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Contents: Introduction Part 1 Body: 'The greatest and most savage beast in the whole world': the idea of the crowd in Shakespeare's time Theories of the crowd Class conflict and crowd psychology: the Second Part of Henry VI The metatheatricality of the crowd: Julius Caesar From the 'body politic' to the 'many-headed monster': Coriolanus Part 2 Voice: 'Falsehoods mingled with the truth': early modern concepts of rumour Rumour theory The circulation of fear: Richard III Rumour, fame and sound: the Second Part of Henry IV Rumour and scepticism: Othello Conclusion: Shakespeare's drama of collectivity Appendices Works cited Index.
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