Shakespeare's 'Whores'

Chapter 1 Introduction: ‘Am I that name’?

Chapter 2 ‘Made to write “whore” upon?’: Male and Female Use of the Word ‘Whore’

Chapter 3 ‘Enough to make a whore forswear her trade’: Prostitution as Woman’s ‘Oldest Profession’

Chapter 4 The Heroic Tragedy of Cleopatra: The ‘Prostitute Queen’

Chapter 5 Female Erotic Passion: Toward Sex As You Like It

Chapter 6 Venus: Mother of All ‘Whores’