Teen Homework Help: William Shakespeare’s Plays

Print Resources

Guides, dictionaries, commentaries, and plays are found in the 822.33 area. Individual plays are found alphabetically by title.

Examples:

	Plays of Shakespeare	822.33 CAH
	Oxford Companion to Shakespeare	822.33 OXF

Reference Resources

World Literature sources are found in the 809 area and English literature sources are in the 820 area. The 822.33 area contains information specifically on Shakespeare and his plays.

Examples:

	McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama	809.2 MCG vol. 4
	New Moulton’s Library of Literary Criticism	820 NEW vol. 2
	Shakespeare A to Z	822.33 BOY

Videos

Videos of Shakespeare’s plays are located in the comedy and drama video sections under the title of each play.

Internet Sites

Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet – Life and times, theater, criticism, Renaissance, study guides, Shakespeare’s works, resource search tips, and links.
http://shakespeare.palomar.edu

Shakespeare Online - Full text, poetry, analysis of plays, essays, biography, the Globe, key dates, quiz, and links.
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/

Shakespeare Resource Center – Biography, play synopses, authorship debate, the Globe, Elizabethan England, language, further reading, and links.
http://www.bardweb.net

Spark Notes – Full text, play context, characters, summary, analysis, themes, study questions, and links.
http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare

Pioneer Databases

The Utah State Library’s Public Pioneer website offers Utah residents access to premium databases at http://pioneer.utah.gov