The Oxford Illustrated Shakespeare Dictionary is the first of its kind, a brand
new illustrated alphabetical dictionary of all the words and meanings students o
f Shakespeare need to know. Every word has an example sentence selected from the
twelve most studied plays, including Macbeth, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsu
mmer Night's Dream, and Henry V. Usage notes and theatre notes provide additiona
l background to Shakespearean times and the performance of his plays.