All’s Well That Ends Well

　　This play has attracted unprecedented interest in recent times. Professor Fraser takes account of its history, in which neglect and unpopularity have been important features, and discusses such reactions and the reasons for them. He argues for a play which is a powerful and often disconcerting blend of darkness and comedy, faults and virtues, falling and forgiveness. Beneath the fluctuating imagery there is a constant sexual undercurrent which compels unusual critical attention.