CHAPTER XVIII
Shakespeare
I—SHAKESPEARE'S LIFE STORY
1. Parentage, childhood, youth, and education. Description of Stratford (with photographs).
2. Shakespeare as an actor, manager, and playwright. His friends; his theater; his company.
3. His marriage.
4. His later years. Evidence from legal documents, etc.
5. Appreciation of Shakespeare by his contemporaries and successors.
Discuss Browning's House as an estimate of Shakespeare's relation to his own plays.
Books to Consult—William Winter: Shakespeare's England. Hamilton Mabie: Shakespeare. Sidney Lee: Life of Shakespeare.