Citation

Ricci GR. Vesalius 2009; 15(2): 80-83.

Affiliation

Faculty of Architecture, University of Florence, Italy. gr.ricci@tin.it

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Societas Internationales Historiae Medicinae)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

20527326

Abstract

In Elizabethan theatre, many deaths and attempted murders are based on the use of poison and Shakespearean works are not an exception. This article reviews the plots of a number of Elizabethan plays, some of which are based on real events, where poisoning is the preferred method of murder.

Language: en