Each volume of Drama for Students features coverage of 14 to 15 plays most frequently studied in literature classes. Each detailed entry includes an introduction that provides an overview of the play; a brief biography of the playwright; a plot summary; a discussion of the play's principal themes; understandable essays on the play's construction; excerpted critical commentary; and much more.
Each detailed, illustrated entry provides:

An introduction that provides an overview of the play
A brief biography of the playwright
A plot summary
An annotated character list
A discussion of the play's principal themes
Understandable essays on the play's construction (setting, dialogue, imagery)
Historical and cultural context sections that illuminate the play's role in inter-curricular studies
Excerpted critical commentary on various facets of the play
Extensive subject/theme, ethnicity/nationality, and author/title indexes
And much more