Shakespeare's Play Within Play

Medieval Imagery and Scenic Form in Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear

af Cherrell Guilfoyle

In his foreward to the volume, Clifford Davidson praises Guilfoyle's application of the concept of scenic form in her study of Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear, and her exposition of historical consciousness. Any student of Shakespeare will benefit from the nuanced study of his imagery and how it colors his characters and the action in his plays.