Use the sources listed below to find criticism of plays by William Shakespeare. For help with using the sources described in this guide and for further assistance with your research, consult a Reference Librarian at the Information Desk.
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• If you need a QUICK FIX on a play by Shakespeare, use the following sources which include critical articles on Shakespeare’s plays.

The Greenwood Companion to Shakespeare: A Comprehensive Guide for Students.
REFERENCE 1ST FLOOR PR2976 .G739 2005

Shakespeare’s World and Work: An Encyclopedia for Students.
REFERENCE 1ST FLOOR PR2892 .S56 B2001

Shakespeare’s Characters for Students.
REFERENCE 1ST FLOOR PN2989 .S53 1997

Shakespeare for Students.
REFERENCE 1ST FLOOR PR2987 .S47 1992

Shakespeare the Playwright: A Companion to the Complete Tragedies, Histories, Comedies, and Romances.
REFERENCE 1ST FLOOR PR2976 .C27 1991

Shakespeare A to Z: The Essential Reference to His Plays, His Poems, His Life and Times, and More.
REFERENCE 1ST FLOOR PR2892 .B69 1990

• If you are doing SERIOUS RESEARCH on a play by Shakespeare, use the following sources:

Connelly Library Catalog.
To locate criticism of a play in books that are in the library’s circulating collection, type Shakespeare’s name in the library’s catalog as a subject. Your search results will display Shakespeare’s name followed by various subdivisions, such as BIBLIOGRAPHY, CRITICISM AND INTERPRETATION, FILM AND VIDEO ADAPTATIONS, and STAGE HISTORY. Collections of criticism of a particular play will appear under the title of the play as a subdivision, (e.g., SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM, 1564-1616. HAMLET).

Literary Index.
This online source indexes Shakespearean Criticism (REFERENCE 1ST FLOOR PR2965 .S44). To locate criticism of a play, type the title of the play in the Title Search form that is provided. Your search results will list the volumes of Shakespearean Criticism that contain entries on the play.

The Essential Shakespeare: An Annotated Bibliography of Major Modern Studies.
“Annotates the most significant items of Shakespeare scholarship from 1900 through 1991.”
REFERENCE 1ST FLOOR PR2894 .C42 1993

MLA International Bibliography.
Produced by the Modern Language Association of America, this database provides indexing of critical articles in periodicals and books from 1926 to the present.

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