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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Introduction by John Lithgow
1. Passage 1: Learning the First Line
2. The Reason for the Book
3. The Plan of the Book
4. Passage 1, Continued: Imagery and Rhythm
5. The Final Six Lines
6. Passage 2: Puck’s Announcement and the Story of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
7. Digging Deeper into A Midsummer Night’s Dream
8. Passage 3: Bottom’s Dream
9. Passage 4: Theseus and Hippolyta
10. Poetry Versus Prose: How Does Poetry Work?
11. Passage 5: Cesario’s Willow Cabin
12. The Viola Plot
13. Passage 6: Orsino’s Heart
14. Passage 7: The Nature of Shakespearean Comedy
15. Passage 8: Cakes and Ale
16. The Malvolio Plot
17. Passage 9: Carpe Diem
18. Passage 10: Sisters and Brothers
19. Passage 11: Do Not Embrace Me
20. Passage 12: Juliet in Love
21. Shakespeare’s Life and an Overview of His Work
22. Passage 13: Macbeth’s Conscience
23. Passage 14: Lady Macbeth and the Imagery of Evil
24. Passage 15: The World of Falstaff
25. Passage 16: Falstaff’s Voice
26. Passage 17: Rosalind
27. Passage 18: This Wide and Universal Theatre
28. Passage 18, Continued: The World as a Stage
29. Passage 19: O, for a Muse of Fire!
30. Henry the Patriot
31. Hooray for Heminges and Condell
32. Passage 20: What a Piece of Work Is a Man
33. Passage 21: Who’s There?
34. Passage 22: The Advice of Polonius
35. Hamlet’s Soliloquies
36. Passage 23: O, What a Rogue and Peasant Slave Am I!
37. The End of the Story
38. Passage 24: The Most Famous Words in the World
39. Hamlet and the Theater
40. Passage 25: A Summation
Appendix 1. A Chronological List of Shakespeare’s Plays
Appendix 2. Five Additional Longer Passages
Appendix 3. Fifty-five Additional Passages to Teach Your Children If They Want to Continue
Appendix 4. A List of Favorite Epigrams
Appendix 5. Sample Quotation Pages
PART ONE
PART TWO
PART THREE
Epilogue
Bibliography
Books for Children
Books for Parents, Teachers, and Advanced Students
Films
Audio Recordings
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Photo Credits
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