What’s Inside: Shakespeare for Homeschool Resources. A giant roundup of the why, what, and how of Shakespeare.
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Shakespeare Resources for your Homeschool
I’ve gathered all the resources from all of our posts on Shakespeare so you can find them in one place.
Brace yourself.
Shakespeare.org
We had to give this top billing. The website is about his birthplace in general but it has many MANY bits of information about him. Like the series of posts on “Shakespeare in 100 objects”.
Our Related Posts
And of course, we have a number of posts on homeschooling and Shakespeare studies since we used Charlotte Mason methods.
Other Charlotte Mason Homeschoolers on Shakespeare
- William Shakespeare | Classical Charlotte Mason
- Charlotte Mason Shakespeare Resources for Homeschoolers | A Humble Place
- The Joy of Shakespeare | Sage Parnassus
- Shakespeare | Simply Charlotte Mason
“We probably read Shakespeare in the first place for his stories, afterwards for his characters. . . . To become intimate with Shakespeare in this way is a great enrichment of mind and instruction of conscience. Then, by degrees, as we go on reading this world-teacher, lines of insight and beauty take possession of us, and unconsciously mold our judgments of men and things and of the great issues of life.”
Charlotte Mason
For More on Shakespeare
- How to Plan Shakespeare for Your Homeschool Year
- Shakespeare’s Genius
- 10 Shakespeare Plays Everyone Should Read
- Shakespeare translators (good for making up insults):
- Why is Shakespeare Important Today:
Words, words, words
Best books
- Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb (illustrated by Arthur Rackham).
- Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by Edith Nesbit.
- Gutenburg Press has free online versions of both Tales from Shakespeare and Beautiful Stories.
- Folger’s Editions are lovely, like this Hamlet.
- No Fear Shakespeare editions are good for side-by-side translations, like this MacBeth.
- Brick Shakespeare is fun for the Lego levers among you.
Final Thought
‘Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.’’ Shakespeare said that.
