M.M. Mahood is the author of Shakespeare’s Wordplay, and is Professor Emeritus of the University of Kent.

• Preface 1 Entities and nonentities 2 Transposes 3 Supporters 4 Stress and counter-stress 5 Substance and shadow in Richard the Third 6 Friends of Brutus 7 Measure for Measure: or, the Way of the World 8 Service and servility in King Lear 9 The varying tide in Antony and Cleopatra 10 The Tempest from the forecastle

'A stunningly exhaustive family tree of ('bit parts'), Folio origins, and a comprehensive history to boot.' - Sunday Times'The reader has an excellent opportunity to rethink the plays, as Mahood discovers silent reproach, witty counterpoint, prods to emotion and argument in the briefest appearances.' - Plays International, October 1998

M.M. Mahood is the author of Shakespeare’s Wordplay, and is Professor Emeritus of the University of Kent.

• Preface 1 Entities and nonentities 2 Transposes 3 Supporters 4 Stress and counter-stress 5 Substance and shadow in Richard the Third 6 Friends of Brutus 7 Measure for Measure: or, the Way of the World 8 Service and servility in King Lear 9 The varying tide in Antony and Cleopatra 10 The Tempest from the forecastle

'A stunningly exhaustive family tree of ('bit parts'), Folio origins, and a comprehensive history to boot.' - Sunday Times'The reader has an excellent opportunity to rethink the plays, as Mahood discovers silent reproach, witty counterpoint, prods to emotion and argument in the briefest appearances.' - Plays International, October 1998

M.M. Mahood is the author of Shakespeare’s Wordplay, and is Professor Emeritus of the University of Kent.

• Preface 1 Entities and nonentities 2 Transposes 3 Supporters 4 Stress and counter-stress 5 Substance and shadow in Richard the Third 6 Friends of Brutus 7 Measure for Measure: or, the Way of the World 8 Service and servility in King Lear 9 The varying tide in Antony and Cleopatra 10 The Tempest from the forecastle

'A stunningly exhaustive family tree of ('bit parts'), Folio origins, and a comprehensive history to boot.' - Sunday Times'The reader has an excellent opportunity to rethink the plays, as Mahood discovers silent reproach, witty counterpoint, prods to emotion and argument in the briefest appearances.' - Plays International, October 1998