Routledge Shakespeare's Sense of Character - Studies in Performance and Early Modern Drama

This scholarly work from Routledge brings together leading scholars and theatre practitioners to explore why character remains central to understanding Shakespeare's work. The book makes a distinctive contribution to the growing academic interest in character-based approaches, examining how Shakespearean character functions both on the page and in performance. Contributors expand conventional notions of what character means in Shakespeare's plays whilst introducing fresh critical vocabularies for character analysis. The study thoughtfully incorporates and challenges postmodern perspectives that have transformed how we understand subjectivity and selfhood, offering theatre historians, literary scholars, and practitioners new frameworks for interpreting the psychological complexity and dramatic power of Shakespeare's characters.