Table of ContentsList of contributorsList of abbreviations for works by ShakespearePrefacePART I: THE LANGUAGE OF SHAKESPEARE’S PLAYSIntroduction1. Heightened Language Ann Thompson2. Style, Rhetoric, and Decorum Lynne Magnusson3. The Grand Style Sylvia Adamson4. Shakespeare’s Meter Scanned George T. Wright 5. Puns and Parody Walter Nash6. Description William C. Carroll7. Narrative David Scott Kastan8. Persuasion Lynette Hunter9. Dialogue Lynne Magnusson10. Characters in Order of Appearance Pamela Mason11. Shakespeare’s Language in the Theater Peter Lichtenfels12. Language and the Body Keir ElamPART II: READING SHAKESPEARE’S ENGLISHIntroduction13. Varieties and Variation Katie Wales14. Understanding Shakespeare’s Grammar: Studies in Small Words Sylvia Adamson15. Shakespeare’s New Words Terttu Nevalainen16. Shakespeare’s Sounds Roger LassPART III: RESOURCES FOR READERSAn A-Z of Rhetorical Terms Katie WalesA Guide to Further ReadingIndex