NOTE Y. Some difficult passages in _King Lear_ 458

NOTE Z. Suspected interpolations in _Macbeth_ 466

NOTE AA. Has _Macbeth_ been abridged? 467

NOTE BB. The date of _Macbeth_. Metrical Tests 470

NOTE CC. When was the murder of Duncan first plotted? 480

NOTE DD. Did Lady Macbeth really faint? 484

NOTE EE. Duration of the action in _Macbeth_. Macbeth's age.
'He has no children' 486

NOTE FF. The Ghost of Banquo 492

INDEX 494




INTRODUCTION


In these lectures I propose to consider the four principal tragedies of
Shakespeare from a single point of view. Nothing will be said of
Shakespeare's place in the history either of English literature or of
the drama in general. No attempt will be made to compare him with other