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This work aims to elucidate Shakespeare's language by examining the way he framed and built his sentences. In particular, it aims to make Shakespeare's debt to Latin grammar more accessible to older school children, undergraduates, playgoers and actors. Following an account of the research and thinking behind the book, the author sets out his system of keys to understand the structure of Shakespea... More

This work aims to elucidate Shakespeare's language by examining the way he framed and built his sentences. In particular, it aims to make Shakespeare's debt to Latin grammar more accessible to older school children, undergraduates, playgoers and actors. Following an account of the research and thinking behind the book, the author sets out his system of keys to understand the structure of Shakespeare's language. The keys and the background essay, studied carefully, should prove valuable to anyone who reads or watches a Shakespeare play. The book is published primarily on the Internet in an electronic version, which can be purchased and downloaded as a document from the Pontcanna website. Some 25 specimen pages can be read and downloaded free of charge from the website. www.pontcanna.com or www.pontcanna.co.uk. An educational licence is also available through which a school, college, drama school, or comparable institution may make an unlimited number of copies.

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