THE MAN SHAKESPEARE AND HIS TRAGIC LIFE STORY

Introduction BOOK I — SHAKESPEARE PAINTED BY HIMSELF: Chapter I - Hamlet: Romeo—Jaques Chapter II - Hamlet—Macbeth Chapter III - Duke Vincentio—Posthumus Chapter IV - Shakespeare’s Men of Action: The Bastard Arthur and King Richard II Chapter V - Shakespeare’s Men of Action (Continued). Hot-Spur Henry V. Richard III Chapter VI - Shakespeare’s Men of Action (Concluded): King Henry VI. And Richard III Chapter VII - Shakespeare as Lyric Poet: “Twelfth Night” Chapter VIII - Shakespeare’s Humour: Falstaff BOOK II — Chapter I - Shakespeare’s Early Attempts to Portray himself and his Wife: Biron Adriana Valentine Chapter II - Shakespeare as Antonio The Merchant Chapter III - The Sonnets: Part I Chapter IV - The Sonnets: Part II Chapter V - The Sonnets: Part III Chapter VI - The First-Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge: Brutus Chapter VII - Dramas of Revenge and Jealousy: Hamlet Chapter VIII - Dramas of Revenge and Jealousy: Part II “Othello” Chapter IX - Dramas of Lust: Part I. Troilus and Cressida Chapter X - Dramas of Lust: Part II. Antony and Cleopatra Chapter XI - The Drama of Madness: “Lear” Chapter XII - The Drama of Despair: “Timon of Athens” Chapter XIII - Shakespeare’s Last Romances: All Copies Chapter XIV - Shakespeare’s Life Chapter XV - Shakespeare’s Life—Continued.