Several resources may prove useful to you as you read through the complete works. Here’s a handy list:
- Kanopy.com is free from many library systems in the U.S. It has all of the BBC Shakespeare productions from the early 1980s. JustWatch also helps you find information about where to find films you want to stream.
- The University of Texas offers recommendations for how to split up parts if you’re reading a play with multiple people.
- For the Shakespeare 2020 Project, here is an ICS file for electronic calendars and a shareable/exportable Google calendar.
- Folger Digital Texts features the complete works online.
- Globe Player, offered by Shakespeare’s Globe in London, offers several production videos for rent or purchase.
Books
- Asimov’s Guide to Shakespeare: A Guide to Understanding and Enjoying the Works of Shakespeare, by Isaac Asimov
- This Is Shakespeare, by Emma Smith
Histories
- Shakespeare’s Kings: The Great Plays and the History of England in the Middle Ages: 1337–1485, by John Julius Norwich
- Shakespeare’s Holinshed: Holinshed’s Chronicles, Selected, Edited, and Annotated, by Richard Hosley
- Shakespeare’s History Plays, by E.M.W. Tillyard
Happy reading!