Reviews Shakespeare's view of masculinity through The Tempest, Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth and others.

Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The chivalric revival: Henry V and Troilus and Cressida; 2. 'Tender and delicate prince': Hamlet; 3. 'O these men, these men': Othello; 4. 'Arms and the man': Macbeth; 5. 'Flower of warriors': Coriolanus; 6. 'Rarer action': The Tempest; Afterword: historicism and 'presentism'; Select bibliography; Index.