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Analyzes the intradiegetic use of Macbeth in André Barsacq's Le Rideau rouge with an emphasis on sound's impact on the two plots. See also Dorval's "Macbeth et Le Rideau rouge d'André Barsacq: des figures d'enchâssement à la mise en abyme [Macbeth and Andre Barsacq's Le Rideau rouge: Figures of Embedding and Mise en Abyme]" (q.v.).

Explores allusions to Shakespeare and staging of Tempest within Je rentre à la maison. Concludes that Tempest intervenes at moments of both tragedy and comedy in the film thus blurring generic and plot lines.

Explores references to Midsummer Night's Dream in Gilles Mimouni's L'Appartement. Argues that "the Shakespearean subplot is so interwoven in the main plot that it does not simply provide a mirror image but contributes to the unfolding story at four turning points."

Investigates French television presentations of Shakespeare's plays, highlighting the importance of audience and the filmic and dramatic options for presenting televised plays.

Explores integration of Winter's Tale in Eric Rohmer's Conte d'hiver (q.v; dir. Etchegaray). Argues that rather being a strict adaptation of the play, Rohmer's film is a more complex "transposition" of Winter's Tale that utilizes themes and structure with new characters and contexts.

Discusses allusions to Shakespeare and Marlowe in Barnfield's Sonnet 9. Contends that "Barnfield's. . . 'sonnet' reflects the young poet's attempts to accost his more famous contemporaries and also sheds light on. . . the early circulation of Shakespeare's 'sugred sonnets'." English summary, 71.

"Demonstrates how the ideas exploited in Macbeth are similarly used in Shadrach A. Ambanasom's Son of the Native Soil against the backdrop of African cultures and literatures." English summary.

Publishes and analyzes Dev Virahsawmy's Mauritian Creole translation of Sonnet 18. Argues that Virahsawmy "is a critical language-policy practitioner, as his work fills an important gap in language planning scholarship." English summary, 198.

"Investigates female authority as represented in the maternal nature ascribed to Margaret in" Henry VI. Contends that Margaret "manifests non-English authority. . . that. . . clashes with Henry V's masculine glory." Further concludes that "Margaret's queenship. . . bridges the tastes of the commercial theatre with the playwright's contextualization of the gender politics in English history." English summary, 25.