The Penguin Shakespeare Dictionary

For anyone interested in Shakespeare, this is the essential guide to the plays and characters of one of the world's best-loved and most celebrated dramatists. Packed with illuminating detail, it contains: over 1,000 entries listed alphabetically; a full plot synopsis of each play, list of characters, notes on the text; a separate detailed entry for each character; entries on the major directors, actors, theatres and theatre companies associated with Shakespeare from Elizabethan times to the present day; an extensive bibliography; and an additional section of essays on the life of Shakespeare and on theatre and play production in his time. Aimed at the theatre-goer, student or general reader, this invaluable reference work will expand your enjoyment and understanding of the greatest playwright of the English language. This is a revised and updated edition of a work previously published as The Hutchison Shakespeare Dictionary.