Excess and Defect 170

II. An Attempt to Co-ordinate Shakespeare's Detached
Illustrations of the Working of Patriotic
Sentiment. His Ridicule of Bellicose Ecstasy.
Coriolanus illustrates the Danger of Disavowing
Patriotism 172

III. Criticism of One's Fellow-countrymen Consistent
with Patriotism. Shakespeare on the Political
History of England. The Country's Dependence
on the Command of the Sea. The Respect Due
to a Nation's Traditions and Experience 179

IV. Shakespeare's Exposure of Social Foibles and Errors 184

V. Relevance of Shakespeare's Doctrine of Patriotism
to Current Affairs 187


IX

A PERIL OF SHAKESPEAREAN RESEARCH

I. An Alleged Meeting of Peele, Ben Jonson,
Alleyn, and Shakespeare at "The Globe" in
1600 188

II. The Fabrication by George Steevens in 1763 of a
Letter signed "G. Peel" 190