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Examines Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet (q.v.) as an example of intersemiotic translation. English summary, 203.

Explores Scotland, PA and Maqbool as film adaptations of Macbeth that, because of their non-traditional settings, allow the directors to explore less prominent aspects of the play, such as Lady Macbeth's sexuality and the character of Macduff.

Discusses portrayals of Joan of Arc on stage. Argues that Shakespeare's 1 Henry VI portrays Joan of Arc as a villainous witch. English and Spanish summaries, 243.

Sample student essay. Discusses the critical dialogue between C.L. Barber and Joseph Pequigney on sexuality in Twelfth Night. Argues that Barber's criticism is supported by the text, but Pequigney's is not.

Provides an overview of postcolonial interpretations and adaptations of Tempest as a case study in examining broader trends in postcolonial narratives.

Studies Hamlet as an Oedipal character not only through his relationships with Gertrude and Ophelia, but in terms of larger socials structures, marking the Oedipal complex as effecting individual and social identity. English and Portuguese summaries, 45.

Reflects on directing a performance of Twelfth Night in Austria with a cast of young non-native speakers. Examines pedagogical possibilities in using Shakespeare to teach English language to non-native speaking students. English summary, 78.

Analyzes Degustación de Titus Andrónicus [The Tasting of Titus Andronicus] (q.v.), a stage adaptation of Titus Andronicus by Catalan group La fura dels baus. Focuses on the performance's use of taste, centered around meat being cooked onstage throughout the performance, which is delivered to the audience as Tamora's cannibalistic feast begins.

Examines how Shakespeare depicts the historical King Henry VIII's flaws in Henry VIII. Argues that while the play does emphasize Henry VIII's virtues, it is structured in such a way as to demonstrate his "self-centered nature" as well.

Argues that Western critics have ignored Akira Kurosawa's statement that his primary inspiration for Ran was the story of Mori Motonari, not Shakespeare's King Lear. Asserts that many critics who try to read Ran as an adaptation of King Lear devalue the Japanese traditions that Kurosawa makes use of in the film.