Smart Aleck's Guide to Romeo and Juliet: Contents

As a sort of preview, here're the contents to the new guide:

PART 1: SHAKESPEARE 101

INTRODUCTION:

Shakespeare: Was He "Wild Bill" or "William the Bard?"

Sex, Violence and Poop: Elizabethan Life

Your Life, 1593

Earls, Dukes, And Other People Who Were Allowed To Kick You

Elizabethan Money

The Theatre Scene

Wild Bill's Rowdy Pals

The History That Everyone Knew Back Then

What Did Shakespeare Look Like?

Lost Plays (Or: Wanna Make Five Dollars?)

Was Shakespeare Gay?

Was Shakespeare a Racist?

Wasn't Shakespeare Someone Else?

Tips on Reading Shakespeare

Shakespeare's Language

Glossary

Scholar Wars

What's So Great About Shakespeare?

Some Shakespearean Movies

Some Shakespeare Books

PART 2: ROMEO AND JULIET

Parental Advisory

Introduction

What Happens in Romeo and Juliet

Characters

The Source : Or, Hope You Guys Like Couplets!

Mercutio: Gay Atheist Spy?

Romeo and Juliet Through the Years

Movie Versions

AND NOW, THE PLAY

Act 1, Prologue and Scene 1:

Act 1, Scene 2

Act 1: Scene 3:

Act 1: Scene 4:

Act 1: Scene 5:

ROMEO'S STUPID HATS

End of Act Discussion Questions

Act 2: Prologue and Scene 1

Act 2: Scene 2

Act 2: Scene 3

Act 2: Scene 4

Act 2: Scene 5

Act 2: Scene 6

LET'S TALK MUPPETS.

Act 3: Scene 1

Act 3: Scene 2

Act 3: Scene 3

Act 3: Scene 4

Act 3: Scene 5

Act 4: Scene 1

Act 4: Scene 2

Act 4: Scene 3

Act 4: Scenes 4 and 5

END OF ACT CHALLENGE

Act 5: Scene 1

Act 5: Scene 2

Act 5: Scene 3

END OF PLAY QUESTIONS

WHO SHOULD SUE WHO?

Romeo and Juliet Scorecard

Conclusion

Notes