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Suggests that for Hamlet, the tragedy of knowledge (in this case, knowledge of afterlife) renders him a farcical figure. Contrasts Hamlet's search for knowledge with Marlowe's Faustus.
Examines how three American Shakespeare companies--Shakespeare and Company in Lenox, Massachusetts, the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, Virginia--make current commemorations of Shakespeare and how the institutional identity of each company and their rhetoric influence "how Shakespeare should be remembered."
Considers Lear as a "child-changed father" and demonstrates how Lear's need for Cordelia (both in Shakespeare's version and Nahum Tate's version) serves as a lesson to the audience.
Explores relationship between narrative structures and worldview in Shakespeare's tragedies. Posits hero's final death as a form of 'sacrifice' leading to social and political renewal.
Contends that Othello represents "the narrative and material construction of subjectivity in the early modern period and in postcolonial texts." Argues that Othello illustrates "how individuals negotiate border crossing, with race and sexuality central to the transgression of and policing of intimate, social, and physical boundaries."
Drawing on 'Caritas Romana,' a familiar theme in Renaissance visual arts, explores extent to which tragedy in King Lear can be related to a precluded positive image of the feminine.
Argues that Cordelia's death (caused by her lack of guile in a world of cunning) represents the death of innocence and is necessary to drive home Shakespeare's message about the power of words.
Demonstrates multiple ways Othello is obscene: indecent, improper monstrous, and, etymologically, off-stage. Argues that for Othello, the recognition of truth is too obscene.
Describes how Shakespeare depicts a desiring masculine gaze towards "Sleeping Beauties": Lucrece, Imogen, Juliet, and Desdemona.
Explores dissemination of Shakespearean tragedy on social media, scholarly websites, online performances, and digital editions. Considers how tragedy is searched and displayed online.