MACBETH: William Shakespeare
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The presenter has recommended looking into the Norton edition of Macbeth for a list of critical essays to help set the terms of discussion about the play. In addition to that list, which is represented below, this page provides links to electronic resources. Click on any topic from the list below to jump to the named resources.
This page, hosted by UC Berkeley's Interactive University Project, will remain available online for several weeks, and may be expanded or edited during that time. All information at this site will be turned over to Oakland Unified School District toward the end of the Spring Semester.
- OUSD's previously archived Macbeth resources
- Texts of Macbeth and Shakespeare
- Essays included in the Norton edition of Shakespeare recommended by presenter
- Academic, library and museum sites with historical background and biographical information
- K-12 teacher and curriculum sites
- Commercial sites offering lesson plans
- Video and audio archives of pertinent information
OUSD's previously archived Macbeth resources
- Urban Dreams Project's Macbeth page
http://urbandreams.ousd.k12.ca.us/language_arts/core/12/shakespeare2/index.html
Texts of Shakespeare's Macbeth and other work
- Text of Macbeth online
http://www.bartleby.com/46/4/
- Complete works of Shakespeare online
http://william-shakespeare.classic-literature.co.uk/
Essays included in the Norton edition of Shakespeare recommended by presenter
- Link to and table of contents for the Norton Critical Edition selected essays
http://www.wwnorton.com/college/titles/english/nce/macbeth/contents.htm#criticism
- Samuel Johnson — Miscellaneous Observations on the Tragedy of Macbeth (1745)
http://www.hollowaypages.com/Shakespearejohnsonmacbeth.htm
- Elizabeth Montagu—An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespeare (1769)
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/%7Ejlynch/Texts/montagu.html
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge—[On Macbeth] (1808-19, pub. 1836)
http://absoluteshakespeare.com/guides/macbeth/essay/macbeth_essay.htm
- William Hazlitt—Characters of Shakespeare’s Plays (1817)
http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/readfile?fk_files=9311&;pageno=2
- Thomas De Quincey—On the Knocking at the Gate in Macbeth (1828)
http://www.4literature.net/Thomas_De_Quincey/On_the_Knocking_at_the_Gate_in_Macbeth/
- A.C. Bradley—Shakespearean Tragedy (1904)
http://www.clicknotes.com/bradley/welcome.html
- Macbeth resources page, reproduced from Norton, with some links embedded
http://iu.berkeley.edu/ousd/Macbeth_resources
Academic, library and museum sites with historical background
- The English Renaissance in context (University of Pennsylvania site)
http://dewey.library.upenn.edu/sceti/furness/eric/index.html
- The Folger Shakespeare Library: Full site of Shakespeare Information
http://www.folger.edu/index.cfm
- Charles and Mary Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare
http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/lambtales/LAMBTALE.HTM
- Shakespeare information, timelines and learning resources
http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/default.htm
- Gateway page to useful Shakespeare links
http://www.hollowaypages.com/Shakespearelinks.htm
K-12 teacher and curriculum sites
- Folger Teaching Shakespeare Page (Macbeth included, one site many lessons and much information)
http://www.folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=618
- Folger Primary Resources Current (also see archive in link on left of page)
http://www.folger.edu/eduPrimSrc.cfm?cid=
- General Shakespeare Lesson Resources
http://www.cln.org/themes/shakespeare.html
Commercial sites producing information or lesson plans
- Enotes.com site for Shakespeare information (commercial but some useful free information)
http://www.enotes.com/shakespeare/
- Enotes.com site Macbeth (commercial but some useful free information)
http://www.enotes.com/macbeth/
- Gradesaver site for Macbeth (gradesaver.com)
http://www.gradesaver.com/ClassicNotes/Titles/macbeth/
- PinkMonkey site for Macbeth (pinkmonkey.com)
http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monkeynotes/pmMacbeth01.asp
- SparkNote site for Macbeth (sparknotes.com
http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/macbeth/
- BBC Shakespeare's Plays on DVD
http://www.documentary-video.com/displayitem.cfm?vid=812
This is a Manila site.