Introduction; Chapter One: The “maister of al artificiall force and sleight”: Castiglione’s literary tempo; Chapter Two: Arden of Faversham: Tempo and Judgement on the English Stage; Chapter Three: Exercises in Judgement; Chapter Four: Killing Time in Titus Andronicus; Chapter Five: Taking Time for Love in As You Like It; Chapter Six: Wasting Time with Puritans in Bartholomew Fair; Coda.