Fintan O’Toole

The works of Shakespeare are everywhere, from our early schooling to the lecture rooms of academia, from classic theatre to modern adaptations on stage and screen. But how well do we really know his plays? In this witty, iconoclastic book Fintan O'Toole examines four of Shakespeare's most enduring tragedies: Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and King Lear and shows how their tragic heroes have been over-simplified and moulded to fit restrictive, conservative values. He restores the true heart and spirit of these classics.