Contents

Preface

Preface to the Revised Edition

1  Shakespeare’s Use of Prose

2  A Critical Method

3  From Clown to Character

4  The World of Falstaff

5  Gay Comedy

6  Two Tragic Heroes

7  Serious Comedy

8  Tragic Prose: Clowns, Villains, Madmen

9  The Return of Comedy

Conclusion

Notes

Index