As part of our cultural inheritance, most of us spent a considerable part of our school days reading (or trying to read) Shakespeare's dramas, yet if we'd had easy access to movies and recorded theater productions we'd have found the experience far more enjoyable. As it happens, today there are hundreds of full Shakespeare performances available for free on the internet, and we've collected more than two dozen of them into one neat page for your viewing pleasure. Here you'll see characters like Falstaff, Macbeth, Caesar, Othello, and Hamlet brought to life, not only through the pen of Shakespeare's magnificent words, but also thanks to the acting talents of stars like Laurence Olivier, Kenneth Branagh, and Ian McKellan. You might want to show this to your grandkids - it'll make their school days a breeze!
