Overview
- Covers material from the appearance of Shakespeare in the National Curriculum through GCSE and ALevel to firstyear university work.
Provides detailed lines of thought on the most popular plays set in examinations.
Enables the reader to think about the kinds of plays Shakespeare wrote comedies, tragedies and histories
Part of the book series: Macmillan Master (MACMMA)
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Table of contents (33 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The World of Shakespeare
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The Comedies
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The Problem Plays
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The Late Comedies
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About this book
The book is divided into sections that deal with comedy, tragedy and history. Also included are detailed sections on the most popular plays in the theatre and in the examination room.
The book deals with the basic themes of Shakespeare, the kinds of characters he created, the stories he was attracted to, and the ways in which the plays work out on stage. Among the plays studied are A Midsummer Night's Dream, Merchant of Venice, Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mastering Shakespeare
Authors: Richard Gill
Series Title: Macmillan Master
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14551-5
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1998
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 398
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave