Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Note on Spelling and Editions ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter 1. Housekeeping and Household Stuff 15
6. Chapter 2. Household Kates: Domesticating Commodities in The Taming of the Shrew 52
7. Chapter 3. Judicious Oeillades: Supervising Marital Property in The Merry Wives of Windsor 76
8. Chapter 4. The Tragedy of the Handkerchief: Female Paraphernalia and the Properties of Jealousy in Othello 111
9. Chapter 5. Isabellas Rule: Singlewomen and the Properties of Poverty in Measure for Measure 159
10. Conclusion: Household Property/Stage Property 192
11. Notes 213
12. Index 263
13. Acknowledgments 273