The pages below provide resources for each of the plays we will read this semester, including historical sources that help contextualize the events and stakes of the plays, critical scholarship about the plays’ composition, context, and relevance to our present moment as 21st century readers, as well as topic summaries on the major philosophical and historical themes that we will discuss over the course of this semester. I encourage you to explore this rich archive of Shakespeare’s performance, reception, and critical history.