“Some have greatness thrust upon them.”
CONTENTS
| PAGE | |
| INTRODUCTION | [vii] |
THE TEMPEST— | |
| The Magician’s Isle | [ 1] |
| The Shipwrecked Wanderers | [ 6] |
| The King’s Son | [10] |
| Mysterious Music | [14] |
| “Though the Seas threaten, they are merciful” | [19] |
TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA— | |
| “Now let us take our Leave” | [27] |
| “Who is Silvia?” | [34] |
| False to his Friend | [39] |
| “Alas poor Lady, desolate and left!” | [41] |
| What befell in the Forest | [45] |
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING— | |
| “Dear Lady Disdain” | [54] |
| A Plain-dealing Villain | [59] |
| “Cupid’s Crafty Arrow” | [61] |
| The Night Before the Wedding | [68] |
| “Done to Death by Slanderous Tongues” | [72] |
A MIDSUMMER-NIGHT’S DREAM— | |
| Helena and Hermia | [82] |
| Playing the Lion | [86] |
| The Magic Flower | [88] |
| Puck in Mischief | [95] |
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE— | |
| A Merry Bond | [104] |
| The Three Caskets | [110] |
| “Revenge!” | [115] |
| A Pound of Flesh | [119] |
| The Two Rings | [128] |
AS YOU LIKE IT— | |
| Oliver and Orlando | [133] |
| Rosalind and Celia | [136] |
| In the Forest of Arden | [142] |
| The Shepherd Youth | [148] |
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW— | |
| A Rough Courtship | [158] |
| The Marriage, and After | [162] |
TWELFTH NIGHT— | |
| Orsino’s Envoy | [176] |
| A Dream of Greatness | [186] |
| The Challenge | [193] |
| Yellow Stockings | [203] |
| Sebastian and Viola | [206] |
ROMEO AND JULIET— | |
| The Masked Ball | [210] |
| Mercutio | [216] |
| “Banished!” | [225] |
| Comfort and Counsel | [230] |
| The Palace of Dim Night | [236] |
MACBETH— | |
| The Weird Sisters | [245] |
| At the Castle of Macbeth | [252] |
| The Guest at the Banquet | [260] |
| The Witches’ Cavern | [267] |
| Birnam Wood | [274] |
HAMLET— | |
| A Vision at Midnight | [283] |
| Ophelia | [293] |
| “Sweet Bells jangled, out of Tune and Harsh” | [296] |
| “The Mouse-trap” | [305] |
| “Rosemary for Remembrance” | [321] |
| The King’s Wager | [327] |
KING LEAR— | |
| The Dowerless Daughter | [335] |
| Goneril and Regan | [341] |
| Night and Storm | [350] |
OTHELLO— | |
| “Honest Iago” | [360] |
| Well Met at Cyprus | [367] |
| The Handkerchief | [374] |
| No Way but This | [381] |
CYMBELINE— | |
| A Princess of Britain | [391] |
| How Iachimo won his Wager | [399] |
| The Cave of Belarius | [403] |
| Fidele | [411] |
THE WINTER’S TALE— | |
| At the Palace of Leontes | [422] |
| The Oracle Speaks | [428] |
| A Queen of Curds and Cream | [432] |
| The Oracle Fulfilled | [437] |
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS— | |
| A Walk through Ephesus | [445] |
| Confusion worse Confounded | [452] |
