By Any Other Name: Shakespeare in Fiction

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William Shakespeare's plays have been produced and interpreted many times since they were written. In high school, you may have to read some of his plays in English.  You may have even watched movies inspired by many of Shakespeare's plays. For example, Romeo +Juliet by Baz Luhrman or 10 Things I Hate About You are inspired by Romeo and Juliet and Taming of the Shrew. William Shakespeare's life has also provided writers with inspiration.

Check out these titles that are available in the library's catalog!

  • Mistress Shakespeare by Karen Harper 

    • Shakespeare Connection: William’s Shakespeare’s romantic relationships  

  • Gertrude and Claudius by John Updike  

    • Shakespeare Connection : Hamlet  

  • A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley  

    • Shakespeare Connection: King Lear  

  • Vinegar Girl : The taming of the shrew retold by Anne Tyler

    • Shakespeare connection: Taming of the shrew  

  • Hamnet: a novel of the plague by Maggie O’Farrell 

    • Shakespeare connection: William Shakespeare's son Hannet  

  • Dark Aemilia : a novel of Shakespeare's dark lady by Sally O’Reilly 

    • Shakespeare connection: Writer Aemilia Lanier 

  • The dark lady’s mask by Mary Sharratt 

    • Shakespeare connection: Writer Aemilia Lanier  

  • The tutor by Andrea Chapin  

    • Shakespeare connection: William Shakespeare’s romantic relationships 

  • The gap of time: a Winter’s Tale retold by Jeanette Winterson  

    • Shakespeare connection:  A Winter’s Tale  

  • Wyrd sisters by Terry Pratchett  

    • Shakespeare connection: MacBeth  

  • O, Juliet by Robin Maxwell  

    • Shakespeare connection: Romeo and Juliet 

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