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Questions About Shakespeare and His Plays

This section presents questions about issues in Shakespeare's plays and its characters.

Table of Contents

  NOTE A.
  EVENTS BEFORE THE OPENING OF THE ACTION IN HAMLET.
  FOOTNOTES
  NOTE B.
  WHERE WAS HAMLET AT THE TIME OF HIS FATHER'S DEATH?
  FOOTNOTES
  NOTE C.
  HAMLET'S AGE.
  FOOTNOTES
  NOTE D.
  'MY TABLES--MEET IT IS I SET IT DOWN.'
  FOOTNOTES
  NOTE E.
  THE GHOST IN THE CELLARAGE.
  NOTE F.
  THE PLAYER'S SPEECH IN HAMLET.
  FOOTNOTES
  NOTE G.
  HAMLET'S APOLOGY TO LAERTES.
  NOTE H.
  THE EXCHANGE OF RAPIERS.
  FOOTNOTES
  NOTE I.
  THE DURATION OF THE ACTION IN OTHELLO.
  NOTE J.
  THE 'ADDITIONS' TO OTHELLO IN THE FIRST FOLIO. THE PONTIC SEA.
  NOTE K.
  OTHELLO'S COURTSHIP.
  NOTE L.
  OTHELLO IN THE TEMPTATION SCENE.
  NOTE M.
  QUESTIONS AS TO OTHELLO, ACT IV. SCENE I.
  FOOTNOTES
  NOTE N.
  TWO PASSAGES IN THE LAST SCENE OF OTHELLO.
  NOTE O.
  OTHELLO ON DESDEMONA'S LAST WORDS.
  FOOTNOTES
  NOTE P.
  DID EMILIA SUSPECT IAGO?
  NOTE Q.
  IAGO'S SUSPICION REGARDING CASSIO AND EMILIA.
  NOTE R.
  REMINISCENCES OF OTHELLO IN KING LEAR.
  NOTE S.
  KING LEAR AND TIMON OF ATHENS.
  FOOTNOTES
  NOTE T.
  DID SHAKESPEARE SHORTEN KING LEAR?
  FOOTNOTES
  NOTE U.
  NOTE V.
  SUSPECTED INTERPOLATIONS IN KING LEAR.
  FOOTNOTES
  NOTE W.
  THE STAGING OF THE SCENE OF LEAR'S REUNION WITH CORDELIA.
  FOOTNOTES
  NOTE X.
  THE BATTLE IN KING LEAR.
  FOOTNOTES
  NOTE Y.
  SOME DIFFICULT PASSAGES IN KING LEAR.
  FOOTNOTES
  NOTE Z.
  SUSPECTED INTERPOLATIONS IN MACBETH.
  FOOTNOTES
  NOTE AA.
  HAS MACBETH BEEN ABRIDGED?
  FOOTNOTES
  NOTE BB.
  THE DATE OF MACBETH. METRICAL TESTS.
  FOOTNOTES
  NOTE CC.
  WHEN WAS THE MURDER OF DUNCAN FIRST PLOTTED?
  FOOTNOTES
  NOTE DD.
  DID LADY MACBETH REALLY FAINT?
  NOTE EE.
  DURATION OF THE ACTION IN MACBETH. MACBETH'S AGE. 'HE HAS NO
  FOOTNOTES
  NOTE FF.
  THE GHOST OF BANQUO.


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