Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-213) and index.
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General themes -- A Midsummer Night's Dream -- Hamlet -- Othello -- MacBeth -- King Lear -- The Tempest -- Shakespeare and gender -- Shakespeare and psychology -- Shakespeare and ethics -- Shakespeare and tragedy -- Shakespeare's genius.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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A professor of philosophy offers insight into how six of Shakespeare's major works reflect the bard's personal beliefs and were influenced by the essays of Montaigne, and evaluates Shakespeare's thematic uses of psychology, ethics, and tragedy.