This vintage book contains a fascinating treatise on the comic characters of Shakespeare's plays. With textual analysis and an exploration of the concept of comedy, this is a volume that will appeal to fans of Shakespeare's work and one that will be of considerable utility to students of literature. Contents include: William Shakespeare, Introduction, Touchstone, Shylock, Bottom, Beatrice and Benedick, Love's Labour's Lost, As You Like It, The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Much Ado About Nothing . Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and...