This guide is for students of Wendy Wood's section of ENGL3306: Shakespeare Major Works. In this guide, you will find information and resources to help you with your papers and assignments, including how to find:

• texts for your class, including BBC adaptations
• background information (or reference sources), and
• literary criticism

You will also find information on MLA style, as well as details about how a librarian can help you in the research process.

If you have any questions along the way, please contact me! 

Read about the life of William Shakespeare (1564-1616) in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 

Portrait of Shakespeare attributed to John Taylor, circa 1610. © National Portrait Gallery, London