Welcome To NoSweatShakespeare!

Welcome to NoSweatShakespeare, the home of modern Shakespeare ebooks, quotes, sonnets, Shakespeare resources...and now the all new Shakespeare Blog!

Our aim is to help students of all ages understand Shakespeare's language. From translating full Shakespeare plays and short quotes and phrases in to modern English, to providing in depth articles on Shakespeare's life and times, we're here to help make Shakespeare easy and accessible.

Shakespeare Ebooks

Shakespeare's plays as easy ebooks in modern English

Shakespeare for Kids

Shakespeare for kids: Resources aimed at 8-12 year olds

Play Summaries

Shakespeare Quotes

Check out Shakespeare quotes with their modern day translations

Shakespeare's Sonnets

Trouble understanding a sonnet? Read overviews of Shakespeare's sonnets next to the original

The Globe Theatre

Everything you wanted to know about Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

Shakespeare's Picture

What did Shakespeare look like? Check out a few pictures and portraits

Shakespearean Insults

Try insulting someone in Elizabethan English with this list of Shakespeare insults

Shakespeare's Characters

Ever wonder which characters appear in which plays? See a complete list of Shakespeare 's characters