Connection to Shakespeare

What influences did Shakespeare have on society and language? How did Shakespeare influence modern literature? Why is his work still relevant? Why do we still read Shakespeare?

In your response choose one of the above questions that you would like to research. In your response make sure to cite any sources that you may have used. Each response should be 2-3 paragraphs in length with specific details from different sources. 

Poetry Sources

Below are sources you can use to search for original editions of poetry (that is considered of literary merit). 

Bartleby-poetry, short stories and critical articles

This site has poetry readings as well as the ability to search by poets and poem title.

Search for poets and poems. All poetry on this cite is considered of literary merit!

Citing Sources

Resources for citing sources:

Easy Bibliography-good for websites

MLA examples-for books, websites & anthologies


Respond to this blog post with the a proper citation of a poem from an online source. Complete your work cites for your project as you go!

Example:

Arp, Thomas R., Greg Johnson, and Laurence Perrine."The Most Vital Thing in Life" by Theodore Roethke. (1986). Perrine's Literature. Structure, Sound and Sense. Boston, MA: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2006. Print.