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Explores how Shakespeare's tragedies have prompted humanistic inquiries and philosophical thoughts. Points out how philosophers' readings of the plays have shaped notions of Shakespeare.
Examines the text, spectacle, and actors' performance styles in performances of the tragedies.
Explores the history of the notion of "Shakespearean tragedy" and links the early modern conception of Shakespearean tragedy to our modern understanding.
Focusing on Comedy of Errors, Coriolanus, and Twelfth Night, studies the function of physical touch in Shakespeare, both scripted and deferred, and how these gestures relate to intentions and emotions.
Draws on Macbeth, King Lear, Hamlet and Othello to investigate complicated religious dimensions in Shakespeare's tragedies.
Suggest an evolutionary reading of the Darwinian struggle between Othello, Desdemona, and Iago.
Using René Girard's theory of fundamental anthropology, examines the workings of individualism and authority within Tempest.
Suggests importance of reading Bassanio's selection in Act 3 scene 2 of Merchant of Venice in relation to early modern inheritance practices.
Explores how Ong Keng Sen's Lear Dreaming (q.v.) focuses around "musicians and a minimal text," arguing the production links the ancient Asian performance with the contemporary performance.
Argues that Othello's inherently Protestant "truth-seeking approach" contributes to the play's tragic ending.