Introduction; I: The Major Tragedies; 1: Bargains, Defenses, and Cultural Codes; 2: Hamlet; 3: Othello; 4: King Lear; 5: Macbeth; II: Shakespeare’s Personality; 6: Shakespeare’s Conflicts; 7: “What Fools These Mortals Be”; 8: Shakespeare’s Leap of Faith; 9: The Tempest