In 'Using Film' you will find ideas for using different versions of King Lear in the classroom. The piece is full of discussion points designed to deepen students' understanding of the play, its themes and characters and the ways various directors have interpreted the text. There is also information about the Quarto and Folio versions of King Lear in Which Edition? and an essay on Jane Smiley's re-telling of the Lear story, A Thousand Acres. In 'Enclosures' you can read about Shakespeare the landowner and enclosure riots in Warwickshire. 'Bonds' contains extracts from Peter Holland's essay on lords and servants, fathers and children in King Lear. There's background information to court jesters and 'Fools' and a discussion of Lear's relationship with his Fool on stage. 'Further Resources' lists a wealth of resources available to students and teachers on the web.