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Numerals in italic typeface refer to the author’s commentary; numerals in roman typeface refer to Shakespearean excerpts.
Adams, John, 233
Adams, John Quincy, 233
adoption, 5–7
advice
in Hamlet, 53–56
to soldiers, 143–47
aging, in Othello, 159–60
Allen, Mel, 63
All’s Well That Ends Well, 5, 7, 57, 122–23, 222
comic relief in, 123–24
death in, 239
forgiveness in, 177–78
jealousy in, 117
prayers for safety in, 128–29
war in, 125
The Anatomie of Abuses (Stubbes), 155
antithesis, xxv–xxvii, 29, 47, 109, 165–66, 218
Antony and Cleopatra, 34
birthdays in, 71, 72
brotherhood in, 35
death in, 237–38
eulogies in, 246–48
lust in, 96
news in, 211
parties in, 179–81
work in, 149–50
apologies, 175–77
in Hamlet, 177
in The Merry Wives of Windsor, 175
Arden, Mary, 24
Aristotle, 47–48
Ars Amatoria (Ovid), 47
Asimov, Isaac, 48
Asimov’s Guide to Shakespeare (Asimov), 48
As You Like It, xii, xvii, xli–xlii, xxn, 30, 33, 63, 84, 92, 122, 156, 221, 222
adversity in love in, 116
antithesis in, 109
childhood in, 39
death in, 226
endless love in, 110–11, 114–15
fitness in old age in, 193–95
hopeful love in, 84–85
imagination in, virtues of, 57
parties in, 179
publication date of, 115
sisterhood in, 32–34
sisters in, 32–34
sports in, 58–59
staging for, 15
victory in war in, 140
weddings in, 100, 108–9
Autumn, Emilie, 96
bad news, 212
Barker, Harley-Granville, 10
baseball, 62–63
Bay of Portugal, 114–15
Becket, Andrew, 119–20
Beckett, Samuel, 5
Berra, Yogi, 52
The Bible, 14–15
birth, 1–5
birthdays, 70–72
in Antony and Cleopatra, 71, 72
in Julius Caesar, 71
blessings, 14–18
for daughters, 14–18, 20–22
for sons, 19–23
in The Winter’s Tale, for daughters, 14–18, 20–22
The Book of the Courtier (Castiglione), 126
bores, people as, 170–72
brothers, 34–35
in Antony and Cleopatra, 35
in The Comedy of Errors, 34–35
“Brush up Your Shakespeare,” 84–85
Buffett, Warren, 52
Burbage, Richard, 222
Cardenio, 175
Carter, Jimmy, 234
Castiglione, Baldassare, 126
Cervantes, 175
childbirth, 3–5
childhood, 36–40
in As You Like It, 39
children, 40–43
death of, 239–40
in Macbeth, 240
poorly-behaved, 42–43
as redemption for past acts, 40
in Richard III, 240
well-behaved, 40–41
in The Winter’s Tale, 40–41
in As You Like It, 40–41
chivalry, among soldiers, 125–26
Christmas, 68–70
Churchill, Winston, 52
Clinton, Bill, 66–67, 234–35
cold weather, 213
comedians, 167–70
The Comedy of Errors, 3, 34, 67, 123
brothers in, 34–35
hosts’ welcomes in, 183
jealousy in, 117
commedia dell’arte, 187–89
commencement addresses, 51–57
Hamlet and, 53–56
imagination and, 56–57
King Lear and, 52
Commonplace Books, xiv–xv
compassion, in justice, 164–66
The Complete Works of Shakespeare, xi, xix, 19, 70
Coriolanus, 25, 93
wit in, 166
Costello, Elvis, 95
Couric, Katie, 211
Craig, Larry, 130
Cranmer, Thomas, 15
Cruise, Tom, 121
Cymbeline, xii, 93
eulogies in, 242–44
jealousy in, 117
losing in, 139
making love in, 97
perseverance past illness in, 205
as tragicomedic work, 215
victory in war in, 141
wedding toasts and, 107
daughters, 12–18
blessings for, 14–18
death, 158, 221–50. See also eulogies
in Antony and Cleopatra, 237–38
of children, 239–40
grief and, 241–42
in Hamlet, 226–27
in Henry IV, Part I, 227
in Henry IV, Part II, 227
in Henry VIII, 228–30
of husbands, 236–38
as inevitable, 231–35
in King John, 240
of loved ones, 235–40
in Macbeth, 230–33
in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 235
as natural part of life, 227–30
in Othello, 227
in Pericles, 235
in The Tempest, 224–25
in Twelfth Night, 226
in The Two Noble Kinsmen, 228
of wives, 239
in As You Like It, 226
declarations of love, 81–85
in Othello, 82–83
in The Tempest, 81
defeat, after war, 141–42
in Henry IV, Part II, 142
de Sade, Marquis, 97
Devereux, Robert (Earl of Essex), 123
Dictionary of the Proverbs in England in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries (Tilley), 136
distinction in war, for soldiers, 127
Don Quixote (Cervantes), 175
Dylan, Bob, 52
Edison, Thomas, 48
education. See schooling
Edwards, John, 130
Einstein, Albert, 52
Elizabeth I (Queen), 123
endless love
in Romeo and Juliet, 111–13
in As You Like It, 110–11, 114–15
engagement rings, 98–99
English Renaissance, 222–24
role of religion during, 251
enjambment, xxiv n
eulogies, 241–50
in Antony and Cleopatra, 246–48
as celebration of life, 244–49
conclusions for, 249–50
in Cymbeline, 242–44
in Hamlet, 245, 250
in Julius Caesar, 245–46, 250
in Romeo and Juliet, 250
Euphues, or the Anatomy of Wit (Lyly), 169
exercise. See sports and exercise
faith, 254–55
in The Winter’s Tale, 255
fathers, 26–30
advice from, in Hamlet, 53–56
in King Lear, love for, 28–29
love for, 28–30
Favre, Brett, 62
A Few Good Men, 121
Fields, W.C., 40–41
fitness, during old age, 193–95
Fleetwood Mac, 181
Fletcher, John, 175, 227
Flynt, Larry, 77
football, 62
forgiveness, 175–78
in All’s Well That Ends Well, 177–78
Franklin, Benjamin, 52
Furness, Horace Howard, 118, 120
Gale, Richard, 143
Gandhi, Mahatma, 52
Gibson, Charlie, 211
Gigante, Vincent “the Chin,” 225
global warming, 217–18
Globe Theatre, 15
God, 251–55
in Hamlet, 253–54
in Henry IV, Part II, 251, 252–53
in Henry VIII, 252–53, 252n
good news, 212
Gore, Al, 216
grandmothers, 196–97
grandparenthood, 195–97
grandmothers, 196–97
in King John, 195
Greenblatt, Stephen, xix
grief, 241–42
Guinness Book of World Records, 114
Halloween, 67
Hall, William, 89
Hamlet, 18, 23, 48, 62, 63, 123
antithesis in, xxvi
apologies in, 177
bad news in, 212
Christmas in, 68–70
cold weather in, 213
death in, 226–27
eulogies in, 245, 250
fatherly advice in, 53–56
God in, 253–54
heightened language in, xxvii–xxviii
military preparedness in, 144
paraphrasing for, xxiv
phrasing in, xxxiii–xxxvi
poetic justice in, 162–63
revenge in, 134–35
spirituality in, 251
thanks in, 172, 174
Valentine’s Day in, 66–67
Hart, Gary, 130
Hart, William, 89
Hathaway, Anne, 13
Haughton, William, 89
health care, 202–5
futility of, 207
in Henry IV, Part II, 203
in Henry V, 202
medical professionals and, 203, 207–10
natural cures and, 206–7
in Pericles, 207
for toothaches, 203–4
Henry IV, Part I, 42, 72, 113, 141
bores in, 170–72
death in, 227
tribute to older males in, 198–99
Henry IV, Part II, 68, 92
death in, 227
defeat after war, 142
God in, 251, 252–53
good news in, 212
health in, 203
lawyers in, 162
nostalgia in, in old age, 192–93
old age in, 191
rain in, 214
Spring weather in, 214
victory in war in, 140–41
warm weather in, 213
wit in, 166–67
work in, 151
Henry V, 24, 30, 127, 222
antithesis in, xxvi
honor in, 132–33
military preparedness in, 144
motivation for soldiers in, 143–44
soldiers in, 125
Henry VI, Part III, 19, 38
tributes to older females in, 201–2
Henry VIII
authorship issues for, 175
children as redemption in, 40
death in, 228–30
God in, 252–53, 252n
hosts’ welcome in, 181–82
parties in, 179
thanks in, 174
Henry VIII (King), 15, 16
Herbert, William, 89
Heston, Charlton, 205
holidays, 63–72
birthdays, 70–72
Christmas, 68–70
Halloween, 67
in King John, 64
New Years Day, 64–66
Thanksgiving, 67–68
Valentine’s Day, 66–67
honor, 131–33
in Henry V, 132–33
hosts, welcome from, 181–83
in The Comedy of Errors, 183
in Henry VIII, 181–82
hot weather, 213
Hughes, William, 89
husbands, death of, 236–38
in Antony and Cleopatra, 237–38
iambic pentameter, xxx–xxxiii
stresses in, xxxi–xxxii
illness, perseverance through, 205
in Cymbeline, 205
imagination, 56–57
in As You Like It, 57
“Imagine,” 57
infancy, 1–12
newborns, 4–5
Jackson, Andrew, 119–20
jealousy, 117–20
in Othello, 117–18
in The Winter’s Tale, 117
Jefferson, Thomas, 233
Jonson, Ben, 12, 215
judges, character of, 154–56
Julius Caesar, xiv, xxxii, 92, 127, 214
antithesis in, xxvi
birthdays in, 71
eulogies in, 245–46, 250
memorials in, 241
response to threats of violence in, 138–39
swimming in, 61
taking advantage of the moment in, 145–47
victory in war in, 140
work in, 147
justice, 151–57, 160–66
compassion in, 164–66
judges’ character and, 154–56
poetic, 162–63
from wisdom, 152–53
Kennedy, John F., 233, 250
Kennedy, Robert, 250
King John
death in, 240
grandparenthood in, 195
holidays in, 64
New Years Day and, 64–66
King Lear, 4, 28, 49, 51, 62
antithesis in, 29
commencement addresses and, 52
death in, 226
jealousy in, 117
learning from life experiences in, 49
love for fathers in, 28–29
middle age in, 158–59
newborns in, 4–5
soldier preparedness in, 145
threats of violence in, 137
work in, 147
kissing, 93–96
in Troilus and Cressida, 93
in Twelfth Night, 94–96
Kiss Me Kate, 84
Kline, Kevin, 177
Koppel, Ted, 127
Laine, Cleo, 95
lawyers, 162
Le Carré, John, 89
Lennon, John, 57
Leonard, Robert Sean, 177
Lewinsky, Monica, 66–67
Lincoln, Abraham, 52, 233–34
Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans (Plutarch), 141
losing, in Cymbeline, 139
love, 73–81. See also declarations of love; making love; weddings; wedding vows
adversity in, 116–20
as endless, 111–15
for fathers, 28–30
hope for, 83–84
jealousy v., 117–20
in Love’s Labor’s Lost, 77–81
lust v., 96
marriage proposals and, 98–99
for mothers, 24–25
in Othello, 82–83
through poetry, 85–91
proposals for marriage and, 98–99
in Sonnet 18, 85–87
as timeless, 102
unrequited, 77
in Venus and Adonis, 76–77
weddings and, 100–115
Love’s Labour’s Lost, 68
comedians in, 167–70
love as theme in, 77–79
victory in war in, 141
lullaby, 9–12
in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 9–12
music composition for, 10–11
lust, 96
Lyly, John, 169
Macbeth, xxii, 26, 40, 49, 92
antithesis in, xxvi
Clinton influenced by, 234–35
death as inevitable in, 230–33
death of children in, 240
Lincoln influenced by, 233–34
maternal protection in, 26
motivation in, 143
paraphrasing for, xxiv
Reagan influenced by, 234
revenge in, 134
soldiers in, 125
weather in, 213
making love, 92–97
in Cymbeline, 97
kissing, 93–96
in Measure for Measure, 97
in Othello, 97
Margaret (Queen), 201
marriage, in The Two Gentlemen of Verona, 98
marriage proposals, 98–99
engagement rings and, 98–99
Martin, Ned, 63–64
Measure for Measure, 85
making love in, 97
thanks in, 174
tributes to older males in, 199–201
medical professionals, 203
failures of, 207–10
in The Rape of Lucrece, 208
memorials, 241–42. See also eulogies
in Julius Caesar, 241
The Merchant of Venice, 85
antithesis in, 165–66
jealousy in, 119
justice in, 160
mercy in, 164–66
news in, 210
wedding rings in, 110
wit in, 166
mercy. See also compassion, in justice
in The Merchant of Venice, 164–66
The Merry Wives of Windsor, 40
apologies in, 175
Metamorphoses (Ovid), 47, 77
meter, xxix–xxxii
iambic pentameter, xxx–xxxiii
Michaels, Al, 63
middle age, 157–60
death and, 158
in King Lear, 158–59
in Othello, 157
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 9–12, 26
adversity in love in, 116–17
antithesis in, 218
change of seasons in, 217–20
death in, 235
varied interpretations of, 11–12
wedding vows in, 109
work in, 147, 150
Miles Gloriosus (The Braggart Soldier) (Plautus), 123
military, in Shakespeare works, 122–25
real-life inspirations for, 122–23
Miller, Arthur, 210
mothers, 23–26
absence of, in Shakespeare works, 23
love for, 24–25
protection by, 25–26
Mountjoy, Christopher, 161
Mountjoy, Mary, 161
Moussaoui, Zacarias, 163
Much Ado About Nothing, xxxi, 122, 169, 222
distinction in battle in, 127
jealousy in, 117
toothaches in, 203–4
music composition, for lullabies, 10–11
natural cures, 206–7
natural sciences, 6–7, 48
natural stresses, in iambic pentameter, xxxiii
newborns, 4–5, 7–12
in King Lear, 4–5
in Sonnet 3, 8
news, 210–12
in Antony and Cleopatra, 211
bad, 212
good, 212
in The Merchant of Venice, 210
New Years Day, 64–66
New York Post, 132
New York Times, xxii
Nicholson, Jack, 121
North, Thomas, 141
The Norton Shakespeare, xix
nostalgia, in old age, 192–93
in Henry IV, Part II, 192–93
in Romeo and Juliet, 192
in The Taming of the Shrew, 192
old age, 186–95. See also tributes, during old age
fitness during, 193–95
grandparenthood in, 195–97
in Henry IV, Part II, 191
with infirmity, 205
nostalgia in, 192–93
in The Tempest, 205
“O Mistress Mine,” 95
O’Neal, Shaquille, 60
Othello, xx–xxi
aging in, 159–60
death in, 227
declarations of love in, 82–83
jealousy in, 117–18
making love in, 97
middle age in, 157
reputation in, 130–31
Ovid, 47–48, 77
Oxford English Dictionary, 218
The Oxford Shakespeare, xix
Papp, Joseph, 37
parties, 179–85.
See also hosts, welcome from
in Antony and Cleopatra, 179–81
buzzkills at, 183–85
in Henry VIII, 179
hosts and, welcome from, 181–83
in Romeo and Juliet, 179
in The Taming of the Shrew, 179
in As You Like It, 179
The Passionate Pilgrim, 88
Pericles, 24
death of loved ones in, 235
futility of health care in, 207
storms in, 214–16
Phelps, Michael, 61
phrasing, xxxiii–xxxvii
enjambment and, xxivn
with verse lines, xxxiii–xxxvii
Physician’s Desk Reference, 206
Plautus, 123
Plutarch, 141
poetic justice, in Hamlet, 162–63
poetic love, 85–91
Porter, Cole, 84–85
prayers, for soldiers, 127–29
in All’s Well That Ends Well, 128–29
prose, verse v., xxix
prosody, 2–3
rain, 214
The Rape of Lucrece, 89, 209–10
failure of medical professionals in, 208
Reagan, Ronald, 52, 234
reflection, in old age, 192–93
through tributes, 197–202
religion, during English
Renaissance, 251
religious faith. See faith
reputation, 129–33
honor and, 131–33
in Othello, 130–31
in Richard III, 129
of soldiers, 124–25
revenge, 134–36
in Hamlet, 134–35
in Macbeth, 134
Richard III, 40, 222
antithesis in, xxvi
death of children in, 240
engagement rings in, 98–99
grandmothers in, 196–97
reputation in, 129
soldiers in, 125
work in, 147
Rizzuto, Phil, 63
Romeo and Juliet, 93
endless love in, 111–13
eulogies in, 250
lust in, 96
natural health cures in, 206–7
nostalgia in, in old age, 192
parties in, 179
publication date of, 115
Roth, Philip, 12
running, 60–61
in The Winter’s Tale, 60
Russell, Bertrand, 89
Sanchez, Ricardo, 143
“Say You Love Me,” 181
Scalia, Antonin, 157
scansion, xxx–xxxiii
schooling, 43–51
choice of study in, 45–48
from life experiences, 49–51
in The Taming of the Shrew, 46–48
in The Two Gentlemen of Verona, 49–51
seasons, change of, 216–20
in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 217–20
Seven Ages of Man, xli–xlii
Shakespeare (Van Doren), 143–44
Shakespeare and All That Jazz, 95
Shakespeare, Edmund, 31–32
Shakespeare, Hamnet, 13
Shakespeare, John, 30
Shakespeare, Mary, 30
Shakespeare, William
absence of mothers in works of, 23
bible as reference for, 14–15
collaboration with other writers, 215–16, 227
death of son, 13
legal experience of, 161–62
natural sciences and, 6–7, 48
relationship with daughter as inspiration for, 13–14
She’s Gotta Have It, xx
siblings, 30–35
brothers, 34–35
sisters, 32–34
Sir Thomas More, 219
sisters, 32–34
soldiers, 121–29
advice to, 143–47
as chivalrous figures, 125–26
defeat for, 141–42
distinction in battle, 127
emotional volatility of, 124
in Henry V, 125
in Macbeth, 125
motivations for, 143–45
prayers for safety for, 127–29
preparedness for, 124–25, 129–33, 144–45
reputation of, 124–25, 129–33
in Richard III, 125
sprezzatura and, 126
taking advantage of the moment for, 145–47
victory in war for, 139–41
Sonnet 3, 8
Sonnet 18, 85–87, 90
Sonnet 23, xii
Sonnet 65, 241
Sonnet 104, xii, 72
Sonnet 111, 148
Sonnet 116, xii–xiv, 103, 108, 241
rhyme scheme in, 103
as wedding toast, 100–105
Sonnet 126, 90
Sonnet 135, 91
Sonnet 138, 88
Sonnet 144, 88
sonnets, 88–91
mystery of authorship of, 88–89
sons, 18–22
blessings for, 19–23
The Sopranos, 134
spirituality, 251–55
in Hamlet, 251
Spitzer, Eliot, 130
sports and exercise, 57–63
baseball, 62–63
football, 62
running, 60–61
swimming, 61
in The Tempest, 59–60
yoga, 62
in As You Like It, 58–59
sprezzatura, 126
Spring weather, 213–14
Stewart, Patrick, xxii
storms, 214–16
stresses, in iambic pentameter, xxxi–xxxii
Stubbes, Philip, 155
swimming, 61
The Taming of the Shrew, xx, 43, 44, 92
antithesis in, 47
choice of study in, 46–48
nostalgia in, in old age, 192
parties in, 179
thanks in, 173
work in, 147
The Tempest, xiv, 12, 62, 175–76, 214
age with infirmity in, 205
as autobiographical, 175–76
death in, 224–25
declarations of love in, 81
fitness in, 59–60
jealousy in, 117
refusal of formal schooling in, 45
thanks in, 173
as tragicomedic work, 215
wedding toasts and, 104–7
thanks, 172–74
Thanksgiving, 67–68
Theobald, Lewis, 119
theophanies, 15
Thorpe, Thomas, 89
threats of violence, 136–37
in King Lear, 137
response to, 138–39
Tilley, Morris, 136
Titus Andronicus, 197
toasts, for weddings, 100–107
toothaches, 203–4
tributes, during old age, 197–202
for females, 201–2
in Henry IV, Part I, 198–99
in Henry VI, Part III, 201–2
for males, 198–201
in Measure for Measure, 199–201
in Titus Andronicus, 197
Troilus and Cressida, 85
jealousy in, 117
kissing in, 93
Twain, Mark, 52
Twelfth Night, 60, 92, 113
death in, 226
kissing in, 94–96
party buzzkills in, 183–85
thanks in, 173
work in, 148
The Two Gentlemen of Verona, 49–51
jealousy in, 117
marriage in, 98
The Two Noble Kinsmen, 175
death in, 228
unrequited love, 77
Valentine’s Day, 66–67
Van Doren, Mark, 143–44
Variorum Shakespeare, 118–19, 136
Venus and Adonis, 76–77, 89, 209
verse
iambic pentameter in, xxx–xxxiii
phrasing with, xxxiii–xxxvii
prose v., xxix
victory, in war, 139–41
in Cymbeline, 141
in Henry IV, Part II, 140
in Julius Caesar, 140
in Love’s Labour’s Lost, 141
in As You Like It, 140
violence, 134–39. See also threats of violence
revenge and, 134–36
as threat, 136–37
Waiting for Godot (Becket), 5
Walken, Christopher, 177
war
in All’s Well That Ends Well, 125
defeat after, 141–42
distinction in battle, 127
victory in, 139–41
War of the Roses, 201
Washington Post, 66
weather, 213–20
changing seasons and, 216–20
cold, 213
global warming and, 217–18
hot, 213
in Macbeth, 213
rain, 214
in Springtime, 213–14
storms, 214–16
wedding rings
in The Merchant of Venice, 110
during vows, 110
weddings, 100–115
celebrations of joy after, 107–9
vows, 109–15
in As You Like It, 100, 108–9
wedding toasts, 100–107
Cymbeline and, 107
Sonnet 116 as, 100–105
in The Tempest, 104–7
wedding vows, 109–15
endless love as part of, 111–15
exchange of rings during, 110
in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 109
Weinstein, Jack, 225
well-behaved children, 40–41
Wilde, Oscar, 89
Wilkins, George, 215
Williams, Brian, 211
The Winter’s Tale, 8, 14, 20–22, 41
blessings for daughters in, 14–18, 20–22
children in, 40–41
faith in, 255
jealousy in, 117
running in, 60
as tragicomedic work, 215
wisdom, justice from, 152–53
wit, 166–70. See also comedians
in Coriolanus, 166
in Henry IV, Part II, 166–67
in The Merchant of Venice, 166
wives, death of, 239
work, 147–51
in Antony and Cleopatra, 149–50
in Henry IV, Part II, 151
in Julius Caesar, 147
in King Lear, 147
in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 147, 150
respect for necessity of, 148–50
rest during, 150–51
in Richard III, 147
in Sonnet 111, 148
in The Taming of the Shrew, 147
in Twelfth Night, 148
Worth, Irene, 177–78
Wriothesley, Henry, 89
yoga, 62