Note-taking Worksheets for book and web sources – be sure to select MLA worksheets
For quality online sources, check out the Library Learning Commons.
Infobase eBook Collection: suggested titles
- William Shakespeare: Bloom’s Bio Critiques
- London – particularly chapter 3
- Literature and the Theatre in Shakespeare’s Day
- Culture and Society in Shakespeare’s Day
- Great Britain – check index for plague, Elizabeth I, Elizabethan
- Queen Elizabeth I
Database Sources in EBSCO Host:
For The Great Chain of Being
- Literary Reference Centre database – article titled “Shakespeare: The Basics” (read Box 3)
For Lord Chamberlain’s Men
- History Reference Centre – article titled “Shakespeare and the Forgotten Heroes”
For Robin Goodfellow/Puck and Mythology
- Literary Reference Centre – article titled “Puck: Shakespeare’s Shape Shifter”
- also try keywords like “mythology in Shakespeare” or the name of the mythical entity/image
For plague and other struggles
- History Reference Centre – use keyword “plague in England” – article title “Between Plague and Fire”
For Elizabeth I or William Shakespeare, either database will work! Lots of info!
For the Globe Theatre, go to the source!
- The Globe Theatre website – look under the “Education” tab
- also ask Ms. Bauer to see the interactive Globe 360 app on the library iPad