Table of Contents
Introduction 9
Chronology 12
Chapter 1 Background on William Shakespeare
1 The Life of Shakespeare John F. Andrews 17
2 Shakespeare Travels to London, a City of Power and Politics Stephen Greenblatt 27
3 Shakespeare's Fascination with Rulers Peter Ackroyd 39
Chapter 2 Tyranny in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
1 Julius Caesar Relies on Ancient Rome's Complex Political Stage Coppelia Kahn 47
2 Julius Caesar Is the Tragedy of the Roman Republic Andrew Hadfield 53
3 Shakespeare Defines the Elizabethan Aristocratic Identity Wayne A. Rebhorn 65
4 Julius Caesar Presents the Anarchy-Tyranny Dilemma as Inevitable William Rosen Barbara Rosen 73
5 Shakespeare Offers an Alternative to State-Mediated Social Order Daniel Juan Gil 80
6 Julius Caesar Challenges the Renaissance Debate over Tyrannicide Robert S. Miola 94
7 Shakespeare Presents All Characters Sympathetically Francis Fergusson 104
8 Brutus's Noble Heroism Is Superficial James C. Bulman 111
9 Julius Caesar Was Staged Both to Promote and to Oppose Fascist Regimes Michael Anderegg 118
Chapter 3 Contemporary Perspectives on Tyranny
1 Iran Elects a Radical, Unpredictable Leader: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Kasra Naji 128
2 A Cuban Leader's Vulnerable Relationship with His People: Fidel Castro Daniel P. Erikson 138
3 Communist North Korea Becomes Increasingly Isolated: Kim Jong Il Richard Worth 145
4 A Latin American Leader Becomes a Global Icon: Hugo Chávez Moisés Naím 153
5 Excessive Power in the US Executive Branch Gene Healy 162
For Further Discussion 169
For Further Reading 170
Bibliography 171
Index 175
