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Researching Macbeth
A Carolina Day School Library Resource Guide
Reference Works
Shakespeare for Students. REF 822.3 SHA v.I
An entire section on Macbeth, including articles on An Overview, Evil, Supernatural Elements, Time, Gender and Sex Roles, Imagery, Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, and Banquo.
The Reader's Encyclopedia of Shakespeare.
REF 822.3 CAM
Lots of information concisely presented.
The Essential Shakespeare Handbook. REF 822.3 Dun 2004
Each of the categories-histories, comedies, tragedies, and romances-commences with a well-written essay that explains the nature of the genre (and the place of Shakespeare's works within it) and discusses the themes and ideas that lay behind the poet's words. A more in-depth analysis of each play follows: a look at the sources that inspired it, an act-by-act plot outline (with relevant quotes), an annotated list of the dramatis personae, ideas to ponder when reading/seeing the play, and, finally, a discussion of issues associated with the play and/or its productions.- School Library Journal review
A Theatergoer's Guide to Shakespeare. REF 822.3 Fal 2001
Plot, characters, themes, and more.
Who's Who and What's What in Shakespeare. REF 822.3 OCO
Here's the subtitle: "giving references by topics to notable passages and significant expressions; brief histories of the plays; geographical names and historical incidents; mention of all characters and sketches of important ones together with explanations of allusions and obscure and obsolete words and phrases."
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare. REF 822.3 Oxf 2001
Entries on each play, which include scene-by-scene explanations as well as examinations of the play's particular artistic features, critical history, and stage and screen history, and a listing of recent editions and selected criticism. Other highlights include Shakespeare's biography, legend, works, literary features and terms, individuals (both real and fictional), and a host of topics such as Elizabethan and Jacobean literature and theater, which help put in context both the times and the works.
British Writers. REF 820.9 BRI Vol.II 1997
The 35-page article on Shakespeare has a section devoted to Macbeth .
Circulating Books
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The Complete Works of Shakespeare. 822.33J
CRA
Don't miss the essay about Macbeth just before the script itself (which has wonderful explanatory footnotes). The book begins with 79 pages of essays about Shakespeare and his works; see the essay titles in the Table of Contents. Also noteworthy is the article on page 797, "The Period of the Tragedies, 1602-1608".
The
Complete Plays and Poems of Shakespeare.
822.33J NEI
Be sure to note the introductory article on Macbeth before the script. Helpful footnotes within the script itself.
All Macbeth, all the time:
Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Readings on Macbeth.
Folklore of Shakespeare.
Shakespeare without Tears.
Shakespeare's Imagery and What It Tells Us.
The Worlds of Shakespeare.
Shakespeare's England: Life in Elizabethan & Jacobean Times.
Shakespeare from the Greenroom: Actors' Criticism of Four Major Tragedies.
The Meaning of Shakespeare.
Subscription Databases
Fabulous articles from reference books, magazines, and journals!
The Student Resource Center.
Available 24/7 from the Library's web page, Library Homepage . Ask at the library for the password!
Search by Macbeth as a subject (that's the default setting). You'll find over 30 reference essays and over 50 magazine articles.
NCLive.
Brought to you by your local public library, so you'll need to ask them for the password. There is a link from the Library's web page. Once you log in, try the following path to get to hundreds and hundreds of articles.
Log in. Choose Browse Resources. Choose Magazine & Journals . Choose any of the following databases (Academic Search Elite, InfoTrac OneFile, MA Ultra, Masterfile Premiere). Be sure to select the Full Text option so you may see the articles online!
Internet Sites
Oh, sure, you could Google. But why not give these reliable and authoritative sites a try first?
Macbeth Theme Page
"This 'Theme Page' has links to two types of resources related to the study of Shakespeare's Macbeth. Students and teachers will find curricular resources (information, content...) to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are also links to instructional materials (lesson plans), which will help teachers provide instruction in this theme." Brought to you by CLN, the Community Learning Network, which helps students and teacher integrate technology into education.
http://www.cln.org/themes/macbeth.html
Novel Analysis: Macbeth
Offers literary analysis of the drama Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Provides a summary of the play scene by scene, character profiles, metaphor analysis, theme analysis, ten of the best quotes from Macbeth , and a biography of the author. Annotation from your very own CDS Library Catalog.
http://www.novelguide.com/macbeth/index.html
The following Shakespeare sites and descriptions are brought to you by The Librarian's Index to the Internet (http://lii.org/ ), a fabulous Internet directory. Copyright 2004 by Librarians' Index to the Internet, LII.
Internet Shakespeare Editions
Find here "scholarly, fully annotated texts of Shakespeare's plays." The site is divided into four sections: Foyer "collects materials that deal with the overall structure of the Editions;" Library presents "refereed materials;" Theater , a database of historical and current "performance records;" and Annex --less formal texts "useful to Shakespeare scholars." Additional relevant information available, through Links , to "Sites on Shakespeare and the Renaissance."
http://ise.uvic.ca/index.html
Absolute Shakespeare
"The essential Shakespeare resource for William Shakespeare's plays, sonnets, poems, quotes, biography and the legendary Globe Theatre." Includes study guides and commentaries, and for the student pulling together an eleventh-hour report, play summaries.
http://absoluteshakespeare.com /
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
A comprehensive, annotated, and rated guide to the scholarly Shakespeare resources available on the Internet. In addition, this site includes a Shakespeare Timeline, which is a biography by major times in his life, a genealogy, and a great Shakespeare Biography Quiz.
http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/
Shakespeare Resource Center
This searchable site provides a brief biography, play synopses, the text of Shakespeare's last will and testament, and a list of recommended books. There is also information and annotated links on the Authorship Debate , the Globe Theatre, Elizabethan England, and Shakespeare's use of language (including a searchable glossary of words from plays and commentary on syntax, usage shifts, and rhetorical devices).
http://www.bardweb.net/
Shakespeare Theme Page
The Canadian group, Community Learning Network, has compiled this very comprehensive list of annotated links to sites devoted to Shakespeare. Everything by and about the bard can be found here. See links to searchable full text; illustrations and famous works of art pertaining to the subject matter of the plays; discussion of the authorship debate; homework center for students' school assignments; and more. The Macbeth Theme Page is listed separately above.
http://www.cln.org/themes/shakespeare.html
Treasures in Full: Shakespeare in Quarto
"On this site you will find the British Library's 93 copies of the 21 plays by Shakespeare printed in quarto before the theatres were closed in 1642." The site allows page-by-page comparison of different quarto editions and copies of the plays and provides a glossary and background information about Shakespeare, his works, and Elizabethan theater. From the British Library.
http://www.bl.uk/treasures/shakespeare/homepage.html
Sixteenth Century Renaissance English Literature (1485-1603)
Index of biographies, essays, images, full-text of works, and scholarly articles on the major English literary figures of the period, as well as links to other sites covering general aspects of the era. Some of the 28 authors included are: Henry VIII, Sir Thomas More, Edmund Spenser, Christopher Marlowe, William Shakespeare, John Foxe, Edward De Vere, Elizabeth I, Sir Walter Raleigh, Robert Southwell, and Mary Sidney Herbert.
http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/
All Shakespeare
All Shakespeare is geared to students writing a paper or wanting to understand a play or sonnet. The content includes plot summaries, complete texts, quotes, information about the Globe Theatre, brief reviews of film versions of the plays, a festival guide, answers to common questions about the playwright and his works, and a biography. Additional content is available through a fee-based subscription.
http://www.allshakespeare.com/index.php
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