RSC Shakespeare Learning Zone

Produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), the Shakespeare Learning Zone covers a range of Shakespeare's plays including As You Like It, The Comedy of Errors, Hamlet and Henry V, among others. Each play section contains material on the storyline, the historical and social setting, and the principal characters.

The site is structured to support secondary school students preparing for examinations as well as teachers planning lessons on Shakespearean texts. Content on the site includes plot summaries, character analysis, contextual background, and revision notes aligned with the study of Shakespeare in English Literature curricula.

The resource also incorporates notes and guidance materials intended for classroom use by teachers. The site is part of the wider educational output of the Royal Shakespeare Company, the theatre organisation based in Stratford-upon-Avon, and is freely accessible online to support the teaching and study of Shakespeare's works in schools.