Shakespearean Afterlives

Each chapter offers a cultural biography of ten of Shakespeares most famous characters. John O'Connor provides an original perspective, examining their role in the play, their history in performance and their intriguingly kaleidoscopic life in the popular consciousness. Each chapter offers a cultural biography of ten of Shakespeares most famous characters. John O'Connor provides an original perspective, examining their role in the play, their history in performance and their intriguingly kaleidoscopic life in the popular consciousness.