SHAKESPEARE Critical Interpretations of Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry SECOND EDITION: VOLUME 1 Anne Marie Hacht, Editor Foreword by Cynthia Burnstein THOMSON GALE Detroit New York San Francisco New Haven, Conn. Waterville, Maine London
Volume 1 FOREWORD (BY CYNTHIA BURNSTEIN) INTRODUCTION CHRONOLOGY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CONTRIBUTORS. IX. xi xiii xvi. xx ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL 1 Plot Summary 2 Characters 7 Themes 12 Style 14 Historical Context 16 Critical Overview 18 Criticism 20 Sources 32 Further Reading 32 ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA 35 Plot Summary 36 Characters 41 Themes 45 Style 48 Historical Context 49 Critical Overview 53 Criticism 53 Sources 76 Further Reading 76
AS YOU LIKE IT 78 Plot Summary 79 Characters 84 Themes 88 Style 92 Historical Context 94 Critical Overview 97 Criticism 98 Sources 115 Further Reading 116 THE COMEDY OF ERRORS 117 Plot Summary 118 Characters 123 Themes 127 Style 130 Historical Context 132 Critical Overview 134 Criticism 135 Sources 151 Further Reading 153 CORIOLANUS 154 Plot Summary 155 Characters 164 Themes 165 Style 167 Historical Context 168 Critical Overview 170 Criticism 171 Sources 192 Further Reading 192 HAMLET 193 Plot Summary 195 Characters 204 Themes 206 Style 208 Historical Context 209 Critical Overview 210 Criticism 211 Sources 224 Further Reading 224 HENRY IV, PART ONE 226 Plot Summary 227 Characters 232 Themes 237 Style 240 Historical Context 241 Critical Overview 244 Criticism 245 Sources 262 Further Reading 263 HENRY V 264 Plot Summary 265 Characters 270 Themes 274 Style 277 Historical Context 279 Critical Overview 282 Criticism 283 Sources 296 Further Reading 296 HENRY VI, PART THREE 298 Plot Summary 299 Characters 303 Themes 307 Style 310 Historical Context 311 Critical Overview 315 Criticism 316 Sources 332 Further Reading 332 Volume 2 JULIUS CAESAR 333 Plot Summary 334 Characters 339 Themes 341 Style 345 Historical Context 347 Critical Overview 350 Criticism 351 Sources. 366 Further Reading 366 KING LEAR 368 Plot Summary 369 Characters 379 Themes 381 Style 382 Historical Context 383 Critical Overview 385 Criticism 386 Sources 407 Further Reading 408 S h a k e s p e a r e F o r S t u d e n t s, S e c o n d E d i t i o n
T a b l e of C o n t e n t s LUCRECE 409 Plot Summary 410 Characters 413 Themes 415 Style 416 Historical Context 418 Critical Overview 420 Criticism 421 Sources 433 Further Reading 433 MACBETH 435 Plot Summary 436 Characters 439 Themes 442 Style 445 Historical Context 446 Critical Overview 447 Criticism 451 Sources 467 Further Reading 467 MEASURE FOR MEASURE 469 Plot Summary 470 Characters 478 Themes 480 Style 481 Historical Context 481 Critical Overview 483 Criticism 484 Sources 507 Further Reading 507 THE MERCHANT OF VENICE 508 Plot Summary... 509 Characters 514 Themes 517 Style 520 Historical Context 522 Critical Overview 525 Criticism 526 Sources 540 Further Reading 540 THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR.. Plot Summary Characters Themes '. Style. 541. 542. 547 550 554 Historical Context 555 Critical Overview 558 Criticism 559 Sources 577 Further Reading 577 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM... 578 Plot Summary 579 Characters 583 Themes 587 Style 589 Historical Context 590 Critical Overview 593 Criticism 594 Sources 613 Further Reading 613 MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING 614 Plot Summary 615 Characters 620 Themes., 623 Style 626 Historical Context 629 Critical Overview 631 Criticism 632 Sources 647 Further Reading 648 OTHELLO 649 Plot Summary 650 Characters 655 Themes 658 Style 661 Historical Context 664 Critical Overview 667 Criticism 669 Sources 686 Further Reading 686 Volume 3 RICHARD II 689 Plot Summary 690 Characters 695 Themes 700 Style 703 Historical Context 705 Critical Overview 707 Criticism 708 Sources 723 Further Reading 724 S h a k e s p e a r e F o r S t u d e n t s, S e c o n d E d i t i o n
RICHARD HI 725 Plot Summary 726 Characters 732 Themes 737 Style 739 Historical Context 741 Critical Overview 743 Criticism 744 Sources 762 Further Reading 763 ROMEO AND JULIET 764 Plot Summary 765 Characters 770 Themes 773 Style 777 Historical Context 780 Critical Overview 782 Criticism 783 Sources 786 Further Reading 787 THE SONNETS 788 Plot Summary 790 Characters 793 Themes 797 Style 801 Historical Context 805 Critical Overview 809 Criticism 811 Sources 826 Further Reading 827 THE TAMING OF THE SHREW.... 828 Plot Summary 829 Characters 832 Themes 836 Style 839 Historical Context 840 Critical Overview 842 Criticism 844 Sources 861 Further Reading 862 Style 873 Historical Context 874 Critical Overview 876 Criticism 877 Sources 889 Further Reading 889 TWELFTH NIGHT 891 Plot Summary 892 Characters 897 Themes 900 Style 901 Historical Context 903 Critical Overview 904 Criticism,. 906, Sources 922 Further Reading 922 VENUS AND ADONIS 924 Plot Summary 925 Characters 928 Themes 930 Style 931 Historical Context 932 Critical Overview 935 Criticism 935 Sources 953 Further Reading 954 THE WINTER'S TALE 955 Plot Summary 956 Characters 963 Themes 965 Style 967 Historical Context 968 Critical Overview 969 Criticism 970 Sources 986 Further Reading 987 THE TEMPEST 863 Plot Summary 865 Characters 870 Themes 872 GLOSSARY CUMULATIVE INDEX TO MAJOR THEMES AND CHARACTERS xxi xxiii v i i i S h a k e s p e a r e F o r S t u d e n t s, S e c o n d E d i t i o n