll down to get to Julius Caesar.
US National Archives
Internet Archive: As You Like It
In this first film version of William Shakespeare's classic pastoral comedy, Sir Laurence Olivier stars as Orlando while Elisabeth Bergner is Rosalind, his secret admirer who disguises herself as a boy in order to stay near to him.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course English Literature: Romeo and Juliet Part 2
In which John Green returns to William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet to explore the themes of true love, lust, and whether Romeo and Juliet were truly, deeply in love, or they were just a pair of impetuous teens (video two of two). John...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course English Literature: Romeo and Juliet Part 1
In which John Green examines Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare (video one of two). John delves into the world of Bill Shakespeare's famous star-crossed lovers and examines what the play is about, its structure, and the context in...