The Odyssey

Annotated Works Cited

Shakespeare , William . Macbeth ' The Works of William Shakespeare Ed . The

Shakespeare Head Press . New York : Oxford University Press , 1938 . 858-84 This is the primary text of the . The play Macbeth ' written by Shakespeare was based on a distorted version of the historical events o the reign of Macbeth as King of Scotland . The play centered on the growing fear Macbeth felt after the death of Banquo which caused him to go into a killing rampage of all the nobles which led to his death Apart from the play

Macbeth ' the book also contains the complete versions of Shakespeare 's other plays and sonnets

Harbage , Alfred . William Shakespeare : A Reader 's Guide . New York Noonday Press , 1963

This book provides in-depth information of the biography of William Shakespeare as well as a list of the works of William Shakespeare . It also imparts information on how to understand the different works and writings of Shakespeare . The plays of Shakespeare that are categorized according to the predominant theme of each of the works he wrote . The book also provides analyses and commentaries on the plays of Shakespeare individually and compared against other Shakespeare 's plays under the same category

Adams , Joseph Quincy . A Life of William Shakespeare . Boston , MA Houghton Mifflin

This book provides comprehensive and detailed information of the life of William Shakespeare . The book also includes information on his life as a young boy and his life as a playwright and poet . Shakespeare 's accomplishments in theater and information regarding the process of the compilation of his works are also included in this book

Vickers , Brian . William Shakespeare : The Critical Heritage . Vol . 6 London : Routledge

1974 . This book provides commentaries and editorials on the various plays and poems of William Shakespeare . Through the various commentaries and writings of Shakespeare 's works , information on the emergence of the conception of his works during the Romantic and contemporary periods resulting from the re-formulation of the analytical model was derived . These commentaries and critiques provide both positive and negative outlooks regarding Shakespeare 's works with the negative criticisms resulting from the hold of Neo-classic adoption of everyday of the stage despite the absurd and visible plot summaries

Traversi , Derek . William Shakespeare : The Early Comedies . London Longmans , Green

1964 . This book provides information on the comedies of Shakespeare This book would provide the characteristics that separate and differentiate these from his tragedies apart from the endings , which include artificial situations and contrived marriages . The comedies of Shakespeare show how verses develop towards a wider variety to give it a sense of freedom and how the fictional characters and settings , these become more realistic as they evolve into a more coherent and varied dramatic structure . This is explained in detail through referencing a number of his comedies which include The Comedy of Errors ' The Taming of the Shrew ' and The Two Gentlemen of Verona

McManaway , James G . The Authorship of Shakespeare . Ithaca , NY : Folger Shakespeare

Library , 1962 . The book provides a brief...