Book description
CONTENTS:
Part 1: Introduction
Shakespeare: the person: "Gentle Will"
The poet: "Sweet Swan of Avon"
The player and the playwright: "Mr Shakespeare"
The citizen: "Sweet Master Shakespeare"
Shakespeare and Plutarch
A note on the text
Part 2: Summaries
General summary
Detailed summaries
Part 3: Commentary
The characters
General note of advice
Part 4: Hints for study
Points for detailed study
Themes and characters
Quotations
Recommended passages
Model questions
Some suggestes answers
Part 5: Suggestions for further reading