Our approach to Shakespeare
The toughest challenge with Shakespeare can be overcoming the preconceived ideas many students have about how dull and tedious his works are to study. Making sense of the language in which the plays are written can be challenging for students so it is perhaps not surprising that many of them find studying Shakespeare an alienating experience and consider his plays works through which they have to labour to pass an examination.
These resources have been written with this reality in mind and particular attention has been paid to breathing new life into Shakespeare and his world. We have endeavoured to make both the man and his plays as accessible and entertaining as possible. Not only do we work hard to make sure the content in every resource is fresh and engaging, it is also divided into accessible, digestible sections and includes numerous quirky, interesting and fun facts.
Our Shakespeare resources:
The Tempest
The Complete Guide and Resource for Grade 12
Grade 12: 2023 Syllabus
Arming you with everything you need to study the play and to prepare Grade 12 students thoroughly for the examination essay, this comprehensive guide takes the proven format of our other Shakespeare titles to the next level.
It features an extensive introduction to Shakespeare and the Elizabethan era; a guide to Shakespearean language; accessible summaries and analyses of the entire play; an exhaustive mini-essay section, together with a rigorously annotated edition of the play.
Othello
The Complete Guide and Resource
Grade 12: 2024-26 Syllabus
This comprehensive Guide evolves and expands on the popular, proven format of our other Shakespeare titles.
It features an extensive introduction to Shakespeare and the Elizabethan/Jacobean eras; a guide to Shakespearean language and theatre; important contextual information on the play, including its settings and characters; accessible summaries and analyses of the entire play; an in-depth literary essay section and diverse content-related questions (short, contextual and essay questions, plus stimulating enrichment tasks); together with a rigorously annotated edition of the play.
Divided into accessible, digestible sections, the content is fresh and engaging, including, for example, numerous quirky, interesting and fun facts. Act-based learning has also been incorporated to ensure learners build a solid foundation of knowledge by methodically working through the play act by act.
Antony and Cleopatra
The Complete Guide and Resource
Ideal for Grades 10 and 11
Arming you with everything you need to study the play and to prepare learners thoroughly for the requirements of studying Shakespeare in Grade 12, this comprehensive, 284-page guide takes the proven format of our other Shakespeare titles to the next level.
It features an extensive introduction to Shakespeare and the Elizabethan era; a guide to Shakespearean language; accessible summaries and analyses of the entire play; an exhaustive mini-essay section, together with a rigorously annotated edition of the play.
Coriolanus
The Complete Guide and Resource
Recommended for Grades 9, 10 and 11
Arming you with everything you need to study the play, this comprehensive and reliable resource offers a keen advantage to those who use it. It features an extensive introduction to Shakespeare and the Elizabethan era; a guide to Shakespearean language; accessible summaries and analyses of the entire play; contextual questions for every section of the play, together with a rigorously annotated edition of the play.
Hamlet
The Complete Guide and Resource
Recommended for Grades 10 and 11
This popular 248-page resource is the most complete guide available and a proven way of preparing students for the process of being examined on this celebrated play. Used by more than 7,000 students to date, this established guide focuses on ensuring students develop a critical appreciation of this famous play. It features a comprehensive introduction to Shakespeare and the Elizabethan era, a rigorously annotated edition of the play, 20 practice essay questions and contextual questions at the end of every section.