The Child in ShakespeareThis volume explores the character and representation of the child in Shakespeare's drama, not as a specific life stage but as a role. As a life force, an impassioned plea for justice, a legacy, history, memory or image of love or violence, children are everywhere in Shakespeare's plays. Focusing on Shakespeare's unique interest in the young body, the life stage, and the parental and social dynamic, this book offers an account of the role and