Shakespeare Webquest

Your task is to introduce Shakespeare to people who know nothing about him. Remember to include pictures, diagrams, sub-headings and bullet points to make your information easy to read and understand.

You are to use the following questions and the listed web-sites.

Shakespeare’s life:

*Find out as much as you can about William Shakespeare. Begin with the points below:

* Where he and when he was born?

* His family?

* When he died and where he died?

* His wife?

Shakespeare’s works:

*Find out about the plays and poems that William Shakespeare wrote. Begin with the points below:

• How many plays did he write?

• How were his plays received at the time?

• Name five of the plays Shakespeare wrote.

• How were the plays performed?

• Where were they performed?

• What else did he write?

Shakespeare’s times:

*Find out about what life was like in England when Shakespeare was alive.

*The Globe Theatre

*Find a picture or diagram of The Globe Theatre and add this to your information.

WEB SITES TO VISIT ON YOUR QUEST

http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/

http://www.rdg.ac.uk/globe/

http://www.ulen.com/shakespeare/

http://www.shakespeare.org.uk/

http://www.shakespeare-etc.org/

http://www.stratford-upon-avon.co.uk/soawshst.htm