This study text is geared to both examination and coursework requirements at GCSE level. Information is also included on textual history and performance, sources, historical background, themes and characters. It contains questions based on scenes, episodes and the play as a whole. prompt students to consider the plays and the characters so far - so building up understanding as they read. prefaces each study and students are encouraged to see the plays in action. Production photographs, theatre reviews and drama activities set the plays in their theatrical contexts. provide a sequence of coursework assignments. Specialist editors also contribute their own views on the plays.