Desmond Hamilton 1
Resource Collection
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Ambitious Pursuits
Core Text:
Shakespeare, W., Mowat, B. & Werstine, P. (1992). The tragedy of Macbeth. New York:
Washington Square Press.
Young Adult Novels:
Cormier, R. (1986). The chocolate war. New York, N.Y: Dell Pub. Co.
Buck, P. (2004). The good earth. New York: Washington Square Press.
Collins, S. (2008). The hunger games. New York: Scholastic Press.
Wilde, O. (1992). The picture of Dorian Gray. New York: Modern Library.
Cooney, C. (2007). Enter three witches : a story of Macbeth. Waterville, Me: Thorndike Press.
Song Lyrics:
Jackson, M. (1988). Dirty Diana. [Recorded by Jackson, M.] On Bad. [CD] Epic. (1988).
West, K. &Griffin, L. & Gardner, A. & Lewis, K., et. al. (2010). POWER. [Recorded by West,
K.] On My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. [CD] Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam (2010)
McCoy, T. & Mars, B. & Levine, A. & Lawrence, P. (2010). Billionaire. [Recorded by McCoy,
T. & Mars, B.] On Lazarus. [CD] Fueled by Ramen. (2010)
Informational Texts (Articles):
Riggio, R. (2009). How Power Corrupts Leaders. In K. Burns (Ed).,Cutting-Edge Leadership.
Retrieved Dec 4, 2011, from http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/cutting-edgeleadership/200908/how-power-corrupts-leaders
Pavlo, W. (2011). Fmr. Illinois governor Rob Blagojevich gets 14 years in prison. Forbes
Online. Retrieved Dec 4, 2011, from
http://www.forbes.com/sites/walterpavlo/2011/12/07/fmr-illinois-gov-rod-blagojevichgets-14-years-in-prison/
Johnston, M. (2005): Syndromes of corruption. wealth, power, and democracy. New York,
Cambridge University Press.
Movies:
Kurosawa, A. (Producers), Kurosawa, A. (Director). (1957). Throne of blood [Film].
Bregman, M., & Saphier, P., & Stroller, L.A. (Producers), De Palma, B. (Director). (1983).
Scarface [Film].
Clements, R. & Ernst, D.W. & Musker, J. & Pell, A. (Producer), & Clements, R. & Musker, J.
(Director). (1992). Aladdin [Film].
Bell, M. & Grant, S. & Horn, D. & Wyver, J. (Producer), Goold, R. (Director). (2010). Macbeth
[Film].
Desmond Hamilton 2
Art:
Fuseli, H.(1783). The three witches. [Painting]. The Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Picture Gallery
and Museum. Retrieved December 4, 2009, from
http://english.emory.edu/classes/Shakespeare_Illustrated/Fuseli.Witches.html
Blake, W. (1795). Pity. [Painting] Retrieved Dec 4, 2011, from
http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?workid=1126
Blake, W. (1795) Hecate or the three fates. [Painting]. Retrieved Dec 2, 2011, from
http://www.wga.hu/html_m/b/blake/03hecate.html
Martin, J. (1820). Battle of Dunsinane. [Painting] Retrieved Dec 2, 2011, from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Battle_of_Dunsinane_-_John_Martin.jpg
Informational Texts (Essays):
Padelford, F. (1901). Macbeth the Thane and Macbeth the regicide. In Modern Language Notes,
Vol. 16, No.4 (p. 112-119). Baltimore, MD. Johns Hopkins University Press.
Thompson, E.H. (1993). Macbeth, King James and the three witches. Retrieved Dec 2, 2011,
from http://www.shmoop.com/macbeth/botw/resources
?d=http://homepages.tesco.net/~eandcthomp/macbeth.htm
Carr, S. & Knapp, P. (1981). Seeing through Macbeth. In PMLA Vol. 96, No.5 (p.837-847).
Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/462127
Poems:
Frost, R. (1916) Out, Out. In Famous Poets and Poems.com. Retrieved Nov 28, 2011, from
http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/19976
Newall, L. Macbeth. In A variety of poems written about Macbeth. Retrieved Dec 4, 2011, from
http://macbethnewsworld.tripod.com/id5.html
Whitman, W. (1842). Ambition. From Brother Jonathan. Retrieved Nov 29, 2011, from
http://www.whitmanarchive.org/published/periodical/poems/per.00148
Short Stories:
Irving, W. (1824). The Devil and Tom Walker. In Elements of Literature: 5th Course. Austin,
TX: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
Poe, E. A. (1990). The tell-tale heart. Champaign, Ill: Project Gutenberg.
London, J. (1994). To build a fire and other stories. Pleasantville, N.Y: Reader's Digest
Association.
Picture Books:
Seuss, D. (1957). How the Grinch stole christmas. New York, NY: Random House.
Balcziak, B., & Rose, D. (2003). John Henry. Minneapolis, Minn: Compass Point Books.
Greenfield, E., & Gilchrist, J. S. (1997). For the love of the game: Michael Jordan and me. New
York: HarperCollins.
Play:
Sophocles, ., & Dawe, R. D. (1996). Oedipus rex. Stutgardiae: B.G. Teubner.