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  • © 1998

Mastering Shakespeare

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  • 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)

  1. The Late Comedies

    1. The Winter’s Tale

      • Richard Gill
      Pages 190-199
    2. The Tempest

      • Richard Gill
      Pages 200-210
  2. The Tragedies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 211-211
    2. Tragedy

      • Richard Gill
      Pages 213-225
    3. Romeo and Juliet

      • Richard Gill
      Pages 226-234
    4. Hamlet

      • Richard Gill
      Pages 235-247
    5. Othello

      • Richard Gill
      Pages 248-260
    6. King Lear

      • Richard Gill
      Pages 261-273
    7. Macbeth

      • Richard Gill
      Pages 274-286
  3. The Roman Tragedies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 287-287
    2. Shakespeare’s Roman World

      • Richard Gill
      Pages 289-293
    3. Coriolanus

      • Richard Gill
      Pages 294-303
    4. Julius Caesar

      • Richard Gill
      Pages 304-314
    5. Antony and Cleopatra

      • Richard Gill
      Pages 315-325
  4. The Histories

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 327-327
    2. Shakespeare’s English history

      • Richard Gill
      Pages 329-339
    3. Richard II

      • Richard Gill
      Pages 340-350
    4. 1 Henry IV

      • Richard Gill
      Pages 351-359
    5. 2 Henry IV

      • Richard Gill
      Pages 360-366
    6. Henry V

      • Richard Gill
      Pages 367-376

About this book

Mastering Shakespeare covers in detail the plays set in the National Curriculum through GCSE and A-Level to the major elements of Shakespearean drama studied in further education courses.

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.

About the author

RICHARD GILL has many years' experience of teaching at school, further education and university level. He teaches English at Wyggeston & Queen Elizabeth I College, Leicester, and is a Research Fellow at the University of Leicester. He is the author of Mastering English Literature, and broadcasts regularly on the radio.

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