Shmoop Launches Shakespeare Central

Shmoop’s Shakespeare Central (opens in new tab) offers summary and analysis of Shakespeare’s plays and poems, glossaries of words and idioms invented by Shakespeare, and a tool that translates modern English into Shakespearean English.

Shakespeare Central contains in-depth analysis of Shakespeare's plays and provides explanations of hundreds of words and idioms coined by the Bard.

The Shakespeare Translator (opens in new tab) tool can change current colloquial phrases into Shakespearean language, while familiarizing users with Shakespeare’s vernacular.