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