Shakespeare, Mary, the poet’s mother: her marriage, [6] [7]
her ancestry and parentage, [6] [7]
her property, [7]
her title to bear the arms of the Arden family, [191]
her death, [266]
Shakespeare, Richard, a brother of the poet, [11] [266]
his death, [283]
Shakespeare, Richard, of Rowington, [2]
Shakespeare, Richard, of Snitterfield, probably the poet’s grandfather, [3]
his family, [3] [4]
letters of administration of his estate, [3] and n 3
Shakespeare, Richard, of Wroxhall, [3]
Shakespeare, Susanna, a daughter of the poet, [22]
See also Hall, Mrs. Susanna
Shakespeare, Thomas, probably one of the poet’s uncles, [3] [4]
Shakespeare, William: parentage and birthplace, [1-9]
childhood, education, and marriage, [10-24]
(see also Education of Shakespeare; Poaching; Shakespeare, Anne)
departure from Stratford, [27-31]
theatrical employment, [32-4]
joins the Lord Chamberlain’s company, [36]
his rôles, [43]
his first plays, [50-73]
publication of his poems, [74] [76] seq.
his Sonnets, [83-124] [151-6]
patronage of the Earl of Southampton, [125-50] [374]
plays composed between 1595 and 1598, [161-73]
his popularity and influence, [176-79]
returns to Stratford, [187]
buys New Place, [193]
financial position before 1599, [196] seq.
financial position after 1599, [200] seq.
formation of his estate at Stratford, [204] seq.
plays written between 1599 and 1609, [207-47]
the latest plays, [248] seq.
performance of his plays at Court, [264]
(see also Court; Whitehall; Elizabeth, Queen; James I)
final settlement in Stratford (1611), [266] seq.
death (1616), [272]
his will, [273] seq.
monument at Stratford, [276]
personal character, [277-9]
his survivors and descendants, [280] seq.
autographs, portraits, and memorials, [284-98]
bibliography, [299-325]
his posthumous reputation in England and abroad, [326-54]
general estimate of his work, [355-7]
biographical sources, [361-5]
alleged relation between him and the Earl of Pembroke, [411-15]
Shakespeare Gallery in Pall Mall, [341]