- Periwigs, when introduced into England, ii. 93.
- Petowe (Henry), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [696].
- Pett (Peter), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [696].
- Pewter, a costly article in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 118.
- Phillip (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [696].
- Phiston (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [697].
- "Phœnix Nest," a collection of poems, in the time of Elizabeth, critical notice of, i. [718-720].
- Pictures, an article of furniture in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 119.
- Pilgrimages made to wells, i. [393].
- Pilpay, notice of the fables of, i. [533], [534].
- Pipe and Tabor, the ancient accompaniment of the Morris-dance and May-games, i. [164], [165].
- Plautus, the Menæchmi of, the basis of Shakspeare's Comedy of Errors, ii. 286-288.
- Pits (John), the biographer, character of, i. [482].
- Plague, ravages of, at Stratford, i. [24].
- Plantain roots, why dug up on Midsummer Eve, i. [333].
- Plat (Hugh), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [697].
- Players (strolling), state of, in the sixteenth century, i. [248-250].
- Difference between them and licensed performers, [250].
- Exhibited at country fairs, [251].
- Companies of players, when first licensed, ii. 202.
- Placed under the direction of the Master of the Revels, 203.
- Patronized by the court, and also by private individuals, 205, 206.
- The amount of their remuneration, 204.
- Days and hours of their performance, 215.
- Concluded their performances always with prayers, 222, 223.
- How remunerated, 223, 224.
- Play-bills, notice of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 214, 215.
- Plays, number of, performed in one day, ii. 217.
- Amusements of the audience, prior to their commencement, 217-219.
- Disapprobation of them, how testified, 221, 222.
- Authors of, how rewarded, 224, 225.
- List of anonymous plays extant previously to the time of Shakspeare, 252, 253.
- Chronological list of his genuine plays, 261, 262.
- Observations on each, 263-534.
- (And see their respective titles in this Index.)
- Humorous remark of Mr. Steevens on the value and high price of the first edition of Shakspeare's plays, 535. note.
- Remarks on the spurious plays attributed to him, 536, 537.
- Plough Monday, festival of, i. [136].
- Sports and customs usual at that season, [137].
- "Poetical Rapsodie," a collection of poems of the age of Shakspeare, account of, i. [728-730].
- Poets, list of, who were rewarded by English sovereigns, i. [514], [515].
- Table of English poets, classed according to the subjects of their muses, [734].
- Poetry (English), notice of treatises on, during the age of Shakspeare, i. [461-470].
- Allusions to or quotations from the poetry of the minstrels, with remarks, [574-593].
- State of poetry (with the exception of the drama) during the time of Shakspeare, [594], et seq.
- Influence of superstition, literature, and romance on poetical genius, [595], [596].
- Versification, economy, and sentiment of the Elizabethan poetry, [597-599].
- Defects in the larger poems of this period, [599-601].
- Biographical and critical notices of the more eminent poets, [601-674].
- Table of miscellaneous minor poets, exhibiting their respective degrees of excellence, mediocrity, or worthlessness, [676-707].
- Critical notices of the collections of poetry, and poetical miscellanies, published during this period, [708-731].
- Brief view of dramatic poetry from the birth of Shakspeare to the year 1590, ii. 227-255.
- Police of London, neglected in the time of Elizabeth, ii. 165.
- Regulations for it, 166.
- "Polimanteia," or the means to judge of the fall of a commonwealth, bibliographical notice of, ii. 39. note [39:B].
- Porta (Luigi da), the "Giuletta" of, the source of Romeo and Juliet, ii. 360-362.
- Portuguese romances, account of, i. [545-548].
- Possessed, charm for, i. [364].
- Possets, prevalence of, in Shakspeare's time, i. [82].
- Powder (sympathetic), marvellous effects ascribed to, i. [375], [376].
- Powell (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [697].
- Prayer Book of Queen Elizabeth, i. [432].
- Pregnant women, supposed influence of fairies on, ii. 324.
- Presents, anciently made on New-Year's Day, i. [124].
- Account of those made to Queen Elizabeth, [125], [126].
- Preston (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [697].
- Character of his dramatic pieces, ii. 236, 237.
- Prices of admission to the theatre, ii. 216, 217.
- Pricket (Robert), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [697].
- Primero, a fashionable game of cards in Shakspeare's time, how played, ii. 169.
- Printing, observations on the style of, in Queen Elizabeth's reign, i. [437], [438].
- Proctor (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [697].
- Notice of his "Gorgeous Gallery of Gallant Inventions," [715-717].
- Prologues, how delivered in the time of Shakspeare, ii. 219.
- Prose writers of the age of Shakspeare, observations on, i. [439-447].
- Causes of their defects, [448].
- Prospero, analysis of the character of, ii. 505. 515.
- Provisions, annual stock of, anciently laid in at fairs, i. [215].
- Prudentius, passage of, supposed to have been imitated by Shakspeare, ii. 415.
- Puck, or Robin Goodfellow, analysis of the character of, ii. 347.
- Probable source of it, 348-350.
- Description of his functions, 349, 350.
- Resemblance between Puck and the Cobali or benevolent elves of the Germans, 350.
- And to the Brownie of the Scotch, 351.
- Other functions of Puck, 352, 353.
- Puppet-shows, origin of, i. [253].
- Purchas's "Pilgrimage," critical notice of, i. [477].
- Purgatory, Popish doctrine of, ii. 415, 416.
- Seized and employed by Shakspeare with admirable success, 416, 417. 455, 456.
- Puritans opposition to May-games, ridiculed by Shakspeare, i. [171].
- By Ben Jonson, [172], [173]. [note].
- And Beaumont and Fletcher, [172].
- Puttenham (George), remarks of, on the corruptions of the English language, i. [441].
- Critical notice of his "Arte of English Poesie," [465], [466].
- And of his smaller poems, [697]. and [note].
- Q
- Quarrelling reduced to a system in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 159.
- Quiney (Mr. Thomas), married to Shakspeare's daughter Judith, ii. 609.
- Their issue, 610.
- Quintaine, a rural sport in the sixteenth century, i. [300].
- Its origin, [301].
- Description of, [301-304].
- "Quippes for upstart newfangled Gentlewomen," cited and illustrated, ii. 95, 98.
- R
- Race-horses, breeds of, highly esteemed, i. [298].
- Raleigh (Sir Walter), improved the English language, i. [416], [417].
- Character of his "History of the World," [476].
- His "Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd," cited by Shakspeare, [578].
- Notice of his poetical pieces, [639].
- Remarks on them, [ibid.] [640].
- Estimate of his poetical character, [640-642].
- Ramsey (Laurence), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [698].
- Rankins (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [698].
- Rape of Lucrece, a poem of Shakspeare's, when first printed, ii. 32.
- Dedicated to the Earl of Southampton, 3.
- Construction of its versification, 33.
- Probable sources whence Shakspeare derived his fable, ibid.
- Exquisite specimens of this poem, for their versification, descriptive, pathetic, and sublime excellences, 34-38.
- Complimentary notices of this poem by contemporaries of the poet, 38-40.
- Notice of its principal editions, 41.
- Rapiers, extraordinary length of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 108, 109.
- Ravenscroft (Thomas), hunting song preserved by, i. [277].
- Reynolds (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [698].
- Reed (Mr.), his Illustrations of Shakspeare cited, passim.
- Register (parochial), of Stratford-upon-Avon, extracts from, i. [4].
- Births, marriages, and deaths of Shakspeare's children recorded there, [414], [415]. [note].
- Remuneration of actors and dramatic poets in the time of Shakspeare, ii. 223-225.
- Repartees of Shakspeare and Tarleton the comedian, i. [66].
- Ascribed to Shakspeare and Ben Jonson, ii. 593. note.
- Rice (Richard), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [698].
- Richard I. (King), why surnamed Cœur de Lion, i. [566], [567].
- Richard II., probable date of, ii. 375, 376.
- Analysis of his character, 377, 378.
- Remarks on the secondary characters of this play, 378.
- Performed before the Earl of Southampton in 1601, ii. 10, 11.
- Illustration of act ii. scene 4. of this drama, i. [384].
- Richard of Gloucester, exquisite portrait of, in Shakspeare's Henry VI. Part II., ii. 297.
- Richard III., date of, ii. 370-372.
- Analysis of Richard's character, 373-375.
Illustrations of passages of this drama in the present work.
| Act | iii. | scene | 2., | ii. | 377. |
| scene | 3., | ii. | 377. | ||
| Act | v. | scene | 2., | ii. | 378. |
| scene | 3., | i. | 358. | ||
- Rickets, singular cures of, i. [371], [372].
- Rider (Bishop), an eminent philologer, notice of, i. [455].
- Riding, art of, highly cultivated in the sixteenth century, i. [298].
- Instructions for, [299], [300].
- Rings, fairy, allusions to, by Shakspeare, ii. 342, 343.
- Robin Hood and his associates, when introduced in the gambols of May Day, i. [159].
- Account of them and their dresses, &c., [160-164].
- Robin, why a favourite bird, i. [394], [395].
- Robinson (Clement), critical notice of his "Handefull of Pleasant Delites," i. [717], [718].
- Robinson's (Richard), "Auncient Order, &c. of the Round Table," account of, i. [562], [563]., ii. 178-180.
- Notice of his poems, i. [698]. and note [698:B].
- Rock Day festival, account of, i. [135].
- Verses on, [ibid.], [136].
- Rolland (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [698].
- Roman literature, progress of, during the reign of Elizabeth, i. [454], [455].
- List of Roman classic authors translated into English in Shakspeare's time, [483].
- Romances, list of popular ones in the age of Shakspeare, i. [519-522].
- Origin of the metrical romance, [522], [523].
- Anglo-Norman romances, [523-531].
- Oriental romances, [531-538].
- Italian romances, [538-544].
- Spanish and Portuguese romances, [545-548].
- Pastoral romances, [548-552].
- Influence of romance on the poetry of the Elizabethan age, [596].
- Observations on the romantic drama, ii. 539-541.
- Romeo and Juliet, probable date of, ii. 356-358.
- Source whence Shakspeare derived his plot, considered, 359-361.
- Analysis of the characters of this drama, 362, 363.
- Eulogium on it by Schlegel, 363, 364.
Passages of this drama illustrated in the present work.
| Act | i. | scene | 3., | i. | [52]. [436]. ii. 356. |
| scene | 4., | i. | [368]. ii. 118. 342. 347. 358. | ||
| scene | 5., | ii. | 116. | ||
| Act | ii. | scene | 1., | i. | [583]. |
| scene | 2., | i. | [271]. | ||
| scene | 4., | i. | [304]. [583]. [note]. ii. 116. | ||
| Act | iii. | scene | 1., | i. | [556]. |
| scene | 2., | i. | [272]. | ||
| Act | iv. | scene | 3., | i. | [374]. |
| scene | 5., | i. | [240]. [243]. [583]. [note]. ii. 170. | ||
| Act | v. | scene | 1., | i. | [355]. |
| scene | 2., | ii. | 581. | ||
| scene | 3., | ii. | 107. | ||
- Roodsmass, procession of fairies at the festival of, ii. 322.
- Rosemary strewed before the bride at marriages, i. [224].
- Rosse (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [698].
- Rous (Francis), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [699].
- Rousillon (Countess), exquisite character of, ii. 423.
- Rowe (Mr.), mistake of, concerning the priority of Shakspeare's birth, corrected, i. [4], [5].
- His conjecture concerning the trade of Shakspeare's father, [7].
- Disproved, [ibid.], [note].
- Rowena and Vortigern, anecdote of, i. [127], [128].
- Rowland (Samuel), list of the poems of, i. [699], [700]. and note [700:A].
- Rowley (William), wrote several pieces in conjunction with Massinger and other dramatists, ii. 570.
- Estimate of his merits as a dramatic poet, ibid.
- Ruddock, or red-breast, popular superstitions in favour of, i. [395].
- Ruffs worn in the age of Elizabeth, account of, ii. 90. 95-97. 103.
- Ruptures, singular remedies for, i. [371], [372].
- Rushes, anciently strewed on floors, ii. 119, 120.
- S
- Sabie (Francis), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [700]. and note [700:B].
- Sack, a species of wine much used in the time of Shakspeare, ii. 130.
- Different kinds of, 131.
- The sack of Falstaff, what, ibid. 132.
- Sack and sugar much used, 132.
- And frequently adulterated, ibid.
- Sackville (Thomas), Lord Buckhurst, character of the poetical works of, i. [642], [643].
- The model adopted by Spenser, [643].
- The "Myrrour for Magistrates," planned by him, [708].
- Character of his dramatic performances, ii. 230, 231.
- Saker (Aug.), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [700].
- Sampson (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [700].
- Sandabar, an oriental philosopher, i. [531].
- Account of his "Book of the Seven Counsellors," [ibid.]
- Numerous versions of it, [ibid.], [532].
- English version exceedingly popular, [531].
- Scottish version, [532], [533].
- Sandford (James), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [700].
- Satires of Bishop Hall, remarks on, i. [628], [629].
- Savile (Sir Henry), greatly promoted Greek literature, i. [453].
- Notice of his works, [ibid.], [454].
- Scandinavian mythology of fairies, account of, ii. 308-312.
- Schlegel (M.), eulogium of, on Shakspeare's Romeo and Juliet, ii. 363, 364.
- On his Cymbeline, 466, 467.
- Macbeth, 471-473.
- On the romantic drama of Shakspeare, 539, 540.
- And on his moral character, 614.
- School-books, list of, in use in Shakspeare's time, i. [25]. [note].
- Account of those most probably used by him, [26-28].
- French and Italian grammars and dictionaries, [57].
- Schoolmasters but little rewarded in Shakspeare's time, i. [27]. note [27:A]. [94].
- In the sixteenth century were frequently conjurors, [95], [96].
- Picture of, by Shakspeare, [96].
- Their degraded character and ignorance in his time, [97].
- Scoloker (Anthony), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [700].
- Scot (Reginald), account of the doctrine of angelic hierarchy and ministry, i. [337], [338].
- On the prevalence of omens, [349], [350].
- Recipe for fixing an ass's head on human shoulders, ii. 351. note.
- His account of the supposed prevalency of witchcraft in the time of Shakspeare, 475.
- And of the persons who were supposed to be witches, 478-480.
- And of their wonderful feats, 481, 482.
- Scot (Gregory), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [700].
- Scott (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [700]. and note [700:D]. [701]. and note [701:A].
- Scott (Mr. Walter), beautiful picture of Christmas festivities, i. [207], [208].
- Picture of rustic superstition, [322], [323].
- Illustrations of his Lady of the Lake, i. [356-358].
- Causes of his poetical excellence, [600], [601].
- Scottish farmers, state of, in the sixteenth century, i. [118].
- Late wakes of the Highlanders described, [234-236].
- Thanksgivings offered by them on getting in the harvest, [341].
- Account of the Scottish system of fairy mythology, ii. 314-336.
- Sculpture highly valued by Shakspeare, ii. 617, 618.
- Seed-cake, a rural feast-day in the time of Elizabeth, i. [190].
- Selden (John), notice of his Commentary on Drayton, i. [471].
- Sentiment of the Elizabethan poetry considered, i. [598], [599].
- Servants, pursuits, diet, &c. of, in the time of Shakspeare, i. [113-115].
- Benefices bestowed on them in the reign of Elizabeth, [92].
- Their dress, ii. 138.
- Regulations for, 139, 140.
- Prohibited from entering the kitchen till summoned by the cook, 143.
- Were corrected by their mistresses, 153.
- "Seven Champions of Christendome," a popular romance in Shakspeare's time, account of, i. [529], [530].
- "Seven Wise Masters," a popular romance of Indian origin, i. [531].
- Notice of its different translations, [ibid.], [532].
- Translated into Scottish rhyme, [533].
- Sewell (Dr.), conjecture of, respecting Shakspeare's sonnets, ii. 59.
- Shakspeare Family, account of, i. [1].
- Supposed grant of arms to, [ibid.]
- Examination of the orthography of their name, [17-20].
- Shakspeare (Edmund), a brother of the poet, buried in St. Saviour's Church, i. [416]. ii. 598.
- Shakspeare (Mrs.), wife of the poet, epitaph on, ii. 631. note.
- His bequests to her, 631.
- Remarks on it, 613.
- Shakspeare (John), father of the poet, supposed grant of property and arms to, i. [1].
- Account of, [2].
- Arms confirmed to him, [ibid.]
- His marriage, [3].
- List of children ascribed to him in the baptismal register of Stratford-upon-Avon, [4].
- Correction of Mr. Rowe's mistakes on this point, [5].
- Declines in his circumstances and is dismissed from the corporation, [6], [7].
- Supposed to have been a wool-stapler, [7]. [34].
- But not a butcher, [36].
- Discovery of his confession of faith or will, [8].
- Copy of his will, [9-14].
- Its authenticity doubted by Mr. Malone, [15].
- Supported by Mr. Chalmers, [ibid.]
- Circumstances in favour of its authenticity, [16].
- John Shakspeare probably a Roman Catholic, [ibid.]
- His death, [ibid.] ii. 590.
- Shakspeare (William), birth of, i. [1].
- Description of the house where he was born, [21], [22].
- His chair purchased by the Princess Czartoryska, [22], [23].
- Escapes the plague, [24].
- Educated for a short time at the free-school of Stratford, [25].
- Account of school-books probably used by him, [26], [27].
- Taken from school, in consequence of his father's poverty, [28].
- Probable extent of his acquirements as a scholar, [29-33].
- On leaving school, followed his father's trade as a wool-stapler, and probably also as a butcher, [34].
- Proofs of this, [35], [36].
- Probably present, in his twelfth-year, at Kenelworth Castle, at the time of Queen Elizabeth's visit there, [37], [38].
- Probably employed in some attorney's office, [43-47]. and [notes], [48].
- Whether he ever was a school-master, [45].
- Anecdote of him at Bidford, [48], [49].
- Whether and when he acquired his knowledge of French and Italian, [53], [54].
- Probable that he was acquainted with French, [55], [56].
- And Italian, [56], [57].
- Probable estimate of his real literary acquirements, [57], [58].
- His courting-chair, still in existence, [61].
- Marries Anne Hathaway, [59]. [62], [63].
- Birth of his eldest daughter, [64].
- And of twins, [65].
- Repartee of Shakspeare, [ibid.] [66].
- He becomes acquainted with dissipated young men, [401].
- Caught in the act of deer-stealing, [402].
- Confined in Daisy Park, [403].
- Pasquinades Sir Thomas Lucy, [404-406]. [409].
- By whom he is prosecuted, [407], [408].
- Is obliged to quit Stratford, [410].
- And departs for London, [411], [412].
- Visits his family occasionally, [414].
- Was known to Heminge, Burbadge, and Greene, [417].
- Introduced to the stage, [419].
- Though with reluctance, ii. 582.
- Was not employed as a waiter or horse-keeper at the play-house door, i. [519].
- Esteemed as an actor, [421], [422].
- Proofs of his skill in the histrionic art, [423].
- Performed the character of Adam in his own play of As You Like It, [424].
- Appeared also in kingly parts, [425].
- Excelled in second rate characters, [ibid.]
- Struggles of Shakspeare with adversity, ii. 583.
- Loses his only son, 584.
- Purchases a house in Stratford, ibid.
- History of its fate, 584, note.
- His acquaintance with Ben Jonson, 585-587.
- Improbability of his ever having visited Scotland, 587, 588.
- Annually visited Stratford, 589.
- Receives many marks of favour from Queen Elizabeth, 590.
- Obtains a licence for his theatre, 591.
- Purchases lands in Stratford, 591.
- And quits the stage as an actor, 591.
- Forms a club of wits with Ben Jonson and others, 592.
- Flatters James I. who honoured him with a letter of acknowledgement, 593.
- The story of Shakspeare's quarrel with Ben Jonson, disproved, 595-598. and notes.
- Birth of his grand-daughter Elizabeth, 599.
- Planted the celebrated Mulberry Tree in 1609, 599, 600.
- Purchases a tenement in Blackfriars, 601.
- And prepares to retire from London, 601, 602.
- Account of Shakspeare in retirement, ii. 603.
- Origin of his satirical epitaph on Mr. Combe, ii. 604-606.
- His epitaph on Sir Thomas Stanley, 606, 607.
- And on Elias James, 607, note.
- Negociations between Shakspeare and some of his townsmen relative to the inclosure of some land in the vicinity of Stratford, 608, 609.
- Marries his youngest daughter to Mr. Thomas Quincey, 609.
- Makes his will, 610.
- His death, 611.
- Funeral, 612.
- Copy of his will, 627-632.
- Observations on it, 612-614.
- And on the disposition and moral character of Shakspeare, 614.
- Universally beloved, 615.
- His exquisite taste for all the forms of beauty, 616, 617.
- Remarks on the monument erected to his memory, 618-620.
- And on the engraving of him prefixed to the folio edition of his plays, 622-624.
- Account of Shakspeare's commencement of poetry, i. [426].
- Probable date of his Venus and Adonis, [426], [427].
- Proofs of his acquaintance with the grammatical and rhetorical writers of his age, [472-474].
- With the historical writers then extant, [484].
- With Batman's "Bartholome de Proprietatibus Rerum," [485].
- With the Facetiæ published in his time, [516], [517].
- And with all the eminent romances then in print, [562-573].
- And with the minstrel-poetry of his age, [574-593].
- Dedicates his Venus and Adonis, and Rape of Lucrece, to the Earl of Southampton, ii. 3.
- Analysis of this poem, with remarks, 21-32.
- Analysis of the Rape of Lucrece, 33-37.
- Intimate knowledge of the human heart displayed by Shakspeare, 38.
- Account of his "Passionate Pilgrim," 41-49.
- Elegant allusions of Shakspeare to his own age, in his Sonnets, 50-52.
- Critical account of his Sonnets, 53-82. 84-86.
- And of his Lover's Complaint, 82-84.
- Licence to Shakspeare for the Globe Theatre, 207.
- Probable amount of his income, 225.
- And of his obligations to his dramatic predecessors, 253-255.
- The commencement of Shakspeare's dramatic career, considered and ascertained, ii. 256-260.
- Chronological Table of the order of his genuine plays, 261.
- Observations on them. 262-534.
- (And see their respective Titles in this Index.)
- Remarks on the spurious pieces attributed to Shakspeare, 536, 537.
- Whether he assisted other poets in their dramatic composition, 537, 538.
- Considerations on the genius of Shakspeare's drama, 538-541.
- On its conduct, 541-544.
- Characters, 545.
- Passions, 546-549.
- Comic painting, 550.
- And imaginative powers, 551.
- Morality, 552.
- Vindication of his character from the calumnies of Voltaire, 552-554.
- Popularity of Shakspeare's dramas in Germany, 554.
- Reprinted in America, 555.
- Shakspeare (Judith), youngest daughter of the poet, birth of, i. [65].
- Her marriage, ii. 609.
- And issue, 610.
- His bequests to her, and her children, 627-629.
- Shakspeare (Susannah), eldest child of the poet, birth of, i. [64].
- Marriage of, to Dr. Hall, ii. 598, 599.
- Her father's bequests to her, 630, 631.
- Why her father's favourite, 613.
- Probable cause of his leaving her the larger portion of his property, 614.
- Sheep-shearing Feast, how celebrated, i. [181].
- Description of, by Tusser, [182].
- By Drayton, [ibid.]
- Allusions to, by Shakspeare, [183-185].
- Shepherd King, elected at sheep-shearing, i. [181]. [184]. [note].
- Shepherd (S.), commendatory verses of, on Shakspeare's Rape of Lucrece, ii. 40.
- On his Pericles, 263.
- Ship-tire, an article of head-dress, notice of, ii. 91.
- Shirley's Play, the "Lady of Pleasure," illustrated, Act i., i. [179].
- Shivering (sudden), superstitious notion concerning, i. [375].
- Shoes, fashion of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 98. 105, 106.
- Shot-proof waistcoat, charm for, i. [364].
- Shottery, cottage of the Hathaways at, still in existence, i. [61].
- Shovel-board, or Shuffle-board, account of, i. [306].
- Mode of playing at, [306], [307].
- Its origin and date, [307].
- Shove-Groat, a game, notice of, i. [307], [308].
- Shrewsbury (Countess of), termagant conduct of, ii. 153.
- Shrove Tuesday or Shrove Tide, origin of the term, i. [141].
- Observances on that festival, [142].
- Threshing the hen, [ibid.]
- Throwing at cocks, [144], [145].
- Shylock, analysis of the character of, ii. 384, 385.
- Sidney or Sydney (Sir Philip), biographical notice of, i. [652].
- Satire of, on the affected style of some of his contemporaries, i. [444], [445].
- Notice of his "Defence of Poesie," [467].
- Critical account of his "Arcadia," [548-552].
- Alluded to by Shakspeare, [573], [574].
- Remarks on his poetical pieces, [652], [653].
- Particularly on his Sonnets, ii. 54.
- The Pyrocles of his Arcadia, probably the original name of Shakspeare's Pericles, 283.
- Sign-posts, costly, of ancient inns, i. [217].
- Silk-Manufactures, encouraged by James I., ii. 600.
- Silk Stockings, first worn by Queen Elizabeth, ii. 98.
- Similes, exquisite, in Shakspeare's Venus and Adonis, ii. 26.
- Sir, title of, anciently given to clergymen, i. [88-90].
- Sly, remarks on the character of, in the Taming of the Shrew, ii. 365.
- Smith (Sir Thomas), greatly promoted Greek and English literature, i. [453].
- Snuff-taking and Snuff-boxes, when introduced into England, ii. 137.
- Sommers (Sir George), shipwreck of, ii. 503, 504.
- Songs (early English), notice of a curious collection of, i. [574-576].
- Quotations from, and allusions to the most popular of them, by Shakspeare, with illustrative remarks, [577-593].
- Sonnet, introduced into England from Italy, ii. 53.
- Brief notice of the sonnets of Wyat, ibid.
- Elegant specimen from those of the Earl of Surrey, ibid.
- Notice of the Sonnets of Watson, i. [66]. ii. 54.
- Of Sir Philip Sidney, ibid.
- Of Daniel, 55.
- Of Constable, ibid.
- Of Spencer, ibid.
- Of Drayton, 56.
- And of other minor poets, ibid.
- Beautiful sonnet, addressed to Lady Drake, i. [621].
- An exquisite one from Shakspeare's Passionate Pilgrim, ii. 49.
- On a kiss, by Sidney, 54.
- Sonnets of Shakspeare, when first published, ii. 50.
- Probable dates of their composition, ibid. 51.
- Daniel's manner chiefly copied by Shakspeare, in the structure of his sonnets, 57, 58. 77.
- Discussion of the question to whom they were addressed, 58-60.
- Proofs that they were principally addressed to the Earl of Southampton, 62-73.
- Vindication of Shakspeare's sonnets from the charge of affectation or pedantry, 75. 80.
- Circumlocutory they are to a certain extent, 76.
- But this less the fault of Shakspeare than of his subject, ibid. 77.
- Specimens, illustrating the structure and versification of Shakspeare's sonnets, with remarks, 77-82.
- Vindication of them from the hyper-criticism of Mr. Steevens, 60. 74. 84-86.
- Soothern (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [701]. and note [701:B].
- Southampton, (Earl of), See [Wriothesly].
- Southey's (Mr.), translation of "Amadis of Gaul," notice of, i. [546].
- Southwell (Robert), biographical notice of, i. [643], [644].
- List of his poetical works, with critical remarks, [644], [645].
- Spanish romances, account of, i. [545-548].
- Allusions to them by Shakspeare, [570], [571].
- Spectral Impressions, probable causes of, philosophically considered, ii. 406-408.
- Singular instance of a supposed spectral impression, 407. note.
- See [Spirits].
- Speed's "History of Great Britain," character of, i. [476].
- Spells, account of, on Midsummer-Eve, i. [331-333].
- On All-Hallows-Eve, [344-347].
- Supposed influence of, [362-365].
- Spenser's "English Poet," notice of, i. [463].
- Critical notice of, commentary on his "Shepheards Calender," [471].
- Many incidents of his "Faerie Queene" borrowed from the romance of "La Morte d'Arthur," [529].
- And from "The Seven Champions of Christendom," [ibid.]
- Sackville's "Induction" the model of his allegorical pictures, [643].
- Critical remarks on his "Shepheard's Calendar," [644].
- And on his "Faerie Queene," [644-647].
- The portrait prefixed to his works, probably spurious, [649]. [note].
- Critical notice of his, "Amoretti," a collection of sonnets, ii. 55, 56.
- Beautiful quotation from his "Faerie Queene" on the agency of Spirits, 400, 401.
- Admirable description of a witch's abode, 480.
- Spirits, different orders of, introduced into the Tempest, ii. 521-526.
- Critical analysis of the received doctrine in Shakspeare's time, respecting the supposed agency of angelic spirits, 399-405.
- And of its application to the introduction of the ghost in Hamlet, 407-416.
- Superiority of Shakspeare's spirits over those introduced by all other dramatists, ancient or modern, 417, 418.
- Spoons, anciently given by godfathers to their godchildren, ii. 230, 231.
- Sports (Rural), in the age of Shakspeare, Enumeration of, i. [246], [247].
- Cotswold Games, [252-254].
- Hawking, [255].
- Hunting, [272].
- Fowling, [287].
- Bird-batting, [289].
- Horse-racing, [297].
- The Quintaine, [300].
- Wild Goose Chace, [304].
- Hurling, [305].
- Shovel-board, [306].
- Shove-groat, [307], [308].
- Juvenile sports, [308].
- Barley-Breake, [309].
- Parish Whipping-top, [312].
- Spurs, prohibited in St. Paul's Cathedral, during divine service, ii. 185.
- "Squire of Low Degree," allusions to the romance of, i. [567].
- Stag-hunting, description of, in the time of Shakspeare, i. [276-280].
- Ceremony of cutting up, [280], [281].
- Part of, given to the ravens, [281].
- Beautiful picture of a hunted stag, [403].
- Stage, state of, in the time of Shakspeare, ii. 201-206.
- Resorted to by him, on his coming to London, i. [419].
- Employed in what capacity there, [ibid.] [420].
- Esteemed there as an actor, [421], [422].
- Proofs of his skill in the management of the stage, [423].
- Excelled in second-rate parts, [425].
- Divisions of the stage, in Shakspeare's time, ii. 214-215.
- Was generally strewed with rushes, 217.
- Its decorations, 218.
- Stalking-horses, account of, and of their uses, i. [287], [288].
- Stanyhurst's (Richard), translation of Virgil, i. [701].
- Strictures on, [ibid.] note [701:C].
- Starch, use of, when introduced into England, ii. 96.
- Dyed of various colours, ib.
- Steevens (Mr.), his "Illustrations of Shakspeare," cited, passim.
- Remarks of, on Shakspeare's Sonnets, ii. 60. 74-76. 84-86.
- Ascribes Pericles to Shakspeare, 265.
- Probability of his conjecture, that Pericles was originally named Pyrocles, after the hero of Sidney's "Arcadia," 283, 284.
- His opinion that the Comedy of Errors was not wholly Shakspeare's, controverted and disproved, 287, 288.
- Remarks on his flippant censure of Shakspeare's love of music, 390.
- His opinion on the date of Timon of Athens, 446.
- Humorous remarks of, on the value and price of the first edition of Shakspeare, 535. note.
- Still (Bishop), character of, as a dramatic writer, ii. 232, 233.
- Stirling (William Alexander, Earl of), biographical notice of, i. [649].
- Critical notice of his "Aurora," a collection of sonnets, [650].
- Of his "Dooms-day," [651].
- And of his other poems, [ib.]
- Stockings, fashions of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 105.
- Silk stockings first worn by Queen Elizabeth, 98.
- Stomacher, an article of female dress, notice of, ii. 90.
- Stones, extraordinary virtues ascribed to, i. [366]. [369], [370].
- Particularly the Turquoise stone, [366], [367].
- Belemnites, [367].
- Bezoar, [ibid.]
- Agate, [368].
- Storer (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [702].
- Stowe's "History of London," notice of, i. [480].
- Stratford-upon-Avon, the native place of William Shakspeare, i. [1].
- His father a member and officer of the corporation of, [2].
- Dismissed from it, [6].
- Probable causes of such dismission, [ibid.] [7].
- Extract from the baptismal register of the parish, [4].
- Description of the house there, where Shakspeare was born, [21], [22].
- Ravages of the plague there, [24].
- Visited by Mr. Betterton, for information concerning Shakspeare, [34].
- Allusions to scenery, and places in its vicinity, [50], [51].
- Quitted by Shakspeare, [410-416].
- Whose family continued there, [412].
- New Place, purchased there by Shakspeare, ii. 584.
- History of its demolition, ib. note.
- Additional land purchased there by the poet, 591.
- And also tithes, 594.
- Proceedings relative to the inclosure of land there, by Shakspeare, 608, 609.
- Description of his monument and epitaph, in Stratford church, 618, 619.
- Remarks on his monumental bust, 619-622.
- Strolling Players, condition of, in the age of Shakspeare, i. [247-252].
- Strutt (Mr.), accurate description by, of May-day and its amusements i. [167-171].
- Of Midsummer-eve superstitions, [332].
- Stubbes (Philip), account of his "Anatomie of Abuses," i. [501].
- Extreme rarity of his book, [ibid.]
- Quotations from, against Whitsun and other ales, i. [179].
- On the neglect of "Fox's Book of Martyrs," [502].
- General character of his book, [ibid.]
- His "View of Vanitie," [702].
- Philippic against masques, ii. 95.
- And ruffs, 96, 97.
- Sturbridge Fair, account of, i. [215], [216].
- Summer's "Last Will and Testament," illustration of, i. [106].
- Sun, beautiful description of, in its course, ii. 77.
- Superstitions of the 16th century, remarks on, i. [314], [315].
- Sprites and goblins, [316]. [321], [322].
- Ghosts and apparitions, [320].
- Prognostications of the weather from particular days, [323].
- Rites of lovers on St. Valentine's Day, [324].
- On Midsummer-Eve, [329].
- Michaelmas, [334].
- All-Hallow-Eve, [341].
- Superstitious cures for the night-mare, [347].
- Omens and prodigies, [351].
- Demoniacal voices and shrieks, [355].
- Fiery and meteorous exhalations, [360].
- Sudden noises, [361].
- Charms and spells, [362].
- Cures, preventatives and sympathies, [366].
- Stroking for the king's evil, [370].
- Sympathetic powders, [375].
- Miscellaneous superstitions, [377-400].
- Influence of superstition on the poetry of the Elizabethan age, [595], [596].
- Account of the fairy superstitions of the East, ii. 302, 303.
- Of the Gothic and Scandinavian fairy superstitions, 304-312.
- And of the fairy superstition prevalent in Scotland, 314-336.
- The fairy superstition of Shakspeare, of Scottish origin, 336, 337.
- Account of the superstitious notions then current respecting witches and witchcraft, 474-489.
- Suppers of country gentlemen, in Shakspeare's time, i. [81].
- Suppertasse, a species of female dress, notice of, ii. 96.
- Surrey (Earl of), quoted and illustrated, i. [380].
- Character of his "Sonnets," with an exquisite specimen, ii. 53.
- Svegder (King of Sweden), fabulous anecdotes of, ii. 305.
- Swart-Elves, or malignant fairies of the Scandinavians, account of, ii. 309, 310.
- Their supposed residence, 311, 312.
- Swearing, prevalence of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 160.
- "Sweet Swan of Avon," an appellation given to Shakspeare by his contemporaries, i. [415].
- Swithin (St.), supposed influence of, on the weather, i. [328].
- And on the night-mare, [349].
- Sword-dance on Plough-Monday, notice of, i. [137].
- Sydney. See [Sidney] (Sir Philip).
- Sylvester (Joshua), furnished Milton with the prima stamina of his "Paradise Lost," i. [653].
- Poetical works of, [653].
- Specimen of them, with remarks, [654].
- Sympathies, extraordinary, accounts of, i. [372-376].
- T
- Tables, a species of gambling in Shakspeare's time, notice of, ii. 171.
- Tables, form of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 118.
- Tales, relation of, a favourite amusement, i. [107].
- Taming of the Shrew, probable date of, ii. 364.
- Source of its fable, 364, 365.
- Remarks on the character of Sly, 365.
- And on the general character of the play, 366.
Passages of this drama illustrated in the present work.
| The Induction, | scene | 1., | i. | [248], [249]. | |
| Act | i. | scene | 1., | i. | [556]. |
| scene | 2., | i. | [50], [176]. | ||
| scene | 3., | i. | [581]. | ||
| Act | ii. | scene | 1., | i. | [69]. ii. 117, 118. |
| scene | 2., | i. | [225]. | ||
| Act | iv. | scene | 1., | i. | [271]. [581]. ii. 118. 138. 143. |
- Tansy Cakes, why given at Easter, i. [147].
- Tapestry Hangings, allusions to, by Shakspeare, ii. 114, 115.
- Tarlton (Richard), the comedian, repartee of, i. [66].
- His influence over Queen Elizabeth, [702]. note [702:D].
- Notice of his poems, [702].
- Plan of his "Seven Deadlie Sins," a composite drama, ii. 229.
- Tarquin, beautiful soliloquy of, ii. 35.
- Tasso's "Jerusalem Delivered," translated by Fairefax, notice of, i. [619].
- Tatham's (J.), censure of Shakspeare's Pericles, ii. 263.
- Taverner's (John), "Certain Experiments concerning Fish and Fruit," notice of, i. [291]. and [note].
- Taverns, description of, in Shakspeare's time, i. [218].
- List of the most eminent taverns, ii. 133.
- Account of their accommodations, 134, 135.
- Taylor (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [703].
- Tempest, conjectures on the probable date of, ii. 500. 502. 504.
- Sources whence Shakspeare drew his materials for this drama, 503.
- Critical analysis of its characters: Prospero, 505. 515.
- Miranda, 506.
- Ariel, 506, 522, 525.
- Caliban, 506. 523. 525.
- Remarks on the notions prevalent in Shakspeare's time respecting magic, 507-514.
- Application of magical machinery to the Tempest, 515-526.
- Superior skill of Shakspeare in this adaptation, 527.