GENERAL INTRODUCTION. Life in Shakespeare's England.
The Drama Before Shakespeare.
London Theatres and Dramatic Companies.
Shakespeare's Life and Work.
Shakespeare's Language: His Development as Poet and Dramatist.
Shakespeare Criticism.
COMEDIES. The Taming of the Shrew.
A Midsummer Night's Dream.
The Merchant of Venice.
Much Ado About Nothing.
As You Like It.
Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will.
Measure for Measure.
HISTORIES. The Tragedy of King Richard the Third.
The Tragedy of King Richard the Second.
The First Part of King Henry the Fourth.
The Life of King Henry the Fifth.
TRAGEDIES. Romeo and Juliet.
Julius Caesar.
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.
Othello, the Moor of Venice.
King Lear.
Macbeth.
Antony and Cleopatra.
ROMANCES. The Winter's Tale.
The Tempest.
POEMS. Sonnets.
Appendix Sources. Appendix Shakespeare in Performance. The Royal Genealogy of England. Maps. Bibliography. Suggestions for Reading and Research. Textual Notes. Glossary: Shakespearean Words and Meanings of Frequent Occurrence. 