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Links to wonderful Shakespeare sites with in-depth information on all aspects of Shakespeare's life and works and on Renaissance England in general. Some of these sites are absolutely amazing and should not be missed!

All Shakespeare
Guides to Shakespeare's works, essays (subscription required for many), quotes, bibliographies, and more.

BBC Shakespeare Plays
The BBC Shakespeare is the number one selling video series for libraries and literature classes in England.

Cavete Idus Martias!
  Janet Burns, your guide to the Latin Language, discusses the historical Julius Caesar and the First Triumvirate.

classicaltheatre.com
This site offers rare theatre items and Shakespeare one page plays (the complete text of a play on one poster). You'll also find some free essays on Shakespeare and acting.

Concordance to Shakespeare's Works
Are you looking for a particular word or phrase from the plays or sonnets? Click here to perform an online search.

Costume Designs
The Illinois Shakespeare Festival has a wonderful online collection of costumes used in their productions of Shakespeare's plays.

Counting Down toward the Ides of March
  Learn about the Roman festivals leading up to that ominous day thanks to Janet Burns, About's guide to the Latin Language.

The Drama and Shakespeare
This section of a larger site provides an introduction to the dramatic traditions that Shakespeare inherited.

Early Modern Plays Presented in London
A database of playwrights and playhouses in Tudor England. Find out when and where Shakespeare's plays were first performed.

Enfolded Hamlet
Enfolded Texts of the Second Quarto and First Folio, complete with a word search.

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