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The information on this LibGuide is to assist students with research into the life and times of William Shakespeare. The site also provides assistance with Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet.

Meet Shakespeare

~~~~~~ William Shakespeare ~~~~~~

Birth:  April 23, 1564

Death:  April 23, 1616

MRS. FRECH-OMMENDATIONS ON WHERE TO START

 

 

NOT SURE WHERE TO START? You can be try out your own researching skills and start exploring on your own...or you can try Mrs. Frech's suggestions for where to start for this particular assignment.

1) PRINT RESOURCES: Books have been set aside for this project. Ask Mrs. Frech will point them out.

2) DATABASES & WEBSITES: 

  • For this particular project, specified websites can be found under the "Useful Websites" tab. Each title will explain what the website contains. This will be your best bet for this project.
  • For other resources (like R&J...or Shakespeare help, etc.), check out the "Play & Sonnet Links" as well as the "More Shakespeare Resources" tab.

3) IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

  • Know where you are locating information (print resources versus websites versus databases). Also, remember to keep a doc containing a breadcrumb trail of your visited sites, etc. to assist with location and citation.
  • Know how to access LibGuides & Databases from home (see "Help at Home" below).
  • Always know that you can stop or email Mrs. Frech if you are having a hard time.

Topics You May Be Exploring!!

  • Shakespeare's Plays (Shakespeare is credited with writing 37 comedy/history/tragedy plays)
  • Shakespeare's Sonnets (there are 154 sonnets credited to Shakespeare)
  • The Biography of Shakespeare
  • The Biography of Queen Elizabeth I
  • The Biography of King James I
  • Elizabethan/Renaissance Court Life
  • Elizabethan/Renaissance Politics
  • Elizabethan/Renaissance Crime & Punishment
  • Elizabethan/Renaissance Religion
  • Shakespeare's Theatre
  • The Globe Theatre
  • Life  During Shakespeare's Times in Elizabethan England/The Renaissance
  • Elizabethan/Renaissance Illnesses (History of the Plagues in England, Etc.)
  • Elizabethan/Renaissance Medicine & Herbal Remedies
  • Elizabethan/Renaissance Careers
  • Elizabethan/Renaissance Clothing
  • Elizabethan/Renaissance Music
  • Elizabethan/Renaissance Entertainment
  • Elizabethan/Renaissance Entertainment & Sports
  • Elizabethan/Renaissance Religion
  • Elizabethan/Renaissance Schooling
  • Elizabethan/Renaissance Traditions (Courting, Marriage, Burials, Etc.)
  • Elizabethan/Renaissance Gender Roles
  • One of the plays often read at Padua: Romeo & Juliet, Midsummer Night's Dream, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, or Macbeth
  • Literary Criticism written about Shakespeare plays and/or sonnets.
  • Etc. (there's certainly plenty to explore!!!!)

LIBGUIDE ACCESS (FROM SCHOOL & HOME VIA ANY COMPUTER OR MOBILE DEVICE)

 

 

 

 

 

ACCESSING LIBGUIDES: You can access all available LibGuides, Padua Databases, and the Padua Library Catalog both at school and from any place where you have internet access. The LibGuides link and all other required information can be found in MyPad > Groups > Padua Library > Quick Links > LibGuides.

LOOKING FOR A PARTICULAR LIBGUIDE? Remember, if you are looking for a particular LibGuide, go into LibGuides and look under the class SUBJECT. 

DATABASE USERNAME & PW REMINDER: Most Padua Databases require PW info, especially if you are off school premises. This access info is private; therefore, it cannot be posted on this site, so you can find this info in MyPad > Groups > Padua Library > Quick Links > Database Usernames & Passwords