A set of notes covering a diverse range of topics for students sitting exams on Shakespeare. Each set is geared towards the exams and essay writing, providing students with an interesting angle with which to approach essay questions and how to fit it as much interesting and unique detail as possible. They are all set out in the most visual and concise way possible, laying out the key information in manageable bitesize bullet points!

Where possible, past questions are used to help inform and shape the notes making sure that the exam focus is always prominent.

The Shakespeare notes includes:

• a historical timeline of Shakespeare and his contemporary society

• a detailed comparison of Twelfth Night and Comedy of Errors looking at their classical influence

• a look at sexuality in Elizabethan and Renaissance literature and how this influenced Shakespeare

• a contextualized study of Shakespeare's late plays and Romances

• a "textual" approach to Shakespeare's plays

• how the textual variants inform our readings

• an economic approach to Shakespeare

• how his ownership of the globe and his own company influenced his plays

• a very detailed breakdown of Hamlet and tragedy and how to answer questions on these topics in the exam.

There are also 5 practise Shakespeare essays ranging from longer "tutorial" essays packed with juicy ideas and quotes to timed essays, displaying the best way to format and organise your material for the big day!