
Anderson, Mary (1858–1940) Reference library
Richard Foulkes
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (2 ed.)
who made her debut in 1875 at Louisville, aged 16, as Juliet, a role to which her natural gifts of

Anne Hathaway’s Cottage Reference library
Robert Bearman
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (2 ed.)
(Hewland) is a timber-framed and thatched building in Shottery, a hamlet within the parish of Stratford-upon-Avon but just over a

Antony and Cleopatra Reference library
Michael Dobson and Anthony Davies
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (2 ed.)
Extravagantly fluid in language and structure alike, Antony and Cleopatra marks a major stylistic departure from its immediate predecessors King

Armin, Robert (1568–1615) Reference library
Gabriel Egan
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (2 ed.)
in the Chamberlain’s/King’s Men. William *Kempe left the Chamberlain’s Men in 1599 and was replaced by Armin, a successful

arms, Shakespeare’s coat of Reference library
Stanley Wells
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (2 ed.)
In 1596 John Shakespeare, or perhaps William acting for his father, applied to the College of Heralds for a

Ashcroft, Dame Peggy (1907–91) Reference library
Michael Jamieson
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (2 ed.)
She made her mark as *Desdemona to Paul Robeson’s Othello in London in 1930 and two years later

ballet Reference library
Alan Brissenden
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (2 ed.)
Dancing contributes essentially to at least twelve of Shakespeare’s plays, but late 17th-century semi-operas like The Fairy Queen (1692

Bernhardt, Sarah (1844–1923) Reference library
Richard Foulkes
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (2 ed.)
who, prior to her controversial departure from the Comédie-Française in 1880, had played Cordelia and Desdemona. In 1888 she

Birthplace Reference library
Robert Bearman
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (2 ed.)
the name given to the half-timbered house in Henley Street, Stratford-upon- Avon, acquired, with extensive ground to the rear, by

Boyd, Sir Michael (1955) Reference library
Michael Dobson and Will Sharpe
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (2 ed.)
Boyd trained in Moscow, and directed in Glasgow, Sheffield, Coventry, and elsewhere before joining the *Royal Shakespeare Company in

Brook, Peter (b. 1925) Reference library
Dennis Kennedy and Will Sharpe
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (2 ed.)
perhaps the most influential theatrical interpreter of Shakespeare in the second half of the 20th century. Barry *Jackson brought

Burbage, Richard (1568–1619) Reference library
Gabriel Egan
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (2 ed.)
the leading actor of Shakespeare’s company, son of playhouse builder James Burbage, and younger brother to Cuthbert Burbage.

Caliban Reference library
Anne Button
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (2 ed.)
Long before the action of The Tempest begins, Prospero arrives on the island to find its sole inhabitant, the son

Cardenio Reference library
Michael Dobson
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (2 ed.)
The King’s Men were paid for performing a play referred to as Cardenno or Cardenna at court on 20 May

cases Reference library
Eric Rasmussen
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (2 ed.)
large wooden trays divided into compartments used for sorting and storing type. Two cases, positioned one above the other on

Chandos portrait Reference library
Catherine Tite
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (2 ed.)
oil on canvas, 552×438 mm, National Portrait Gallery. This celebrated portrait, dated c.1610, is the only likeness of

Cheek by Jowl Reference library
Michael Jamieson and Erin Sullivan
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (2 ed.)
Founded in 1981 by the director Declan Donnellan and the designer Nick Ormerod, this radical, innovative group presents classical

collaboration Reference library
Eric Rasmussen and Will Sharpe
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (2 ed.)
Nearly half of the plays written for the public theatres during the early modern period were products of joint authorship.

The Comedy of Errors Reference library
Michael Dobson, Will Sharpe, and Anthony Davies
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (2 ed.)
According to an eyewitness account, ‘a comedy of errors (like to Plautus his Menaechmus) was played by the players’

Coriolanus Reference library
Michael Dobson, Will Sharpe, and Anthony Davies
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (2 ed.)
The last and most uniformly political tragedy in the canon can be dated by a number of topical allusions. Shakespeare’s