A rich Sources and Contexts section provides readers with an understanding of Macbeth s origins from earlier texts, specifically the works of the Roman playwright Seneca, the Tudor historian Raphael Holinshed, and a medieval drama The Slaughter of the Holy Innocents and the Death of Herod. The conte[...]
Shakespeare's sharp comedy about mistaken identities, false suspicions and a very "merry war" between the lovers Beatrice and Benedick is presented in a gorgeous volume with paper-cut illustrations by Kevin Stanton and contextualising essays and timelines by scholar Robert Miola.[...]