I have just unearthed a hardrive containing many resources from a decade ago - I intend to share some on here and hope there aren't too many duplications. Here we go with an introduction to Shakespeare's Julius Caesar aimed at …
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Exploring Shakespeare’s portrayal of Julius Caesar, and its accuracy.
This is one of the runner-up entries in the John Lyon Shakepseare essay prize. I hope you all enjoy it. I find it refreshing to see such cross-curricula endeavour in the Lower 6th this year. See this post also: The winning …
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How does Shakespeare use Plutarch as his source to discuss the nature of political power, both in his own age and in general, in Julius Caesar?
This year I have introduced a Shakespeare essay prize for my Lower 6th. The idea is that any topic is open to the students and that they are exploring well beyond their current studies as laid down by the syllabus. …