The materials include a document that discusses the subject of logic and how it relates to literature. It also talks about the way ideas of logic are represented in Shakespeare shows.

The document discusses the vulgarity of modern playwrights and how they destroy morals through their work and how the insanity of their characters are expressed.

The various documents concern the language in Shakespeare's time. Including how language affected the people in the Elizabethan era and how we interpret that language today. The articles also note the efforts of puritans to refine Shakespeare's language.

The article discusses Elizabethan pronunciation based on the English School of Lutenist Song Writers.

The materials include an article that discusses the terms caterpillar, sponge, and horseleech used in Shakespeare's plays, what they mean, and how they may have come from Holinshed's Chronicles.

The article discusses iterative imagery and how Shakespeare uses it throughout his many plays, both as an undersong and a touchstone.

The various documents discuss aspects of Shakespeare's play "King Lear." Including the different themes found within the text, as well as in the characters. The articles also note the play's influence on other authors and poets.