THE TAMING OF THE SHREW-- A ROUGH COURTSHIP 158 THE MARRIAGE, AND AFTER 162 TWELFTH NIGHT-- ORSINO’S ENVOY 176 A DREAM OF GREATNESS 186 THE CHALLENGE 193 YELLOW STOCKINGS 203 SEBASTIAN AND VIOLA 206 ROMEO AND JULIET-- THE MASKED BALL 210 MERCUTIO 216 “BANISHED!” 225 COMFORT AND COUNSEL 230 THE PALACE OF DIM NIGHT 236 MACBETH-- THE WEIRD SISTERS 245 AT THE CASTLE OF MACBETH 252 THE GUEST AT THE BANQUET 260 THE WITCHES’ CAVERN 267 BIRNAM WOOD 274 HAMLET-- A VISION AT MIDNIGHT 283 OPHELIA 293 “SWEET BELLS JANGLED, OUT OF TUNE AND HARSH” 296 “THE MOUSE-TRAP” 305 “ROSEMARY FOR REMEMBRANCE” 321 THE KING’S WAGER 327 KING LEAR-- THE DOWERLESS DAUGHTER 335 GONERIL AND REGAN 341 NIGHT AND STORM 350 OTHELLO-- “HONEST IAGO” 360 WELL MET AT CYPRUS 367 THE HANDKERCHIEF 374 NO WAY BUT THIS 381 CYMBELINE-- A PRINCESS OF BRITAIN 391 HOW IACHIMO WON HIS WAGER 399 THE CAVE OF BELARIUS 403 FIDELE 411 THE WINTER’S TALE-- AT THE PALACE OF LEONTES 422 THE ORACLE SPEAKS 428 A QUEEN OF CURDS AND CREAM 432 THE ORACLE FULFILLED 437 THE COMEDY OF ERRORS-- A WALK THROUGH EPHESUS 445 CONFUSION WORSE CONFOUNDED 452 [Illustration] [Illustration: ILLUSTRATIONS] FRONTISPIECE--“Eyes, look your last! Arms, take your last embrace!” TITLE-PAGE