The Home Of Modern Shakespeare Resources

Our mission is to help students of all ages understand Shakespeare’s language. From translating full Shakespeare plays and short quotes and phrases into modern English (from “to be or not to be” to Shakespeare’s best love quotes), to providing in-depth articles on Shakespeare’s life and times and Shakespeare essays, we’re here to help make Shakespeare easy and accessible.

Choose from Shakespeare ebooks, Shakespeare quotes, Shakespeare sonnets, Shakespeare resources and Shakespeare facts, as well as our Shakespeare blog, offering a light-hearted look at the Bard.

Take a browse through the No Sweat Shakespeare website using the navigation options at the top and right hand side of each page, or click the quick links below to take you to a specific article on Shakespeare:

Shakespeare Basics: Brush up on some Shakespeare facts, read William Shakespeare’s biography, see Shakespeare’s life and work in a timeline or swot up on Elizabethan theatre and drama.

Play Overviews: Read short plot summaries of Shakespeare’s plays, details of Shakespeare ‘s characters per play, and see where all Shakespeare’s plays are set on this nifty google map. Or read our roundup of Shakespeare translator websites.

The Globe Theatre: Everything you wanted to know about Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, along with some great Globe Theatre facts.

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 Family: Brush up on Shakespeare’s family, and Anne Hathaway – Shakespeare’s wife.

NEW – READ MODERN TRANSLATIONS OF SHAKESPEARE’S PLAYS ONLINE, FOR FREE!

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