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Shakespeare & Beyond

9 Christmas gift ideas for Shakespeare fans

We’ve got nine Shakespeare-themed Christmas gift ideas for you, selected from the Folger shop and all under $20. Find something for your friend, your sibling, your favorite English teacher, or yourself!

1. A Shakespeare quotes mug

Drink hot chocolate from a mug with Shakespearean insults on it —”You rampallian!”— or one with quotes about love— “The course of true love never did run smooth”.

2. Christmas tree ornaments

Choose from Queen Elizabeth I, William Shakespeare himself, or one of his characters: Bottom, Hamlet (skull in hand), Romeo, or Juliet.