“…And the Contents o’ th’ Story…”
“We Will Have Such a
Prologue…”
Introduction
“My Instructions May Be Your
Guide”
Seven Steps to Shipshape Shakespeare
Chapter 1
At First the Infant
Shakespeare for the Occasions of Birth and Family
Life
Chapter 2
Then the Schoolboy
Shakespeare for the Occasions of Childhood
Chapter 3
And Then the Lover
Shakespeare for the Occasions of L’amour
Chapter 4
Then a Soldier
Shakespeare for the Occasions of Professional
Life
Chapter 5
And Then the Justice
Shakespeare for the Occasions of Life’s Middle
Years
Chapter 6
The Lean and Slippered Pantaloon
Shakespeare for the Occasions of Old Age
Chapter 7
Mere Oblivion
Shakespeare for the Occasions of the End of Life
“I Have a Kind Soul That Would
Give You Thanks”
Acknowledgments
“…Index to the Story We Late
Talked of”
Subject Index
“If We Do Meet Again, Why We
Shall Smile”
Keep in Touch
“Is It a World to Hide Virtues
In?”
About the Author