For teachers and lovers of Shakespeare, this book provides a comprehensive approach to the challenges and rewards of teaching Shakespeare, giving both an overview of each of Shakespeare's 38 plays and specific classroom tools for teaching it. Written by a celebrated teacher, scholar, and director of Shakespeare, it shows how to use the text to make the words and the moments come alive. For the general reader it refutes the idea that Shakespeare's language is difficult and provides a survey of the plays by someone who has lived intimately with them on the page and on the stage.