Shakespeare, William

Various documents discuss different aspects regarding Shakespeare's Pericles, including the date when it may have been written as well as if it may have been cowritten by George Wilkins, or even written by someone else entirely.

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 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 include notes discussing political allusions within Richard III as well as various possible sources for Richard III along with various other plays found through textual evidence.

The documents contain notes on Shakespeare's handwriting and his personal signature and where it could be found over time along with the earliest record of it.

The documents include an analysis of the Shakespeare’s structure within his sonnets, and examination to determine the date of Shakespeare's 107 sonnet.

The documents contain notes on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, including inspiration and sources for the character of Katherina Molina, connections to other playwrights that may have been an inspiration for Shakespeare. Also included is The Lotus Magazine that discusses the fantasy of The Taming of the Shrew.

The documents contain notes on Shakespeare's The Tempest, including The probable source of the play, the central ideas woven within the story, examinations on the major and minor characters found in the play and the impact they have on the plot, as well as the different situations that the characters go through.

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.