VICTOR L. CAHN is Professor of English at Skidmore College, where he teaches courses in the history of drama, Shakespeare, and modern drama. Dr. Cahn's book Shakespeare the Playwright: A Companion to the Complete Tragedies, Histories, Comedies, and Romances (Greenwood 1991 & 1996) was selected as an Outstanding Academic Book by Choice. He has also written studies of contemporary British dramatists Tom Stoppard and Harold Pinter, and his numerous articles and reviews have appeared in such diverse publications as Modern Drama, The Literary Review, The New York Times, and Variety. An actor by avocation, Dr. Cahn is the author of several produced plays.

• IntroductionActingAppearance vs. RealityClericsCommonersCynicismDivine RightFateFathers and DaughtersFidelityFoolsForgivenessGenderGenerationsHonorInnocenceIntoxicationJusticeLanguageLove and RomanceMachiavelsMadnessMale FriendshipMarriageMoneyMortalityNationalismNatureOrderPoliticsPowerReason vs. PassionRevengeSupernatural PhenomenaThe Tragic FlawWarConclusionIndex

VICTOR L. CAHN is Professor of English at Skidmore College, where he teaches courses in the history of drama, Shakespeare, and modern drama. Dr. Cahn's book Shakespeare the Playwright: A Companion to the Complete Tragedies, Histories, Comedies, and Romances (Greenwood 1991 & 1996) was selected as an Outstanding Academic Book by Choice. He has also written studies of contemporary British dramatists Tom Stoppard and Harold Pinter, and his numerous articles and reviews have appeared in such diverse publications as Modern Drama, The Literary Review, The New York Times, and Variety. An actor by avocation, Dr. Cahn is the author of several produced plays.

• IntroductionActingAppearance vs. RealityClericsCommonersCynicismDivine RightFateFathers and DaughtersFidelityFoolsForgivenessGenderGenerationsHonorInnocenceIntoxicationJusticeLanguageLove and RomanceMachiavelsMadnessMale FriendshipMarriageMoneyMortalityNationalismNatureOrderPoliticsPowerReason vs. PassionRevengeSupernatural PhenomenaThe Tragic FlawWarConclusionIndex

VICTOR L. CAHN is Professor of English at Skidmore College, where he teaches courses in the history of drama, Shakespeare, and modern drama. Dr. Cahn's book Shakespeare the Playwright: A Companion to the Complete Tragedies, Histories, Comedies, and Romances (Greenwood 1991 & 1996) was selected as an Outstanding Academic Book by Choice. He has also written studies of contemporary British dramatists Tom Stoppard and Harold Pinter, and his numerous articles and reviews have appeared in such diverse publications as Modern Drama, The Literary Review, The New York Times, and Variety. An actor by avocation, Dr. Cahn is the author of several produced plays.

• IntroductionActingAppearance vs. RealityClericsCommonersCynicismDivine RightFateFathers and DaughtersFidelityFoolsForgivenessGenderGenerationsHonorInnocenceIntoxicationJusticeLanguageLove and RomanceMachiavelsMadnessMale FriendshipMarriageMoneyMortalityNationalismNatureOrderPoliticsPowerReason vs. PassionRevengeSupernatural PhenomenaThe Tragic FlawWarConclusionIndex