Shakespeare for Dummies (Paperback)

Foreword.

Introduction.

PART I: What Makes Shakespeare Special.

Chapter 1: Meet William Shakespeare.

Chapter 2: Will's World.

Chapter 3: Shakespeare in the Modern World.

PART II: You Call That English?

Chapter 4: Why Does Everyone Talk So Funny?

Chapter 5: Did You Hear the One About . ?

Chapter 6: How to Read Shakespeare's English.

PART III: The Play's the Thing.

Chapter 7: Once Upon a Time.

Chapter 8: Shakespeare's People: Characters, Actors, and Audiences.

Chapter 9: Use Your Imagination.

Chapter 10: Reading a Play.

Chapter 11: At the Theater.

PART IV: Scorecards and Summaries.

Chapter 12: Keeping Score.

Chapter 13: Comedies.

Chapter 14: Histories.

Chapter 15: Tragedies.

PART V: The Other Poems.

Chapter 16: All About the Sonnets.

Chapter 17: Narrative and Other Poems.

PART VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 18: The Ten Best Places to Watch Shakespeare's Plays.

Chapter 19: Ten Everyday Phrases from Shakespeare.

Chapter 20: The Ten Greatest Shakespearean Performers.

Chapter 21: Ten Films and Shows Based on Shakespeare's Plays.

Index.

Book Registration Information.