Chapter 1 Acknowledgements Chapter 2 Introduction Part 3 Part 1: Close Readings of the Written Text Chapter 4 A Special Meaning of "Within" Chapter 5 "Music Plays and They Dance": A Close Reading of Romeo and Juliet , 1.5 Chapter 6 "Post-alone": a Missing Word and the Limits of Biography Chapter 7 Shakespeare's Secret Language, with specimens from a commentary Chapter 8 Close Reading, Illustration, and Productive Ambivalence Chapter 9 A Dramatic Function of Caliban's "Be not afeared" Speech in The Tempest Chapter 10 "Mention my name in Verona": is Cassio Florentine? Part 11 Part II: Close Reading of Performance Chapter 12 Close Enough Readings? Or Trying to Ascribe the Actor's Part in Analyzing Performance Texts Chapter 13 Reading Morocco: Four Film Versions of The Merchant of Venice Chapter 14 Red Button Shakespeare Chapter 15 Can We/Should We Close Read Performance? Chapter 16 List of Contributors Chapter 17 Index.