I Love pbs.org

As a future educator, I become really excited when I find information about my topic on pbs.org. Of course, the site is very educational yet very readable. Masterpiece Theatre, a PBS series, performed The Merchant of Venice is 2001. This website features many great links.
The "Essays and Interviews" link will be very helpful for writing our papers. This link includes "An Interview with Trevor Nunn," "Onstage at the National," "Shylock and History," and "The Shortest Shakespeare." For more information about these great essays visit this link, http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/merchant/essays.html.
Click the "Who Was Shakespeare" link, http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/merchant/shakespeare.html, to find a brief biography of Shakespeare that includes of all his works.
The "Drama to Film" link, http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/merchant/ntof.html, is really neat. You can see how a scene transforms from Shakespeare's original vision into director Trevor Nunn's vision. Both scripts of the scene are available as well as a clip of the TV film.
The "Story Synopsis" link, http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/merchant/synopsis.html, is just that, a reliable story synopsis.
"Will's Words" is my favorite link. This link, http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/merchant/words.html, is an interactive game about Shakespeare and his masterful words. For example, out of the words 'aerial,' 'alibi,' and 'pandemonium,' can you spot which one is Shakespeare's?
"Who's Who", http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/merchant/whos_who.html, is a creative and helpful graphic organizer of characters showing paraental relationships, love interests, and service relationships. If you click on the picture of the person, it will give you some identifying information about both the character and the actor.
Of course, the "Teacher's Guide" link is one of my favorite features. This link,http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/merchant/tguide.html, includes various essays, project ideas, summaries, and other resources.