Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: Studying Drama Part One Drama of Medieval Period 1. Introduction 2. Anonymous: The Second Shepherds' Play 3. Anonymous: Everyman Part Two Renaissance Drama 1. Introduction 2. Christopher Marlowe: The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus 3. William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark 4. William Shakespeare: Twelfth Night 5. Ben Jonson: Volpone Part Three Drama from Restoration to 19th Century 1. Introduction 2. William Congreve: The Way of the World 3. Richard Brinsley Sheridan: The School for Scandal 4. Oscar Wilde: The Importance of Being Earnest