| Preface | |
| Introduction: An Overview of Christian Interpretation | p. 1 |
| Christianity in Shakespeare | p. 21 |
| Typology in Shakespeare | p. 23 |
| Medieval Idiom in Shakespeare | p. 24 |
| The Basis of Shakespearian Comedy | p. 27 |
| Shakespeare's "Small Latine and Less Greeke" | p. 32 |
| Dante and Shakespeare | p. 34 |
| Shakespeare's Sense of History | p. 36 |
| Nature and Grace in The Romances | p. 40 |
| Shakespeare's Augustinian Artistry | p. 44 |
| The Christian Basis of Sonnet 146 | p. 50 |
| The Liturgical Context of Errors | p. 59 |
| Redemption in The Comedy of Errors | p. 61 |
| Bassanio's Two Saviors | p. 71 |
| Allegory in The Merchant of Venice | p. 76 |
| Shylock's Humanity | p. 83 |
| Shylock and the Leaden Casket | p. 85 |
| Shylock's Trial | p. 87 |
| Jessica's Exodus | p. 93 |
| Easter Liturgy and Love Duet in MV 5.1 | p. 100 |
| Impediments and Remedy in Much Ado | p. 105 |
| The Testing of Love in As You Like It | p. 114 |
| As You Like It as Christian Pastoral | p. 117 |
| "Tongues in Trees" in As You Like It | p. 122 |
| Thematic Patterns in Twelfth Night | p. 130 |
| Twelfth Night: Drama of Initiation | p. 137 |
| Theological Tone in All's Well | p. 145 |
| Nature Redeemed in All's Well | p. 147 |
| Christian Theme in All's Well | p. 150 |
| The Way of Redemption in All's Well | p. 154 |
| Helena's Humility | p. 157 |
| Bertram and the Marriage Duty | p. 160 |
| Measure for Measure and the Gospels | p. 167 |
| Measure for Measure and Atonement Story | p. 171 |
| The Integrity of Measure for Measure | p. 181 |
| "Physic Bitter to Sweet End" | p. 188 |
| Pericles and the Miracle Play | p. 197 |
| This Great Miracle | p. 198 |
| Pericles and the Cosmic Overview | p. 202 |
| Pericles and Jonah | p. 208 |
| Cymbeline: Religious Idea and Dramatic Design | p. 219 |
| The Strange Truth of Cymbeline | p. 224 |
| Atonement After Fortunate Fall | p. 226 |
| The Renewed Eagle | p. 228 |
| Sin, Repentance, and Restoration | p. 236 |
| The Winter's Tale and Early Religious Drama | p. 239 |
| Medieval Precedent in The Winter's Tale | p. 245 |
| Christian Liturgy and The Winter's Tale | p. 247 |
| Sacramental Imagery in The Tempest | p. 254 |
| An Analogical Reading of The Tempest | p. 257 |
| The Regeneration of Alonso | p. 263 |
| The Tempest and the Magic of Charity | p. 267 |
| From Tempest to Epilogue | p. 271 |
| Hollow Rituals in Richard II | p. 289 |
| Falstaff's Functions | p. 301 |
| Falstaff as Parodist | p. 303 |
| Henry V | p. 318 |
| The Denial of the Shepherd | p. 329 |
| Parodic Shepherding in Henry VI | p. 331 |
| Passion-Play Echoes in Henry VI | p. 333 |
| The History Play as Drama | p. 336 |
| Bosworth, All Souls, and Constantine | p. 341 |
| Nemesis and Judgment in Richard III | p. 345 |
| Richard III and Herod | p. 350 |
| Providential Design in Richard III | p. 355 |
| The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet | p. 366 |
| Romantic Love as Lost | p. 367 |
| Falling in Love: The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet | p. 370 |
| Spirit of Health or Goblin Damned? | p. 386 |
| The Beginning of Hamlet | p. 391 |
| Hamlet's Evasions and Inversions | p. 395 |
| Hamlet's Vows | p. 406 |
| A Medievalist Looks at Hamlet | p. 410 |
| Reputation in Othello | p. 418 |
| Othello as a Judas | p. 423 |
| The "Base Judean" | p. 427 |
| "Mad Idolatry" in Troilus and Cressida | p. 433 |
| Troilus and Cressida and Christian Irony | p. 439 |
| The Religious Dimension of King Lear | p. 448 |
| King Lear and the Corinthian Letters | p. 453 |
| Archetype and Parable in King Lear | p. 457 |
| The Ending of King Lear | p. 460 |
| The Extreme Verge in King Lear | p. 462 |
| King Lear, the Storm, and the Liturgy | p. 463 |
| "As it was played . . . St. Stephan's night" | p. 470 |
| Macbeth and the Powers of Darkness | p. 477 |
| Macbeth's Soliloquy | p. 481 |
| Macbeth and Mediaeval Stage Plays | p. 485 |
| Scotland's Christian Geography | p. 489 |
| Hell and Judgment in Macbeth | p. 491 |
| Shakespeare's Archetypal Cleopatra | p. 497 |
| Antony and Cleopatra and Christian Quest | p. 499 |
| The Ending of Antony and Cleopatra | p. 504 |
| Index | p. 507 |
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