| Act | i. | scene | 1., | ii. | 374. |
| scene | 2., | i. | [372]. | ||
| Act | iii. | scene | 5., | i. | [423]. |
| Act | v. | scene | 3., | i. | [363]. |
| scene | 6., | i. | [354]. ii. 372. note. 373. | ||
| scene | 7., | ii. | 372. note. | ||
- Henry VIII.'s Latin Grammar, exclusively taught in schools, i. [26].
- Henry VIII., probable date of the play of, ii. 442-445.
- Remarks on its characters, 445, 446.
Illustrations of this drama in the present work.
| Act | i. | scene | 1., | i. | [289]. |
| scene | 3., | ii. | 99. | ||
| Act | ii. | scene | 3., | i. | [397]. |
| Act | iv. | scene | 1., | i. | [156]. |
| Act | v. | scene | 1., | ii. | 169. |
| scene | 2., | i. | [74]. | ||
- Hentzner's (Paul), description of the dress of Queen Elizabeth, ii. 89, 90.
- Of the manner in which her table was served, 122, 123.
- And of the dress of servants, 138.
- Character of the English nation, 154.
- Description of an English bull-baiting and bear-whipping, 177.
- Herbert (Mary), a minor poetess of the age of Shakspeare, i. [687].
- Herrick, verses of, on Twelfth Night, i. [133], [134].
- On Rock or St. Distaff's Day, [135], [136].
- On Candlemas Eve, [139-141].
- And on Candlemas Day, [140].
- On May Day, [156], [157].
- On Harvest-home, [188], [189].
- On Christmas, [195-206].
- Hesiod, beautiful passage of, on the ministry of spirits, ii. 400.
- Heywood (Jasper), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [687].
- Heywood (Thomas), complaint of, against the critics of his day, i. [456].
- Notice of his Troia Britannica, a poem, [688]. ii. 44.
- Vindicates Shakspeare from the charge of plagiarism, 44, 45.
- Notice of his apology for actors, 44.
- Estimate of his merits as a dramatic poet, ii. 568, 569.
- Illustration of his "Woman killed with Kindness," i. [213]. [269].
- Higgins (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [688], and note [688:B].
- Additions made by him to the "Mirrour for Magistrates," [709].
- Historical Writers of the age of Shakspeare, notice of, i. [475], [476].
- Hobby horse, when introduced into the May games, i. [166]. [170]. [note].
- Hock Cart, poem on, i. [188], [189].
- Hock Day, or Hoke Day, origin of, i. [149].
- Amusements of this festival, [ibid.]
- Derivation of the term Hock, [ibid.] [150].
- Diversions of, continued at Coventry, till the end of the 17th century, [150], [151]. and [note].
- Holinshed's description of the earthquake of 1580, i. [52], [53].
- Proof that Shakspeare was conversant with his history, [56].
- Character of his "Chronicle", [475].
- Holland (Robert), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [688].
- Holme (Randal), list of sports by, i. [246].
- Homer, as translated by Chapman, critical observations on, i. [607], [608].
- Hooding of Hawks, i. [267], [268].
- Hoppings, or country dances at wakes, i. [213], [214].
- Horse, beautiful poetical description of, ii. 24.
- Horsemanship, directions for, i. [299], [300].
- Horse-racing, a fashionable sport in the age of Shakspeare, i. [297], [298].
- Horsley (Bishop), remarks of, on the ministry of angels, i. [339], [340]. ii. 399.
- And on the resurrection, 403.
- Hospitality of the English in the age of Elizabeth, ii. 120-122.
- Hotspur, contrast between the character of, and that of Henry V., ii. 380.
- Hounds, different kinds of, in the 16th century, i. [283], [284].
- Beautiful allusions to, by Shakspeare, [284].
- House, where Shakspeare was born, described, i. [21], [22].
- Household Servants, economy of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 138-140.
- Housewife, portrait and qualifications of a good English one, i. [110], [111].
- Precepts for the regulation of her conduct, [112], [113]. [116. note, 117. note].
- Howard (Lady), rude treatment of, by Queen Elizabeth, ii. 91.
- Howel (Mr.), marvellous cure of, by sympathetic powder, i. [375], [376].
- Howell (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [688].
- Hubbard (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [688].
- Hudson (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [689].
- Hughes (Thomas), a dramatic writer of the Elizabethan age, notice of, ii. 242, 243.
- Hughes (William), not the person to whom Shakspeare's sonnets were addressed, ii. 60.
- Hume, (Alexander), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [689].
- Hundred Merry Tales, a popular collection of Italian novels, translated in the reign of Elizabeth, i. [539].
- Alluded to by Shakspeare, [540].
- Hunnis (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [689].
- Specimen of his contribution to the "Paradise of Daintie Devises," [714], [715].
- Hunting, account of, in the time of Elizabeth and James I., i. [272], [273].
- Description of hunting in inclosures, [274-276].
- Stag-hunting, [278], [279].
- Frequently attended with danger, [280].
- Explanation of hunting-terms, [278. note, 279. note].
- Frequently practised after dinner, [285].
- Huntsman, character and qualifications of, in the 16th century, i. [281], [282].
- Huon of Bourdeaux, allusions by Shakspeare to the romance of, i. [564].
- Hurling, a rural sport, account of, i. [305].
- Husbands, supposed visionary appearance of future, on Midsummer Eve, i. [331-333].
- And on All Hallow Eve, [344-347].
- Advice to them, [513].
- I
- Iago, remarks on the character of, ii. 531.
- Illar Norner, or malignant elves of the Goths, ii. 308.
- Imagination, brilliant, displayed in Shakspeare's dramas, ii. 551.
- Imogen, analysis of the character of, ii. 467.
- Incubus, or night-mare, poetical description of, i. [348]. [note].
- Supposed influence of Saint Withold against, [347-349].
- Indians, exhibited in England as monsters, i. [387].
- Inns (country), picture of, in Shakspeare's time, i. [216-218].
- Inns of Court, account of a splendid masque given by the gentlemen of, ii. 190.
- Interest, exorbitant, given for money in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 156.
- Ireland (Mr. Samuel), his description of the birth-place of Shakspeare, i. [21], [22].
- Anecdote of Shakspeare's toping, preserved by him, [48-50].
- Isabella, remarks on the character of, in Measure for Measure, ii. 454, 455.
- Italian language and literature, considerations on Shakspeare's knowledge of, i. [53], [54].
- List of Italian grammars and dictionaries, which he might have read, [57].
- Greatly encouraged in the age of Elizabeth and James I., [451-453].
- Account of Italian Romances, [538-544].
- The Italian Sonnet, the parent of English Sonnets, ii. 53.
- Itinerant Stage, and players, account of, i. [247-252].
- Ivory Coffers, an article of furniture, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 118.
- J
- Jack o'Lantern, superstitious notions concerning, i. [399].
- Probable causes of, [400].
- Jackson (Richard), notice of his battle of Flodden, i. [689]. and note [689:A].
- Jaggard's editions of the "Passionate Pilgrim," published without Shakspeare's privity or consent, ii. 43. 45.
- Vindication of the poet from the charge of imposing on the public in these editions, 46-48.
- James I., book of sports, issued by, i. [173].
- Partiality of, for hunting, [287].
- Exclamation of, on quitting the Bodleian library, [434].
- Account of his treatise on "Scottish Poesie," [461], [462].
- Notice of his Poetical Works, i. [702]. and notes [702:B], [702:C].
- Expense in dress, encouraged by him, though niggardly in his own, ii. 101, 102.
- Drunken excesses of the King, and his courtiers, 124, 125.
- His philippic against tobacco, 135. 137.
- Sketch of his character, 151, 152.
- Cruel act passed by him against witchcraft, 477.
- His description of the feats of supposed witches, 483. 485.
- Wrote a letter of acknowledgement to Shakspeare, 595.
- James (Dr.), an eminent bibliographer, notice of, i. [433], [434].
- James (Elias), epitaph on, by Shakspeare, ii. 607, note.
- Jaques, analysis of the character of, in As You Like It, ii. 433, 434.
- Jeney (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [689].
- Jenynges (Edward), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [689].
- Jerome (St.), doctrine of, concerning angels, i. [336].
- Jestours, or minstrels, in the age of Elizabeth, account of, i. [556-560].
- Deemed rogues and vagabonds by act of parliament, [561].
- Jewels, fashions of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 103.
- Job, beautiful passage from, on the agency and ministry of spirits, ii. 400.
- John (King), probable date of, ii. 419.
- Its general character, ibid.
- Analysis of the particular characters of Faulconbridge, 420.
- Of Arthur, 420. 422.
- Of Constance, 421.
- Exquisitely pathetic scene of Hubert and the executioners, 422.
Passages of this drama illustrated in the present work.
| Act | i. | scene | 1., | i. | [566]. ii. 161. |
| Act | ii. | scene | 2., | i. | [222]. |
| Act | iii. | scene | 1., | i. | [351]. ii. 420. |
| scene | 2., | ii. | 421. | ||
| Act | iv. | scene | 1., | ii. | 414. |
| scene | 2., | i. | [384]. | ||
- John's Eve (St.), superstitious observances on, i. [328].
- Fires lighted then, of Pagan origin, [328], [329].
- Fern seed supposed to be visible only on that eve, [329].
- Spirits visible, of persons who are to die in the following year, [330], [331].
- Visionary appearances of future husbands and wives on that eve, [332].
- Johnson (Richard), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [689].
- Johnson (Dr.), his unjust censure of Cymbeline, ii. 466.
- Jones (Rev. William), sermon of, on the death of the Earl of Southampton, i. [19]. [note].
- Jonson (Ben), notice of the Latin Grammar of, i. [456].
- Critical remarks on his minor poems, [631].
- His account of a splendid masque, ii. 188.
- Began to write for the stage in conjunction with other dramatic poets, 572.
- Enumeration of his pieces, 573.
- Critical estimate of his merits as a dramatic poet, by Mr. Godwin, 574.
- By Mr. Gifford, 575, 576.
- Causes of Jonson's failure in tragedy, 577.
- Unrivalled excellence of his masques, 578.
- Jonson, the favourite model, studied by Milton, 579, 580.
- Repartees ascribed to Jonson and Shakspeare, 593, 594. notes.
- The story of their quarrel, disproved, 595-598.
- Verses of Jonson on Shakspeare's engraved portrait, 623.
- Passages of Ben Jonson's works illustrated or explained.
- Bartholomew Fayre, i. [173]. [252].
- Christmas, a masque, i. [130]. [203].
- Cynthia's Revells, Act i. sc. 2., i. [75].
- —— Act ii. sc. 5., ii. 120.
- Devil is an Ass, ii. 126.
- Entertainment of the Queen and Prince at Althorpe, i. [172].
- Epigrammes, i. [130]. ii. 186.
- Every Man in his Humour, Act i. sc. 1., i. [82]. [256]. [308].
- Every Man out of his Humour, Act v. sc. 10., i. [441].
- —— Act ii. sc. 3., ii. 156.
- Masque of Queens, i. [179].
- New Inn, i. [329].
- Poetaster, i. [250].
- Sad Shepherd, i. [281].
- Staple of Newes, i. [96]. [508], [509].
- Sejanus, i. [366].
- Silent Woman, ii. 126.
- Tale of a Tub, i. [229].
- Julia, remarks on the character of, in the Two Gentlemen of Verona, ii. 368, 369.
- Julio Romano, Shakspeare's eulogium on, ii. 617.
- Julius Cæsar, date of, ii. 491.
- Remarks on the character of Cæsar, 491.
- And of Brutus, 492.
- General conduct of this drama, 492.
Passages of this drama illustrated in the present work.