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Analyzes "air as a medium" in the production and circulation of sound in the Globe. Suggests "three containers that shaped the air that circulated in Shakespeare's original theater: the tiring house, the amphitheater, and the human body." English and French summaries.

Suggests that in Twelfth Night, the figures' voices change from sweet music to "an acoustic maze where identities and genres get blurred." English and French summaries.

Introduces what opacity/transparency means in Winter's Tale. Focuses on how twentieth- and twenty-first century performances portray transparency. English and French summaries, 1-2.

Suggests that teaching Shakespeare's plays has become "an elitist pastime." Contends that scholars can counter elitism, by, for instance, using film examples from Othello, which can give traditional yet modern inspiration. English summary, 90.

While pointing out its ability to evoke "deceptive and duplicitous forms of transparency," argues that Shakespearean perspective comes from Albertian norms. Examines link between poetic idioms of glass and the concept of transparency. Contends that the Sonnets make a shift from "a sense of poetic discourse as evincing visual and semantic ideality" to a verbal duplication, duplicity, and opacity. English and French summaries, 1-2.

Introduces "The Simpson players of Jacobean Yorkshire," who included plays by Shakespeare in their repertory. Argues that the Simpson players try to "escape the margins in theatrical terms" through adopting plays as well as professional practices.

Examines the distortion of romantic comedy elements in Measure for Measure, arguing that it imbues marriage with negative connotations and disempowers the female characters. French and English summaries.

Concurs with Suzanne Gossett's contention that the doubling of Cerimon's "rough and woeful music" is not error but intentional by Shakespeare (q.v.). Shows the impact of the repeated line. English summary.

Examines "the palimpsest of images and meanings" in Pascale Nandillan's Macbeth Kanaval through costumes, sets, and props on stage. Shows that Nandillon's version includes the theatrical elements both past and contemporary. English and French summaries, 1-2.

Discusses Richard Barnfield's intentions and "Shakespearean allusions" in The Affectionate Shepherd. Examines the competitive relation between Barnfield and Shakespeare.