In The Quality of Mercy, one of the world´s most revered theatre directors reflects on a fascinating variety of Shakespearean topics.
In this sequence of essays - all but one published here for the first time - Peter Brook debates such questions as who was the man who wrote Shakespeare´s plays, why Shakespeare is never out of date, and how actors should approach Shakespeare´s verse. He also revisits some of the plays which he has directed with notable brilliance, including King Lear, Titus Andronicus and A Midsummer Night´s Dream.