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Dr. Samuel A. Tannenbaum collected well over 400 article reprints and pamphlets concerning the Renaissance era as it related to Shakespeare and his contemporaries.

The document discusses how Broke's poem of Romeus and Juliet may have significantly influenced the Valentine-Sylvia plot in Shakespeare’s The Two Gentlemen of Verona and then later the play of Romeo and Juliet itself.

The documents include a review of the government and judicial system of Venice in order to ascertain how far Shakespeare seems to reflect that system in the Merchant of Venice and Othello and an examination of the financial relations between Roderigo and Iago in Othello.

The document examines the imagery found deep within Shakespeare’s poem, Venus and Adonis, and compares other scholars' writings who have analyzed the imagery and discusses their findings.

The document discusses the English reaction to Voltaire's criticism of Shakespeare and the reasons his points may not be considered accurate due to his mistranslation of Shakespeare and overall envy as claimed by English writers.

The document draws a connection between Shakespeare’s character of Julius Caesar and Woodrow Wilson and lists similarities and differences seen between the two men's lives.

The document discusses possible sources for the statue scene at the end of A Winter's tale, explaining why the statue comes to life. The potential source is named Signor Timbreo di Cardona and Finecia Leonato, the twentieth story in the Novels of Bandello, which before A Winter's Tale, inspired another Shakespeare play: Much Ado About Nothing.

Dr. Samuel A. Tannenbaum collected well over 400 article reprints and pamphlets concerning the Renaissance era as it related to Shakespeare and his contemporaries.

The documents contain notes and essays regarding Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida, including examining the different stories presented within the play, Shakespeare’s portrayals of his various characters, specifically Ajax, and a connection between Shakespeare’s tale and a similar one of Chaucer's.

The document discusses arguments over the identification of an author named Tourneur who wrote a prose "Character" of the late Robert Cecil, First Earl of Salisbury upon his death.