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Teaching Shakespeare
  • Cultural approaches
  • Themes
  • Context
  • Genre
  • Plays
© RSC. Photo by Ellie Kurttz
Image copyright STUDIOCANAL (2015). All rights reserved.
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Discover inspiring resources for bringing Shakespeare’s work to life

Teaching Shakespeare provides creative routes into the world of Shakespeare, while helping to bring a selection of his works vividly to life with resources from some of the UK’s major cultural institutions.

  • Film Forever
  • The British Museum
  • Into Film
  • Royal Shakespeare Company
  • V&A

Teaching Shakespeare is an innovative collaboration between the RSC, the British Museum, the BFI, Into Film, the V&A and teachers. Learn more

Browse routes into Teaching Shakespeare

Uncover a stimulating range of cultural resources for lifting Shakespeare’s work off the page.

Cultural Approaches © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Cultural approaches

Explore Shakespeare through design, film, performance and historical objects.

Themes © RSC. Photo by Ellie Kurttz

Themes

Engage with some of the universal themes in Shakespeare’s writing.

Context © Trustees of the British Museum

Context

Find out how Shakespeare’s life and times shaped his work.

Genre Courtesy of the BFI National Archive

Genre

Study Shakespeare’s plays in the context of the traditions they represent.

Plays © RSC. Photo by John Haynes

Plays

Discover creative materials for teaching a selection of Shakespeare’s plays.

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Teaching Shakespeare
  • Cultural approaches
  • Themes
  • Context
  • Genre
  • Plays
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  • The British Museum
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