7. The Revel.-Sir Toby Belch, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, and the Clown sing a Catch.-Enter Maria and Malvolio.

8. Orsino sending Viola again to Olivia.

9. Malvolio meditating upon the letter he has found.-Sir Toby Belch, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, and Fabian watching him.

10. Antonio and Sebastian.

11. Malvolio before Olivia, in yellow stockings and cross-gartered, according to the directions in the Letter.-Sir Toby Belch, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, and Fabian, watching him.

12. Olivia and Viola.—Sir Toby Belch and Fabian urging Sir Andrew Aguecheek to challenge Viola.

13. The duel between Sir Andrew Aguecheek and Viola interrupted by Antonio. In the back ground the officers are watching Antonio.

14. Antonio under arrest, addresses Viola as Sebastian, and requests the return of his purse.

15. Sir Andrew Aguecheek meeting Sebastian, mistakes him for Viola. -Enter Olivia.

16. The marriage of Olivia to Sebastian.

17. Antonio brought before Orsino.

18. Olivia claiming Viola as her husband.

19. Sebastian appears, and clears up the mistake.-Sir Toby Belch drunk, is being led into the house by the Clown.

20. Orsino receiving Viola in female attire from the hands of her protector the Captain, attended by Sebastian, and Olivia, and Antonio Sir Toby Belch and Maria laughing at Malvolio in the midst of the crowd of guests attendant at Orsino's marriage, amongst whom may be seen Sir Andrew Aguecheek, with his head tied up, as still suffering from his beating by Sebastian.

MEASURE FOR MEASURE.

1. The Duke appointing Angelo as his deputy in his absence.

2. Claudio and Juliet brought before Angelo.

3. Isabella and Lucio pleading with Angelo for the life of Claudio.

4. Isabella's second interview with Angelo.

5. Claudio imploring Isabella to save his life.-The Duke, disguised as a friar, about to enter the cell, listening.

6. The Duke proposing to Mariana to take the place of Isabella, and to meet Angelo.

7. Mariana, disguised as Isabella, keeping the assignation with Angelo. 8. The Duke persuading the Provost to send the head of Barnardine to Angelo, instead of the head of Claudio.-The dead body of Ragozine is seen through the open door of his cell.-Abhorson is instructing the Clown in the "mysteries" of execution.

9. The Duke announcing the Death of Claudio to Isabella, who comes expecting to find him pardoned.—The Provost is carrying the head of Ragozine to Angelo.

10. Isabella making her accusation against Angelo, on the public return of the Duke to Vienna.--Friar Peter and Mariana, veiled, behind Isabella, to follow up the accusation.

11. The Duke, having left Angelo and Escalus to examine into the case, is brought up in disguise, as the principal instigator of the plot.Claudio is seen muffled up behind the Provost.

12. The Duke, having passed sentence upon Angelo, pardoned Claudio, and offered his hand to Isabella, orders Lucio to marry Mrs. Kate Keepdown.

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.

1. The arrival of Don Pedro, Don John, Claudio, and Benedick, at Leonato's house in Messina.

2. Masquerade. Don Pedro pleading for Claudio with Hero.

3. Meeting of Don Pedro and Claudio.

4. Benedick in the arbour.

5. Beatrice in the arbour.

6. Don John deceiving Don Pedro and Claudio by the assistance of Borachio.

7. The Watch having overheard Borachio's confession to Conrade, bring them before the Constables.

8. Claudio refuses to marry Hero, at the altar.

9. Beatrice and Benedick.

10. Benedick, at the instance of Beatrice, challenges Claudio for his treatment of Hero.

11. Borachio's confession to Don Pedro.

12. Claudio about to be married to a supposed niece of Leonato, in reparation of his calumny on Hero.

MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.

1. Titania stealing the Indian boy.

2. The quarrel between Oberon and Titania.

3. Egeus before Theseus.

4. Helena telling Demetrius of Hermia's flight with Lysander.

5. Quince arranging the play.

6. Demetrius repulsing Helena.

7. Titania asleep.

8. Helena, Lysander, and Hermia.

9. Rehearsing the play.

10. Bottom singing.

11. Demetrius and Hermia.-Oberon and Puck.

12. Lysander, Helena, Hermia.-Demetrius waking.--Oberon and Puck.

13. Puck misleading Lysander in a fog.

14. Titania and Bottom.

15. Oberon releasing Titania from the spell.

16. Theseus, Egeus, Hippolita, &c. going out to hunt.-Oberon and

Titania.

17. The play. The lion roars, and Thisby runs off.

18. Oberon and Titania blessing Theseus's wedding.

PREFACE.

IN attempting to illustrate our great dramatist more fully than has hitherto been done, it may be deemed proper that the artist should explain his reasons for departing from the beaten track.

The variety and excellence of the illustrations of Shakspeare already produced, seem to preclude the possibility of now offering any which shall possess either novelty or attraction; but it is presumed that there is still a path untrodden, and that something yet remains to be done towards the more complete and perfect illustration of our great poet.

The dramatist, who is limited in the time for representation on the stage, exhibits in his scenes. those occurrences only which he considers most important, and best adapted for theatrical effect; but the painter, by making the story of the play complete in a series of designs, arranged as the events are supposed to have taken place, and by filling up what

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the nature of the drama compels the poet to leave undefined, shows the author's ideas in a new light. He does not take what is common to both, for that is no more than repeating the poet; but he throws all the advantages of his own art into the scale, displays an additional originality, and enhances the interest of the work.

I am, therefore, induced to think, that a series of designs, illustrative of the stories of Shakspeare's plays, may prove acceptable to the admirers of our immortal poet, as a humble accompaniment to his works. My object will be to give the spirit of the play, rather than a servile imitation of individual passages, and, if possible, to render the plates complete in themselves, that they may interest equally as an illustration of the poet's ideas, and as an intelligible series of amusing designs.

F. H.