Quidditas Volume 30 Article 12 2009 Review Essay: “Will in Overplus” A Review of Shakespeare Biographies Stephannie S. Gearhart Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/rmmra Part of the Comparative Literature Commons, History Commons, Philosophy Commons, and the Renaissance Studies Commons Recommended Citation Gearhart, Stephannie S. (2009) "Review Essay: “Will in Overplus” A Review of Shakespeare Biographies," Quidditas: Vol. 30 , Article 12. Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/rmmra/vol30/iss1/12 This Review is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Quidditas by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact
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[email protected]. Quidditas 30 (2009) 162 Books Review Essay “Will in Overplus” A Review of Shakespeare Biographies Stephannie S. Gearhart Bowling Green State University Whoever hath her wish, thou hast thy Will, And Will to boot, and Will in overplus; More than enough am I that vex thee still William Shakespeare, Sonnet 135, ll.1-3 ` It seems to be a kind of Respect due to the Memory of Excellent Men, specially of those whom their Wit and Learning have made Famous, to deliver some Account of themselves, as well as their Works, to Posterity. For this Reason, how fond do we see some People of discovering any little Personal Story of the great Men of Antiquity, their Families, the common Accidents of their Lives, and even their Shape, Make and Features have been the Subject of critical Enquiries.