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This series explores some of the themes that span Shakespeare's plays, improving students' knowledge of his most popular works and the society in which they were written.

These clips are from the series Shakespeare Themes.

Suitable for: KS3 and KS4/GCSE in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 3rd and 4th level in Scotland. This topic appears in OCR, Edexcel, AQA, WJEC, CCEA and SQA.

Shakespeare's comedy. video

An exploration of the comedic characters and scenes in Shakespeare’s plays, from innuendo in Romeo and Juliet, to witty sparring in Much Ado about Nothing.

Shakespeare's comedy

Love in Shakespeare. video

A look at the forbidden love in Romeo and Juliet, the ambitious love of the Macbeths and how love makes people foolish in Much Ado about Nothing.

Love in Shakespeare

Power in Shakespeare. video

A look at royal and tyrannical power in Macbeth, the power of Juliet's father in Romeo and Juliet and the power of independent woman Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing.

Power in Shakespeare

Conflict in Shakespeare. video

An exploration of the different ways in which Shakespeare uses the theme of conflict within his plays.

Conflict in Shakespeare

Shakespeare's heroes. video

Exploring the characterisation of heroes in Shakespeare’s plays. Tragic heroes in Romeo and Juliet. Anti-heroes in Macbeth and traditional heroes in Henry V.

Shakespeare's heroes

Families in Shakespeare. video

A look at the different ways in which Shakespeare portrays the theme of families within his plays.

Families in Shakespeare

Women in Shakespeare. video

An exploration of the role of women in Shakespeare’s works: As possessions in Romeo and Juliet, as victims in Othello, and as ambitious and powerful in Macbeth.

Women in Shakespeare

Shakespeare's male and female characters. video

An exploration of male and female roles in Shakespeare’s plays, with a focus on a strong couple in Julius Caesar, powerful women in Macbeth, and a pair of lovers in The Tempest.

Shakespeare's male and female characters

Shakespeare and the supernatural. video

An exploration of the role of the supernatural in Shakespeare’s plays, looking at dark magic in Macbeth, storms and natural justice in The Tempest and predicting the future in Julius Caesar.

Shakespeare and the supernatural

What were Shakespeare's sources and influences? video

n exploration of the sources and influences in Shakespeare’s plays looking at borrowing phrases in Julius Caesar, the bible in Macbeth and nature in Romeo and Juliet.

What were Shakespeare's sources and influences?