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🎭 Happy Birthday, Shakespeare! 🎉
Over 400 years later, why do we still study his plays? Because:
💡 His stories shaped modern storytelling.
🎭 His characters feel real—love, ambition, jealousy, power.
🌍 His themes still matter—race, gender, justice, revenge.
What’s your favorite Shakespeare moment?
@bsky.app 🎉 April 23 is Shakespeare’s birthday! How are you celebrating?
Some fun ideas for the classroom:
📜 Shakespeare Insult Battle – “Thou art a spleeny, idle-headed codpiece!”
🎭 Staged Readings – Let students perform their favorite scenes.
How do you make Shakespeare fun for your students?
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The Classic ‘Undelivered Letter’ Trope in Shakespeare
One of Shakespeare’s favourite plot devices: the letter that doesn’t get delivered on time.
Have you seen the trope ‘if only that letter had arrived!’ used in other literature?
#TeachingShakespeare #ShakespeareTropes #ClassicLiterature
Shakespeare loved a good disguise, and some plays offer them in layers: girls dressing as boys, boys dressing as girls dressing as boys."
📢 Shakespeare’s rule: If you’re not in disguise at least once, are you even in a play?
#ShakespeareanTheatre #TheatreHistory #TeachingShakespeare
Shakespeare’s Love of Disguises and Mistaken Identity
If you’ve ever taught a Shakespearean comedy, you know how much he loved mistaken identity, disguises, and dramatic irony.
How do you think that changed audience reactions?
#ShakespeareanTheatre #TheatreHistory #TeachingShakespeare
💡 What if the key to teaching Shakespeare is mindset?
🔹 Assume your students will get it.
🔹 Start with themes they care about—love, betrayal, revenge.
If you believe it’s worth teaching, they’ll believe it’s worth learning.🎭
Have you ever turned a sceptical class into Shakespeare fans?📚
💔 Romeo and Juliet—love it or hate it, students seem to get into it.
I once told a Year 10 class I wasn’t a fan of the play, I said that Juliet was whiny and Romeo dull. Believe it or not, the students fought back!
Can you offer any insights? Comment below!
📜 Did you know? Most of the Shakespeare plays we teach today were actually written during the Jacobean era, not the Elizabethan era!
Shakespeare wrote more tragedies under King James I than under Elizabeth I. That’s when Macbeth, King Lear, and Othello appeared.
#ShakespeareHistory #EdChat
It’s Saturday Afternoon and You have Nothing to Do
Shakespeare didn’t write in a vacuum. What did people do on the weekend in Shakespeare’s time? There were no movie theatres, and they didn’t have cars. How did they pass the time?
#TeachingShakespeare #HistoricalContext #weteachwell
What Makes Shakespeare’s Language So Powerful?
🎭Shakespeare wrote for the stage, not the page.
💡 His words use rhythm and sound to create emotion (hello, iambic pentameter!).
🔥 He invented hundreds of words and phrases we still use today.
Do you have a favourite Shakespeare phrase? Want to share?
Shakespeare’s Phrases Are Everywhere!
🗣️ “It’s Greek to me.”
🗣️ “Wild goose chase.”
🗣️ “Break the ice.”
Did you know we owe these everyday phrases to Shakespeare?
Do you have a favourite Shakespearean phrase? Share below!
#ShakespeareQuotes #FunWithWords #LiteratureMatters. #weteachwell
Having fun with Shakespearean language? Start with insults!
Shakespeare was the master of creative comebacks. Here are a few classics:
⚡ ‘Thou art a boil, a plague sore, an embossed carbuncle!’
⚡ ‘Thou art like a toad; ugly and venomous!’
⚡ ‘Thy wit’s as thick as Tewkesbury mustard!’
Teaching Shakespeare for the First Time?
✅ 1. Don’t panic. Students will take their cues from you.
✅ 2. Use small, powerful scenes. You don’t have to read the entire play at once. There are so many on Youtube
✅ 3. Make the language fun. More on that tomorrow. 😃
Found a tip that works?
🎭 Why should we still teach Shakespeare in 2025
Shakespeare's characters, from the lovesick Romeo to the ambitious Macbeth, reflect timeless struggles that teenagers still connect with. 🌍
So, what’s your take? Should we still be teaching Shakespeare? Drop a comment!"
🎭 Teaching Shakespeare should be fun!
Whether you’re new to teaching the Bard or looking for fresh ways to engage your students, stay tuned as we count down to Shakespeare’s birthday (April 23rd). Find ideas and activities to make teaching Shakespeare's works more fun for you and your students.
🎭 Teaching Shakespeare should be fun!
Whether you’re new to teaching the Bard or just looking for fresh ways to engage students, stay tuned as we count down to Shakespeare’s birthday. (April 23rd) Find ideas to make teaching his works more fun for you and your students.
🎭 Teaching Shakespeare should be fun!
Yet, many teachers feel intimidated by it. Whether you’re new to teaching the Bard or just looking for fresh ways to engage your students, stay tuned as we count down to Shakespeare’s birthday.(April 23rd)
What fun ways have you found for teaching the Bard?
Thanks Matt and all the #EduSkyAU team. It has been great.
A5 @rachaellehr.bsky.social I am interested in knowing more about the first example, all the others make so much sense. Anything that leaves you with more bandwidth to spend with students. #EduSkyAU
Hey Lottie. Good to see you! #EduSkyAU
Have you come across 'Divergent Minds' Alex Box recommended it and I need to get around to it. #EduSkyAU
