Shakespeare, Dramatic Poetry and Value

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Series Information
Title Page
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Reference and Abbreviations
1 Introduction: Shakespeare, Poet and Playwright
	Notes
2 Shakespeare’s Early and Later Verse
	2.1 Early Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew and the Question of Authorship
	2.2 Henry the Sixth, Part Three
	2.3 Later Shakespeare: Antony and Cleopatra
	Notes
3 Elements of Shakespeare’s Dramatic Poetry
	3.1 Macbeth: Poetry and the Expansion of Meaning
	3.2 Wordplay and Imagery
	3.3 Hamlet: Varieties of Style and Significance
	3.4 Julius Caesar and Simplicity
	Notes
4 Variation Between Quartos
	4.1 Romeo and Juliet: The Marriage Scene in Q1 (1597) and Q2 (1599)
	4.2 Romeo and Juliet: Romeo’s Last Speech in Q1 (1597) and Q2 (1599)
	4.3 Romeo and Juliet: Variant Prologues
	4.4 Hamlet: The Queen’s Account of Ophelia’s Death in Q1 (1603) and Q2 (1604/5)
	4.5 Hamlet: ‘To Be Or Not to Be’ in Q1 (1603) and Q2 (1604/5)
	Notes
5 Shakespeare and His Co-Authors
	5.1 Timon of Athens: Shakespeare and Middleton
	5.2 Pericles: Shakespeare and Wilkins
	5.3 All Is True (Henry VIII) and The Two Noble Kinsmen: Shakespeare and Fletcher
	Notes
6 The ‘Play On Shakespeare’ Project
	6.1 As You Like It: The Duke On Life in Arden
	6.2 Henry the Fifth: The Chorus On the English Fleet’s Voyage to France
	6.3 Duncan and Banquo Arrive at Macbeth’s Castle
	6.4 The Tempest: Prospero’s Monologue On His ‘Potent Art’
	6.5 The Two Noble Kinsmen: Arcite’s Death
	6.6 Conclusion
	Notes
Appendix: Iambic Pentameter Verse
	A.1 Verse
	A.2 Syllables and Stress
	A.3 Shakespeare’s Blank Verse
	A.4 Variations and Developments
	A.5 Rhythm
	A.6 Miscellaneous Points
Bibliography
Index