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In Shakespeare's day, gaining greater access to his plays meant duking it out with the other "groundlings" for the best view of the stage. It took centuries for the modern printing press to bring plays like Hamlet to people all around the world – and for the Bard to become one of the most quoted writers in history. Now Shakespeare's oeuvre is even more accessible. Search within Hamlet for "to be or not to be" to read the rest of his famous soliloquy. Find out who called the world his "oyster" and why. Browse through a familiar play – or follow your curiosity to discover a new one.

Open Source Shakespeare attempts to be the best free Web site containing Shakespeare's complete works. It is intended for scholars, thespians, and Shakespeare lovers of every kind. OSS includes the 1864 Globe Edition of the complete works, which was the definitive single-volume Shakespeare edition for over a half-century.

Index of books by William Shakespeare. Their full text can be read online here.

Articles, pictures, and other teaching aids about Shakespeare and other theatre people, places, and events. They are a starting point for research and study, for teaching, and for general information.

Dedicated to the proposition that Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare

Based on a Shakespeare Insult Kit of unknown origin. Expanded and adapted for the Web by Chris Seidel.

You'll find here collected links from all over the World Wide Web to help you find information of all sorts on William Shakespeare.

We are a small audio theatre company dedicated to providing freely available Shakespearean audio performance online. All shows are accompanied by online texts will roll-over definitions and director's notes.

Explore the works of the worlds most famous playwright, from his comedies, histories and tragedies to his sonnets and poems.

William Shakespeare's plays and poetry