Shakespeare for Everyone

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Lucy Potter is Associate Professor of English at the University of Adelaide.

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Shakespeare for Everyone offers an accessible and engaging introduction to the worlds of Shakespeare's plays and sonnets.

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Shakespeare for Everyone offers an accessible and engaging introduction to the worlds of Shakespeare's plays and sonnets.

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Dedication........................................................................................................................................ 3

Acknowledgements.......................................................................................................................... 4

About this Book............................................................................................................................... 5

Navigating Shakespeare................................................................................................................... 7

PART 1.......................................................................................................................................... 10

Chapter 1 Shakespeare's Worlds................................................................................................... 11

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Chapter 2 Love and A Midsummer Night's Dream....................................................................... 22

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Chapter 3 Hate and The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice................................................. 41

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Chapter 4 Jealousy and The Winter's Tale.................................................................................... 65

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Chapter 5 Henry V and the Manipulation of Emotion................................................................... 87

Kerrie Le Lievre and Lucy Potter

PART 2........................................................................................................................................ 106

Chapter 6 Emotions Then: Understanding Emotions in Shakespeare's Time............................. 107

Bríd Phillips

Chapter 7 Emotions Now: The Psychology of Emotion.............................................................. 116

Matt Dry

Chapter 8 Past Reason Hunted: Emotions in Shakespeare's Sonnets...................................... 124

Aidan Coleman

APPENDIX.................................................................................................................................. 133

Let's Play! Activities and Discussions........................................................................................ 134

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Glossary of Key Terms................................................................................................................ 143

Bibliography................................................................................................................................ 149

Index............................................................................................................................................. 154