Sohmer sets out to show that JULIUS CAESAR was the first play performed at the new Globe Theatre on 12 June 1599. Drawing on many areas of expertise Sohmer sheds new light not only on JULIUS CAESAR but on a variety of accepted beliefs regarding Shakespeare's plays. For students and academics of Shakespearean studies.

This book shows that William Shakespeare was a more personal writer than any of his innumerable commentators have realised. It asserts that numerous characters and events were drawn from the author's life, and puts faces to the names of Jaques, Touchstone, Feste, Jessica, the 'Dark Lady' and others.

Steven Sohmer explores aspects of Shakespeare's plays and sonnets that have been hitherto overlooked or misinterpreted in an effort to better understand the man and his work. If you've ever wondered who Pigrogromitus was, or why Jaques spies on Touchstone and Audrey - or what the famous riddle M.O.A.I. stands for - this is the book for you.