Part One Shakespeare: An Overview Chapter 1 Elizabethan Theatre Chapter 2 Shakespeare: An Overview Chapter 3 Studying Methods and Critical Approaches Part Two Reading Shakespeare Chapter 1 The Merchant of Venice Chapter 2 A Midsummer Night's Dream Chapter 3 Hamlet Chapter 4 Macbeth Chapter 5 Romeo and Juliet Chapter 6 Henry IV, Part I Chapter 7 Julius Caesar Chapter 8 The Tempest Part Three Performing Shakespeare Chapter 1 Basic Technique for the Actor Chapter 2 Speaking Shakespeare: Patsy Rodenburg's Method Chapter 3 Basic Strategies for the Director Chapter 4 Writing about Performance Appendix A Shakespeare's Plays: A Conjectural Chronology Appendix B Pronunciation of the Names of Characters Appendix C Glossary of Shakespeare's Language Appendix D Glossary of Acting and Directing Terms Appendix E Suggested Further Reading