Cynthia Greenwood has worked as a professional interpreter of Shakespeare for newspaper readers, students, and theatregoers for thirty years. She is the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Shakespeare's Plays, having taught Shakespeare's plays and sonnets at the college level for ten years. She served as the classical arts critic for the Houston Press, and has filed arts reports and reviews for The New York Times, Houston Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, San Antonio Express-News, Fort Worth Star Telegram, Playbill and PlayShakespeare.com. She holds a Master's degree in English from the University of Texas at San Antonio, and a second Master's degree with an emphasis on British drama, from The University of Houston.