Shakespeare, William

Various documents that discuss different performances of Shakespeare to examine the effect that Shakespeare has on different audiences, such as the American people and even specifically Ante-Bellum Mississippi. Also included is an article discussing Shakespeare in film.

Several documents and essays discussing the literature and dramatic choices of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice as well as the differences found between different versions of the play compared to the first folio. There is also a document that tells the legend of The Divine Surety and The Jewish Moneylender.

The material includes a series of notes written by William T. Hastings regarding the Shakespeare play All's Well That Ends Well and some of the characters in it.

The material includes three articles regarding the poets and playwrights Beaumont and Fletcher. Two documents are a series of notes on various plays written by the duo, and the third one is written in Italian and appears to be an introduction to their works.

The documents discuss the differences between British and American staging’s of Shakespeare and the history of stage sounds and their impact on audiences and the effects of music and dance on the 17th-century college stage.

The documents contain notes on Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens, including the possible themes find in Timon of Athens as well as analyses of the characters found within the play including Lucian and Boiardo. Also included is an address delivered by the Editor of the Shakespeare Club in regards to the Ethics of Timon of Athens.

The documents contain notes and essays on Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus, including the language and grammar found within the play, possible sources that inspired Shakespeare, the style of text examined over the years for different versions of the play, as well as other notes.

The documents discuss various possible sources for Romeo and Juliet as well as examines restorations made to this work overtime based on the memory of theatregoers.

The documents discuss the idea that excessive goodness is a tragic fault as it can likely cause a person to be too trusting and defenseless against attacks of evil in disguise. The documents also examine the idea that the heart is connected to thought and attempts to apply that to Shakespeare's works.

The document discusses an address given by Sir William Osler tiled Creators, Transmuters, and Transmitters as Illustrated by Shakepeare, Bacon, and Burton, which was privately published by the Oxford University Press. A reprint of the address is included in the document.