Looks at the violation of bodies in Shakespeare's tragedies, especially as shown (or concealed) in performance on stage and screen.
List of illustrationsAcknowledgementsNote on texts usedPrologue : the gravedigger's daughter - a story of loss1Introduction : filling the empty space41Titus Andronicus : spectacular obscenities242'Not dead? not yet quite dead?' : Hamlet's unruly corpses643Murderous male moors : gazing at race in Titus Andronicus and Othello1024En-gendering violence and suffering in King Lear151Epilogue : Polly goes to Hollywood - a success story190App: Main productions cited192Bibliography203Index217