Shakespeare Set Free: Teaching Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and A Midsummer Night’s Dream

by Folger Shakespeare Library, Peggy O'Brien (Editor)

Teachers nationwide have been enthusiastically recommending this unique series from the Folger Shakespeare Library's Teaching Shakespeare Institute. This text includes provocative essays written by scholars to refresh both teacher and student, successful and understandable techniques for teaching through performance, and teaching methods that engage students at all levels.

Genres: Teaching, Nonfiction, Education, Shakespeare

288 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1993

About the author

The Folger Shakespeare Library, privately endowed and administered by the Trustees of Amherst College, is a research library located on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Opened in 1932, it has the world's largest collection of printed works of William Shakespeare and is a primary repository for rare materials from 1500–1750.

Reviews

[Jillian · Rating 5 out of 5]

As far as teaching Shakespeare goes, this book is the best collection that I've come across. I've used it for both Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth and been very pleased with the lesson plans/assessments.

[Julia Ridgway · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great teaching-tool for Shakespeare with a lot of creative ideas (and some not-so-creative ideas - too elementary for high school students).

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really helpful...engaging lessons....

[Dayna Cunningham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing resource! I would recommend this to anyone who is struggling to find ways to make Shakespeare accessible to their students.

[Carolyn Rosa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I only really read all of the Macbeth part. I also read smatterings of the rest, but my principal concern was, of course, Macbeth.

[Lori · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an invaluable resource that I look return to over and over for teaching ideas.