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Each edition includes:

• printed version of the play
•Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play
•Scene-by-scene plot summaries
•A key to famous lines and phrases
•An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language
•An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play
•Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books

Essay by Jeffrey Masten