A fictitious account of a "friend" of William Shakespeare, who accompanies him from his birth to his death and beyond, chronicling Shakespeare's life, adventures, speeches, and impromptu bursts of poetry. (Summary by Tricia G.)
Chapters
1 Sweepstakes; Autograph Letter of Shakspere 24 min 2 Birth. School Days. Shows 14 min 3 Launched. Apprentice Boy. Ambition 11 min 4 Farm. Life. Sport. Poaching on Lucy 13 min 5 In Search of Peace and Fortune 14 min 6 London. Its Guilt and Glory 13 min 7 Taverns. Theatres. Variegated Society 12 min 8 Theatrical Drudgery. Compositions 14 min 9 Growing Literary Renown. Royal Patrons 21 min 10 Bohemian Hours. Westminster Abbey. 'Love's Labours Lost.' 13 min 11 Queen Elizabeth. War. Shakspere in Ireland 12 min 12 Rural England. 'Romeo and Juliet.' 27 min 13 'Julius Caesar.' 33 min 14 Two Tramps. By Land and Sea 42 min 15 Windsor Park. 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' 23 min 16 The Jew. Shylock. 'The Merchant of Venice.' 34 min 17 The Supernatural. 'Hamlet.' 40 min 18 Death of Queen Elizabeth. Coronation of King James 16 min 19 Shakspere as Monologuist. King James 35 min 20 Stratford. Shakspere's Death. Patriotism Down the Ages 49 min
