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Pichot, A.,350

‘Pierce Pennilesse.’ See Nash, Thomas (2)

‘Pierces Supererogation,’ by Gabriel Harvey,101n4105

Pindar, his claim for the immortality of verse,114andn1

Plague, the, in Stratford-on-Avon,10in London,65231

Plautus, the plot of theComedy of Errorsdrawn from,16translation of,54

Plays, sale of,47andnrevision of,47their publication deprecated by playhouse authorities,48nonly a small proportion printed,48nprices paid for,202n

‘Pléiade, La,’ title of the literary comrades of Ronsard,442list of,443

‘Plutarch,’ North’s translation of, Shakespeare’s indebtedness1047162211243245andn246andn

Poaching episode, the,2728

‘Poetaster,’ Jonson’s,217218andn

Poland, translations and performances of Shakespeare in,353

Pontoux, Claude de, name of his heroine copied by Drayton,104

Pope, Alexander,297edition of Shakespeare by,315

Porto, Luigi da, adapts the story of Romeo and Juliet,55n1

Portraits of the poet,286-93296n2the ‘Stratford’ portrait,287Droeshout’s engraving,287288300306the ‘Droeshout’ painting,288-91portrait in the Clarendon gallery,291‘Ely House’ portrait,290291Chandos portrait,292293‘Jansen’ portrait,293294‘Felton’ and ‘Soest’ portraits,294miniatures,295

Pott, Mrs. Henry,372

Prévost, Abbé,348

Pritchard, Mrs.,336

Procter, Bryan Waller (Barry Cornwall),324

Promos and Cassandra,237

Prospero, character of,257

Provinces, the, practice of theatrical touring in,39-4265

Publication of dramas: deprecated by playhouse authorities,48nonly a small proportion of the dramas of the period printed,48nsixteen of Shakespeare’s plays published in his lifetime,48

Punning,418419n

Puritaine,or the Widdow of Watling-streete,The,180313

Puritanism, alleged prevalence in Stratford-on-Avon of,10n268n2its hostility to dramatic representations,10n212213n1the poet’s references to,268n

‘Pyramus and Thisbe,’397

Q

Quarles, John, ‘Banishment of Tarquin’ of,300

Quarto editions of the plays, in the poet’s lifetime,301302posthumous,302303of the poems in the poet’s lifetime,299posthumous,300

‘Quatorzain,’ term applied to the Sonnet,427n2 cf.429n1

‘Queen’s Children of the Chapel,’ the,343538213-17

Queen’s Company of Actors, the, welcomed to Stratford-on-Avon by John Shakespeare,10its return to London,3335231n

Quiney, Thomas, marries Judith Shakespeare,271his residence and trade in Stratford,280his children,281

Quinton, baptism of one of the Hacket family at,165

R

Rapp, M., German translation of Shakespeare by,344

Ralegh, Sir Walter, extravagant apostrophe to Queen Elizabeth by,137n1182n

‘Ratseis Ghost,’ and Ratsey’s address to the players,185199

Ravenscroft, Edward, onTitus Andronicus,65332

Reed, Isaac,321322

Reformation, the, at Stratford-on-Avon,10n

Rehan, Miss Ada,342

Religion and Philosophy, sonnets on,440441

Return from Parnassus,The,198199n1218-20277

Revision of plays, the poet’s,4748

Reynoldes, William, the poet’s legacy to,276

Rich, Barnabe, story of ‘Apollonius and Silla’ by,53210

Rich, Penelope, Lady, Sidney’s passion for,428

Richard II: the influence of Marlowe,6364published anonymously,63the deposition scene,64the facts drawn from Holinshed,64its revival on the eve of the rising of the Earl of Essex,175383ForeditionsseeSection xix. (Bibliography),301-25

Richard III: the influence of Marlowe,63materials drawn from Holinshed,63Mr. Swinburne’s criticism,63Burbage’s impersonation of the hero,63published anonymously,63Colley Cibber’s adaptation,335ForeditionsseeSection xix. (Bibliography),301-25

Richardson, John, one of the sureties for the bond against impediments respecting Shakespeare’s marriage,2022

Richmond Palace, performances at,82230

Ristori, Madame,352

Roberts, James, printer,225226303431

Robinson, Clement, use of the word ‘sonnet’ by,427n2

Roche, Walter, master of Stratford Grammar School,13

Rôles, Shakespeare’s: at Greenwich Palace,4344n1inEvery Man in his Humour,44inSejanus,44the Ghost inHamlet,44‘played some kingly parts in sport,’44Adam inAs You Like It,44

Rolfe, Mr. W. J,325

Romeo and Juliet,54plot drawn from the Italian,55date of composition,56first printed,56authentic and revised version of 1599,56two choruses in the sonnet form,84satirical allusion to sonnetteering,108ForeditionsseeSection xix. (Bibliography),301-35

Romeus and Juliet, Arthur Brooke’s,55322

Ronsard, plagiarised by English sonnetteers,102103n3432seq.by Shakespeare,111112andn1his claim for the immortality of verse,114andn1116nhis sonnets of vituperation,121first gave the sonnet a literary vogue in France,442and ‘La Pléiade,’442modern reprint of his works,445n

Rosalind, played by a boy,38n2

Rosaline, praised for her ‘blackness,’118119

‘Rosalynde, Euphues Golden Legacie,’ Lodge’s,209

Rose Theatre, Bankside: erected by Philip Henslowe,36opened by Lord Strange’s company,36the scene of the poet’s first successes,37performance ofHenry VI,56production of theVenesyon Comedy,69

Rossi, representation of Shakespeare by,352

Roussillon, Countess of,163

Rowe, Nicholas, on the parentage of Shakespeare’s wife,18on Shakespeare’s poaching escapade,27on Shakespeare’s performance of the Ghost inHamlet,44on the story of Southampton’s gift to Shakespeare,126on Queen Elizabeth’s enthusiasm for the character of Falstaff,171on the poet’s last years at Stratford,266on John Combe’s epitaph,269nhis edition of the poet’s plays,314362

Rowington, the Richard and William Shakespeares of,2

Rowlands, Samuel,397

Rowley, William,181243

Roydon, Matthew, poem on Sir Philip Sidney,140184n

Rümelin, Gustav,345

Rupert, Prince, at Stratford-on-Avon,281

Rusconi, Carlo, Italian prose version of Shakespeare issued by,352

Russia, translations and performances of Shakespeare in,352353

Rymer, Thomas, his censure of the poet,329

S

S., M. I., tribute to the poet thus headed,327andn328

S., W., initials in Willobie’s book,156157commonness of the initials,157nuse of the initials on works fraudulently attributed to the poet,179180

Sackville, Thomas,408n

Sadler, Hamlett, the poet’s legacy to,276

Saint-Saëns, M., opera ofHenry VIIIby,351

St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate, a William Shakespeare in 1598 living in,38andn1

Sainte-Marthe, Scévole de,443

Salvini, representation ofOthelloby,352

Sand, George, translation ofAs You Like Itby,351

Sandells, Fulk, one of the sureties for the bond against impediments with respect to Shakespeare’s marriage,2022supervisor of Richard Hathaway’s will,22

Saperton,2729

‘Sapho and Phao,’ address to Cupid in,97n

Satiro-Mastix, a retort to Jonson’sCynthia’s Revels,215

Savage, Mr. Richard,165n363

‘Saviolo’s Practise,’209

Scenery unknown in Shakespeare’s day,38andn2designed by Inigo Jones for masques,38n2Sir Philip Sidney on difficulties arising from its absence,38n2

Schiller, adaptation ofMacbethfor the stage by,345

Schlegel, A. W. von,180German translation of Shakespeare by,343lectures on Shakespeare by,344

Schmidt, Alexander,364

‘Schoole of Abuse,’67

Schroeder, F. U. L., German actor of Shakespeare,346

Schubert, Franz, setting of Shakepearean songs by,347

Schumann, setting of Shakespearean songs by,347

‘Scillaes Metamorphosis,’ Lodge’s, drawn upon by Shakespeare for ‘Venus and Adonis,’75andn2

Scoloker, Anthony, in ‘Daiphantus,’277

Scotland, Shakespeare’s alleged travels in,40-42visits of actors to,41

Scott, Reginald, allusion to Monarcho in ‘The Discoverie of Witchcraft’ of,51n

Scott, Sir Walter, at Charlecote,28

Scourge of Folly,44n2

Sedley, Sir Charles, apostrophe to the poet,331

Sejanus, Shakespeare takes part in the performance of,44401

Selimus,179

Serafino dell’ Aquila, Watson’s indebtedness to,77n2102103n1442n

Sève, Maurice,104andn430442445n1

Sewell, Dr. George,315

‘Shadow of the Night, The,’ Chapman’s,135n

Shakespeare, the surname of,12cf.24n

Shakespeare, Adam,1

Shakespeare, Ann, a sister of the poet,11

Shakespeare, Anne (or Agnes): her parentage,1819her marriage to the poet,1819-22assumed identification of her with Anne Whateley,2324andnher debt,187her husband’s bequest to her,273her widow’s dower barred,274andnher wish to be buried in her husband’s grave,274committed by her husband to the care of the elder daughter,275her death,280andn

Shakespeare, Edmund, a brother of the poet, is  ‘a player,’283death,283

Shakespeare, Gilbert, a brother of the poet,11witnesses his brother’s performance of Adam inAs You Like It,44apparently had a son named Gilbert,283his death not recorded,283

Shakespeare, Hamnet, son of the poet,26187

Shakespeare, Henry, one of the poet’s uncles,34186

Shakespeare, Joan (1),7

Shakespeare, Joan (2), see Hart, Joan

Shakespeare, John (1), the first recorded holder of this surname (thirteenth century),1

Shakespeare, John (2), the poet’s father, administrator of Richard Shakespeare’s estate,34claims that his grandfather received a grant of land from Henry VII,2189leaves Snitterfield for Stratford-on-Avon,4his business,4his property in Stratford and his municipal offices,5marries Mary Arden,67his children,7his house in Henley Street, Stratford,811appointed alderman and bailiff,10welcomes actors at Stratford,10his alleged sympathies with puritanism,10nhis application for a grant of arms,210n188-92his financial difficulties,1112his younger children,11writ of distraint issued against him,12deprived of his alderman’s gown,12his trade of butcher,18increase of pecuniary difficulties,186relieved by the poet,187his death,204

Shakespeare or Shakspere, John (a shoemaker), another resident at Stratford,12n3

Shakespeare, Judith, the poet’s second daughter,26205her marriage to Thomas Quiney,271her father’s bequest to her,275her children,280281her death,281

Shakespeare, Margaret,7

Shakespeare, Mary, the poet’s mother: her marriage,67her ancestry and parentage,67her property,7her title to bear the arms of the Arden family,191her death,266

Shakespeare, Richard, a brother of the poet,11266his death,283

Shakespeare, Richard, of Rowington,2

Shakespeare, Richard, of Snitterfield, probably the poet’s grandfather,3his family,34letters of administration of his estate,3andn3

Shakespeare, Richard, of Wroxhall,3

Shakespeare, Susanna, a daughter of the poet,22See alsoHall, Mrs. Susanna

Shakespeare, Thomas, probably one of the poet’s uncles,34

Shakespeare,William: parentage and birthplace,1-9childhood, education, and marriage,10-24(see alsoEducation of Shakespeare;  Poaching;  Shakespeare, Anne)departure from Stratford,27-31theatrical employment,32-4joins the Lord Chamberlain’s company,36hisrôles,43his first plays,50-73publication of his poems,7476seq.his Sonnets,83-124151-6patronage of the Earl of Southampton,125-50374plays composed between 1595 and 1598,161-73his popularity and influence,176-79returns to Stratford,187buys New Place,193financial position before 1599,196seq.financial position after 1599,200seq.formation of his estate at Stratford,204seq.plays written between 1599 and 1609,207-47the latest plays,248seq.performance of his plays at Court,264(see alsoCourt;  Whitehall;  Elizabeth, Queen;  James I)final settlement in Stratford (1611),266seq.death (1616),272his will,273seq.monument at Stratford,276personal character,277-9his survivors and descendants,280seq.autographs, portraits, and memorials,284-98bibliography,299-325his posthumous reputation in England and abroad,326-54general estimate of his work,355-7biographical sources,361-5alleged relation between him and the Earl of Pembroke,411-15

Shakespeare Gallery in Pall Mall,341

‘Shakespeare Society,’ the,333365

Shallow, Justice, Sir Thomas Lucy caricatured as,29his house in Gloucestershire,167168173


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