We’re on a mission to help everyone understand Shakespeare and his works
From translating Shakespeare quotes (to be or not to be, anyone?), sonnets, poems, and complete Shakespeare plays into easy to understand English, to providing listicles of Shakespeare facts, and articles on Shakespeare’s life and the characters he created, we’re here to help make Shakespeare easy and accessible.
Read Shakespeare’s Play Online in Simple, Modern English
Easily follow the dialogue of Shakespeare’s characters with our simple, plain English play tranalsations, which follow Shakespeare’s acts and scenes.
Modern Hamlet, Modern Henry IV Part 1, Modern Henry V, Modern Julius Caesar, Modern King Lear, Modern Macbeth, Modern A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Modern Much Ado About Nothing, Modern Othello, Modern Romeo & Juliet, Modern The Merchant of Venice, Modern The Tempest, Modern Twelfth Night
Shakespeare Basics
Find out the basics about the Bard’s life with a Shakespeare biography and a timeline of Shakespeare’s life and work.
Shakespeare Quotes
Read the best and most famous Shakespeare quotes, monologues and soliloquies by play (Hamlet quotes, Macbeth quotes, Romeo and Juliet quotes and more), or see Shakespeare’s love quotes.
The Plays
Read short summaries of Shakespeare’s plays, meet Shakespeare’s characters, and understand Shakespeare’s play types – comedies, histories, tragedies etc.
The Sonnets
Need to know what iambic pentameter is, or how to write a sonnet? We also have modern translations of all 154 sonnets (including sonnet 18), and all of Shakespeare’s poems.
Shakespeare’s Characters
Studies of Shakespeare’s most loved characters – Lady Macbeth, Caliban, Queen Mab, Laertes, Prospero, Polonius, Friar Laurence, Falstaff, Fortinbras and many more!
Shakespeare’s Family
Brush up on Shakespeare’s family – his parents, siblings and his own three children, alongside in-depth information on Anne Hathaway – Shakespeare’s wife.
Shakespeare’s Theatres
Everything to know about each of the London theatres Shakespeare was connected to, including Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, along with some great Globe Theatre facts.
Shakespearean Insults
With his insults, Shakespeare was most certainly a master of his trade. Try insulting someone in Elizabethan English with this list of Shakespeare insults.
Read Shakespeare in Simple, Modern English Ebooks
Easily follow the dialogue of Shakespeare’s characters with our simple, plain English ebooks, which follow Shakespeare’s acts and scenes.
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