Macbeth & The Gunpowder Plot


The following resources will help you research background information on Macbeth and the Gunpowder Plot.


 Websites

Britannia - The Gunpowder Plot: http://www.britannia.com/history/kaboom.html

British History - Civil War & Revolution - The Gunpowder Plot: www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/gunpowder_robinson_01.shtml

Dictionary.com: www.dictionary.com

The Gunpowder Plot - Parliament and Treason 1605: http://www.gunpowderplot.parliament.uk/adults_index.htm

Gunpowder Plot Society - Macbeth and the Gunpowder Plot: http://www.gunpowder-plot.org/news/1998_04/macbeth.htm

Macbeth Navigator - Equivocation: http://www.clicknotes.com/macbeth/Equiv.html

Tuft's Department of Drama and Dance - Macbeth: http://ase.tufts.edu/drama-dance/balch/Macbeth/default.htm

UK Parliament - The Gunpowder Plot: www.parliament.uk/faq/gunpowder_plot.cfm


If you do not find what you're looking for in the above resources, try the search tips listed below.

 Internet Search Tips

  1. Type the URL (web site address) of a search directory/engine in the address box: ex: www.yahoo.com, or www.google.com, etc.
     
  2. (Be sure to type the address exactly the way you see it, including any uppercase letters and punctuation).
     
  3. Type in keyword(s). (If your keyword has two parts such as: "gunpowder plot", be sure to put quotes around it so that the search engine only finds the Internet sites on old English as opposed to all of the sites containing the word gunpowder plus all of the sites containing the word plot.
     

  4. If you would like to search for something specific about gunpowder plot, try a combined keyword search by adding a comma followed by a space and your other search term. For instance; if I wanted to find out about the gunpowder plot in Shakespeare's Macbeth,  I would enter the following:

    "gunpowder plot", Shakespeare, Macbeth,

    Hit Enter on your keyboard, or click on Search, then scan the description of the "hits" (entries) and click on the links that sound best.
     

  5. Be sure to evaluate each Internet site for the following:
    • Authority: Can you tell if the author is credible (believable)?
    • Objectivity: Is the information objective (honest and free of bias)?
    • Currency: Is the information recent and up-to-date?
    • Design: Is the site designed in a clear and user friendly way?
    • Navigation: Is the site easy to navigate through, and are all links current and usable?

     

  6. Remember: if you choose to use any information (text or graphics) found on an Internet source, 
    you must include it in your bibliography.

Remember:  YOU MUST CITE EVERY RESOURCE YOU USED to gather information on your 
Works Cited (Bibliography) page.  Use the Works Cited Guide to access MLA format.

 

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