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Draws parallels between violence in Macbeth and biblical violence to argue that the play's final message is one of hope.
Argues that cultural changes made in Arabic translations of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 that significantly alter the original text in making it conform to Arab values. Notes that the translators changed the gender of the poem's subject from male to female and "destroyed the true Shakespeare concept of beauty." English summary, 11.
Considers marriage at end of Tempest as performantive act; discusses how it was and is viewed by early modern audiences and twenty-first-century audiences. Argues that marriage functions as "gift" created by Shakespeare and his self-reflecting character, Prospero.
Evaluates "rich theatrical tradition of commedia dell'arte" and its influence in Tempest, Love's Labor's Lost, and Taming of the Shrew. Argues that its impact strengthens Shakespeare's resonance with today's audiences.
"Suggests that a key unifying feature of the late plays can be found in the way they engage with the topical concerns related to the person, politics and court of James I." Further "explores the repeated staging of the 'problematics of personal rule', depicting rulers who . . . find it difficult--or impossible--to balance public responsibilities with personal imperatives."
Traces Shakespeare's disillusionment with chivalry and courtly love as evident in his plays when he witnesses its superficiality in Elizabeth's and James I's courts. Engages Love's Labor's Lost as example of Shakespeare's early interest in chivalry and women but moves on to demonstrate his departure from comedies and idealistic perspective.
Suggests that Yurey Dombrovsky's personal fascination Shakespeare, as seen in novella "Lady Macbeth," goes beyond purely literary interest. Russian summary, 130; English summary, 134.
Analyzes religious imagery in Henry James's "The Birthplace" as commentary on Shakespeare, specifically authorship question, his literary cult, and problems of biography on afterlife. Russian summary, 52; English summary, 55.
Contends that Jane Campion's Oscar-winning film The Piano "corrects Shakespeare's misrepresentations and reconstructs omissions" in his depiction of colonial conquest in Tempest. English summary, 145.
Analyzes René Girard's reading of Midsummer Night's Dream as cultural text that focuses on "phenomenon of mimetic desire" and how it creates violence. English summary, 122.