Looking for free online resources to read Shakespeare's works, simplified?

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Sparknotes has two great options for that. They have summaries of each act/section of his plays, and they also have side-by-side text. On one side is the original text, and on the other side is a more modern translation of the text. I haven't personally used the side-by-side "No Fear Shakespeare" text, but I've heard that it's very useful. If you only want a little bit of assistance, I'd recommend just reading the summaries. I read the Sparknotes summaries while reading King Richard II, because I was unfamiliar with the plot (it's one of his more unknown plays). I didn't need the summaries for Macbeth, Hamlet or Romeo and Juliet, just cause I already knew what was going on. But the summaries were super helpful for King Richard II, cause I could still enjoy the original text without feeling like cheating....Show more

I'm solitary - not really Wiccan but have a lot of similar beliefs - kind of a Jack-Wiccan. For research I would check the Cunningham books - lots of libraries do have them - I really have gotten a lot from them. Many websites will be giving you the way an individual works - and you will get some saying you can't be a real Wiccan if you are solitary - so when doing research online consider you are getting opinions and individual views and figure what fits with how you want your path and kind of take most with a grain of salt....Show more

Lambs' Tales From Shakespeare are extremely accurate and complete. They are retellings of the stories in understandable prose. They don't break down the text line by line, but they make the original plays easier to understand....Show more