Shakespearean plays
WHS mentioned in and/or setting for works of William Shakespeare
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Acropolis | Midsummer Night's Dream | |
| Kronborg Castle | Hamlet | |
| Mantua and Sabbioneta | Mantua: It is the town to which Romeo was banished in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. (wiki) | |
| Rome | Julius Caesar, Titus Andronicus | |
| Tower of London | Henry VI Act I Scene III "London -before the Gates of the Tower". Scene V "A room in the Tower", - and in other plays also (E.g Richard III) | |
| Troy | Troilus + Cressida | |
| Tyre | Pericles, Prince of Tyre - "Tyre -a room in the Palace" | |
| Venice and its Lagoon | The Merchant of Venice | |
| Verona | Romeo and Juliet | |
| Vienna | Measure for Measure | |
| Westminster | Henry IV II Act IV Scene 4 "Westminster -a room at the Palace"; Henry VI Act I Scene I "Westminster Abbey; There are others in Westminster or "The Parliament house" too |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to Shakespearean plays?
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