Welcome to the home of modern Shakespeare resources!

Our mission is to help people of all ages understand Shakespeare’s language. From translating Shakespeare quotes (to be or not to be, anyone?) and complete Shakespeare plays, to providing great Shakespeare facts and lots of articles on Shakespeare’s life – including a great William Shakespeare biography – we’re here to help make Shakespeare easy and accessible. You can also swot up here on all things relating to Shakespeare’s sonnets – like how to write a sonnet and the definition of iambic pentameter.

Browse Shakespeare Resources

Take a browse around NoSweatShakespeare using the navigation options at the top of each page, or click the quick links below to take you to a site section or specific article on Shakespeare.

Shakespeare Basics

Find out the basics about the Bard’s life with our Shakespeare biography and our look at Shakespeare’s era, or see simlar info presented in a timeline of Shakespeare’s life and work. Or check out info about his plays, like Hamlet.

Shakespeare Quotes

Read the best and most famous Shakespeare quotes, monologues and soliloquies by play (Hamlet quotes, Macbeth quotes, Romeo & Juliet quotes and more), Shakespeare’s love quotes along with Shakespeare quotes categorised by type – Shakespeare friendship quotes, Shakespeare quotes about life and many more.

The Plays

Read short plot summaries of Shakespeare’s plays, details of Shakespeare’s characters per play or read our roundup of Shakespeare translator websites. We also have lots of detail on Shakespeare’s play types – comedies, histories, tragedies etc, plus a guide to all Shakespeare play settings.

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.

The Sonnets

Find all things relating to Shakespeare’s sonnets, like how to write a sonnet and the definition of iambic pentameter. We also have modern translations of each of Shakespeare’s 154 sonnets (including sonnet 18), and all of Shakespeare’s poems.

Discover the characters in each of Shakespeare’s play, plus in-depth guides for Shakespeare’s most researched characters, including Lady Macbeth, Caliban, Queen Mab, Laertes, Prospero, Polonius, Friar Laurence, Falstaff, Fortinbras and many more.

Shakespeare’s Theatres

Everything you wanted to know about all 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.

Shakespeare’s Picture

What did Shakespeare look like? See all of the known portraits and pictures of William Shakespeare – Chandos, Cobbe, Droueshot, Hilliard, Holy Trinity Bust, Saunders – with a description of each.