THE

SPIRIT

OF THE

PLAYS OF SHAKSPEARE,

EXHIBITED IN A

SERIES OF OUTLINE PLATES

ILLUSTRATIVE OF

THE STORY OF EACH PLAY.

DRAWN AND ENGRAVED

BY FRANK HOWARD.

WITH

QUOTATIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS.

VOL. I.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR T. CADELL, STRAND (BOOKSELLER TO THE ROYAL
ACADEMY); C. AND J. RIVINGTON, ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD,
AND WATERLOO-PLACE, PALL-MALL; BALDWIN, CRADOCK,
AND JOY, PATERNOSTER-ROW; AND J. BOOKER, NEW BOND-
STREET.

TO BE HAD ALSO OF MR. F. HOWARD, NO. 5, NEWMAN-STREET,

OXFORD-STREET.

1827.

MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

TWELFTH NIGHT, OR WHAT YOU WILL

MEASURE FOR MEASURE

MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

LOVE'S LABOUR LOST .