On April 2, 2026 the Folger’s virtual book club returns with a discussion of The Unbecoming of Margaret Wolf by Isa Arsén. To prepare for the discussion, we have pulled together a list of resources related to Shakespeare, theater, and the mind.
READ the Shakespeare plays referenced in the text
LEARN about Shakespeare, the early modern period, and the mind
- Shakespeare Unlimited, Episode 9: Shakespeare and Insane Asylums
- Shakespeare Unlimited, Episode 193: How Shakespeare Thought About the Mind, with Helen Hackett
- When the Body is Ill, The Mind Suffers: Shakespeare’s Unravelling of Women’s Hysteria and Madness in the Elizabethan Era
- Better than laughing: Renaissance melancholy
LISTEN to podcast episodes related to Shakespeare and theater
DISCOVER the Antioch Shakespeare Festival of the 1950s
- Explore promptbooks from the 1950s festival Shakespeare Under the Stars
- Shakespeare Unlimited, Episode 99: Antioch Shakespeare Festival: John Lithgow, Robin Lithgow, and Tony Dallas
We would like to thank the following organization for its generous support of this program
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New Ways into Romeo and Juliet with the Folger Method
New Ways into Romeo and Juliet with the Folger Method
Teachers, join us for a free, one-hour professional development session on new ways to approach Romeo and Juliet with students.
Wed, Sep 16, 2026, 8pm ET
Teaching Othello with the Folger Guide
Teaching Othello with the Folger Guide
This two-hour professional development session for teachers focuses on teaching Othello using the Folger Guide.
Sat, Sep 19, 2026, 10am ET
Folger Book Club: 'Diavola' by Jennifer Thorne
Folger Book Club: 'Diavola' by Jennifer Thorne
Our traditional spooky reads asks the question, what’s scarier: a Renaissance ghost bent on destruction, or spending a week-long vacation with one’s own family?
Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:30pm
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