Shakespeare in company

Prologue : Shakespeare's early life and the origins of commercial theatre (1576-1592)

Phase I Shakespeare as conventional poet-playwright (1592-1594)

Imitation and identity

The working conditions of the playwright

Shakespeare as literary dramatist

Phase II Shakespeare as company man (1594-1599)

Control over casting

The events of 1594

Relational drama

Shakespeare's singularity

Phase III Shakespeare as playhouse investor (1599-1608)

The Globe partnership

Robert Armin

The children's companies

Richard Burbage

Phase IV Shakespeare in the company of playwrights again (1608-1614)

The events of 1608

Shakespeare's late style

Shakespeare and co-authorship.