Discovering Shakespeare Ordering Information Filled with guided video tours of the famous milieux of Shakespeare's life (including Stratford-on-Avon, London, and the Globe Theater), this spirited CD-ROM odyssey presents a colorful overview of his life, times, and works. Solid general content is spiced with revealing anecdotes about Shakespeare himself (we know where he lived in London because of his habitual tardiness in paying his taxes), his motivations for writing (he composed The Merry Wives of Windsor because Queen Elizabeth was upset that Falstaff had been finished off in Henry IV, Part II ), and life in 16th-century London (the bloody "sport" of bear-baiting was considered socially equivalent to viewing one of Shakespeare's plays). There are also maps, a timeline that places his life within the context of English history, and synopses of 37 plays and the complete text of eight sonnets. Grades 5 and up. Bride Digital Classics. ©1995.

Romeo & Juliet Ordering Information Offering a fresh, witty, and often irreverent approach to studying one of Shakespeare's best-known plays, this innovative CD-ROM also helps students build skills in creative writing, reading comprehension, character analysis, and literary interpretation. Features include: five inventive games that focus on a different topic (character and quote identification, plot points and characterization, literary devices, vocabulary and language, world history); three extension projects (costume the play's characters, cast the play and explain one's choices, write a sequel to the play); a full-length, original audio performance of the play with American accents, spoken definitions of difficult words and terms, and a slower pace for a novice ear; scene summaries from "Myrna the Director"; a "Screening Room" where teen critics debate 24 different scenes; and commentary from "Dr. Wacko" that elaborates on the finer points of the play. Grades 6-12. Stratford Studios. ©1997.

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