Introduction to Shakespeare

actor admirable appeared became called century character close comedy criticism death died dramatic dramatist earlier early edition Elizabethan English errors evidence excellent expression fact father feeling figure Folio followed friends genius Hamlet hand heart honour human imagination influence Italy John Jonson Juliet kind King Henry King Richard King Richard II known Lady later Lear learning less light lines lived London looked lost Macbeth master means Measure mind nature never noble Othello passion performance perhaps period person piece Plautus play players poems poet present printed probably published quarto reader received Romeo says scene seems Shake Shakespeare shillings side speak speare speare's spirit stage Stratford style suppose theatre Thomas thought tion tragedy true turn volume wife writes written young youth