Shakespeare's style

Presents a detailed consideration of aspects of Shakespeare's writing style in his plays. Each chapter offers a detailed discussion about a single feature of style in a chosen Shakespeare play. Topics examine include a discussion of a key image or images, both verbal and nonverbal; consideration of the way a character is put together; reflection on the changing audience response to a character; and audience response to an account of the speech rhythms of a single play.--

Includes index.

1. Antipholus of Syracuse as comic hero in 'The comedy of errors' -- 2. The satire on learning in 'Love's labor's lost' -- 3. Richard's physical deformities in '3 Henry VI' and 'Richard III' -- 4. The sardonic Aaron in 'Titus Andronicus' -- 5. Who tames whom in 'The taming of the shrew'? -- 6. The conventions of romantic love in 'The two gentlemen of Verona' -- 7. The portentous tragedy of 'Romeo and Juliet' -- 8. Audience response to Richard in 'Richard II' -- 9. The fairy world of 'A midsummer night's dream' -- 10. Shylock's monomaniacal style in 'The merchant of Venice' -- 11. Commodity and the bastard in 'King John' -- 12. Falstaff's hyperbole in the 'Henry IV' plays -- 13. The banishment of Falstaff in the 'Henry IV' plays -- 14. Shakespeare's illiterates -- 15. The wit combat of Beatrice and Benedick in 'Much ado about nothing' -- 16. The Roman style of 'Julius Caesar' -- 17. Jaques as satiric observer in 'As you like it' -- 18. Feste as corrupter of words in 'Twelfth night' -- 19. Hamlet as actor -- 20. Sex nausea in 'Troilus and Cressida' -- 21. Parolles the braggart in 'All's well that ends well' -- 22. Iago's and Othello's "ha's" -- 23. Lucio the calumniator in 'Measure …