There is a wide range of activities for each play providing abundant opportunities for activities which allow students to work towards a thorough understanding of the plays as theatre and literature, towards a range of interpretations of the plays and to explore ways in which a script can be transformed into a stage play.

Most plays include activities dealing with: Introduction to the play; language; staging and performance; character; plot; themes and issues; and dramatic structure.

Introducing Shakespeare includes plays which are often studied by students in junior and middle secondary years, with an introduction offering general ideas and approaches for introducing students to Shakespeare.