Shakespeare for Students, Second Edition

Shakespeare for Students is an attractive and accessible 3-vol. set of essential criticism to the playwright's most-popularly-studied plays and poetry in secondary schools and undergraduate curricula. The second edition contains updated entries and 4 brand new entries.
You'll find a diverse blend of criticism along with plot summaries and character profiles that help further decode these dramatic masterpieces for students.

Each detailed, illustrated entry provides:
* An introduction that provides an overview of the play or poem
* A plot summary
* An annotated character list
* A discussion of the play's principal theme
* Understandable essays on the plays construction (setting, dialogue, imagery)
* Historical and cultural context sections that illuminate the play's role in inter-curricular studies
* Excerpted critical commentary on various facets of the play
* Extensive theme and character index