Use this teacher resource to get students more involved in Shakespeare's As You Like It. Sections of the Teacher Pack include Creating the Worlds of the Play, The Court and the Forest, Creating Characters, Using Movement, and Playing a...

This resource provides a substantive overview of the historical context in which Elizabethan plays were viewed. Includes information on general dramatic themes and theatre structure.

This site provides an extensive list of links to historical information, current practices, and to all aspects of drama and theatre. It truly is a treasure trove for theatre historians and students of the theatre's history.

An essay describing Middleton's farcical comedies.

An analysis of the style in which Middleton writes.

A brief biography of John Marston's life and career.

A page containing electronic versions of the famous works of Ben Jonson.

An informative biography of English playwright Thomas Dekker.

Contains electronic versions of many of the works of Thomas Dekker.

Electronic versions of the works of Thomas Middleton.

Contains the text of Shakespeare's last will and testament.

A list of famous quotations by Ben Jonson, taken from Bartlett's book of Familiar Quotations.

This site contains a list of Dekker's famous quotes, which are listed in Bartlett's book of Familiar Quotations.

A list of Thomas Heywood's famous quotations, which are found in Bartlett's book of Familiar Quotations.

A description of how Heywood suited his plays to align with the public tastes.

An essay describing and analyzing Middleton's non-dramatic writings. Check it out!

A biographical description of Heywood's associates and connections.

A discussion of the qualities of Chapman's early poetry.

Contains an index to a long entry on Ben Jonson. This entry provides biographical information, commentary on his work, and a thourough bibliography.

This site from the Shakespeare Oxford Society contains a great deal of information in support of the theory that Edwared de Vere, the Earl of Oxford, actually wrote the works traditionally attributed to Shakespeare.

This resource from the Royal Shakespeare Company lists a number of important themes and motifs in Shakespeare's Hamlet, with quoted examples from the play.

This site provides lesson plans and activities designed to engage young scholars in learning about the drama and history of the Elizabethan era.

This site from Theatre Database presents a biography of Elizabethan dramatists and collaborators Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher. The information is somewhat in-depth and throughout links are provided for additional information. Also...

A brief biography of Thomas Middleton, a contemporary of Shakespeare.