Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents iii
3. Acknowledgements v
4. Historical chronology vi
5. Glossary viii
6. How this book will work x
7. Introduction 1
8. Part I. Tragedies
9. 1 Romeo and Juliet 21
10. 2 Hamlet 36
11. 3 Othello 54
12. 4 Macbeth 69
13. 5 King Lear 83
14. 6 Anthony and Cleopatra 99
15. Part II. Comedies
16. 7 A Midsummer Night’s Dream 113
17. 8 The Merchant of Venice 127
18. 9 Twelfth Night, or What You Will 142
19. 10 Measure for Measure 155
20. Part III. Histories
21. 11 ‘The Henriad’ (Richard II, Henry IV Part 1 and Part 2, Henry V) 175
22. 12 The Henry VI trilogy and Richard III 191
23. Part IV. Late plays
24. 13 The Winter’s Tale 209
25. 14 The Tempest 225
26. Index 240