Shakespeare Online Resources

You may select any of the following plays to study & respond to, per the Google Classroom assignment (project for non-test-takers; FRQ later for AP test-takers):

• Either group (taking exam or not taking):
  • Hamlet
    • Audiobook (dramatic reading with full cast)
    • Text (various formats)
    • Video
      • Amazon Prime Video: 1996 version with Kenneth Branagh, Kate Winslet, & several other celebrities (my favorite): $2.99 rental
        • There's a 2009 version with David Tennant (the 10th Doctor), but it's more staged and not as lush/gorgeous as the 1996 version: $4.99
        • DO NOT watch the 2000 version with Ethan Hawke.  You will regret the $3.99 rental, and it's not as accurate.
  • Othello
    • Audiobook (dramatic reading with full cast)
    • Text (various formats)
    • Video
      • ​Amazon Prime Video: 2001 version set in modern London at the recreated Globe Theater with Eamonn Walker and Christopher Eccleston (the 9th Doctor): free with Amazon Prime membership
        • ​There are other versions, but one may be too sexy, and the other uses blackface, so I'm not going to endorse either.
  • Macbeth
    • Video (in two parts, with magic direction by Teller, from Penn & Teller!)
    • Video featuring Patrick Stewart from Star Trek: Next Generation
    • Facebook watch party on SHAKESPEARE'S BIRTHDAY, 04/23/20--scroll down to the bottom of  that page for more info
    • Audiobook (dramatic reading with full cast)
    • Text (various formats)
• Only for students NOT taking the exam:
  • Any of the tragedies above OR
  • Much Ado About Nothing
    • Video
    • Text (various formats)
  • A ​Midsummer Night's Dream
    • Audiobook (dramatic reading with full cast)
    • Text (various formats)
    • Video options:
      • ​Amazon Prime Video: 1999 version with a lot of late 90s celebrities, including Michelle Pfeiffer, Kevin Kline, Calista Flockheart, Rupard Everett, Stanley Tucci: $3.99 streaming rental 
        • There's a 2016 BBC version that's free, but I haven't seen it.  I trust BBC, though, so it's worth a shot if you have an Amazon Prime Membership.