BRUSH UP YOUR SHAKESPEARE!

From the doomed Othello, who first assumed a 'foregone conclusion', to the impetuous Mercutio, who went off on the first 'wild-goose chase', here are several hundred of the most famous lines and newly minted words from Shakespeare's canon. Each phrase is presented with background notes, explanations, and literary anecdotes that set it in its original context. With a new filmography of the finest Shakespeare movies, Brush Up Your Shakeapeare! is an accessible and entertaining guide for Bard aficionados and amateurs alike.