A vital resource for scholars, students and actors, this book contains glosses and quotes for over 14,000 words that could be misunderstood by or are unknown to a modern audience. Displayed panels look at such areas of Shakespeares language as greetings, swear-words and terms of address. Plot summaries are included for all Shakespeares plays and on the facing page is a unique diagramatic representation of the relationships within each play.