The article discusses the terminology and scenes related to dueling in Shakespeare's plays and how that reflects on the Elizabethan era and Shakespeare's technical knowledge.

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 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.