Cynthia Lewis is Charles A. Dana Professor of English at Davidson College in North Carolina. She regularly publishes literary criticism on Shakespeare and his contemporaries and is a recognized literary journalist.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction1. “Ancient grudges”: Rivalry in Romeo and Juliet and the Lakers versus the Celticsdelete deleteInside Shakespeare: Pronouns in Romeo and Juliet2. “Glory like a shooting star”: Richard II, Over-Confidence and “The Miracle on Ice”delete deleteInside Shakespeare: Subtext in Richard II3. “The uses of adversity”: The 1988 World Series, Kirk Gibson and As You Like Itdelete deleteAn Interview with Coach Bob McKillop4. “Even play of battle”: Henry V, Agincourt and Super Bowl IIIdelete deleteAn Interview with Kevin and Della ­O’Neill, Leicester City Soccer Fans5. “I am the man!” Twelfth Night and Women of Prowessdelete deleteInterview with Shakespearean Actor Graham Smith6. “Vaulting ambition”: Team versus Self and Macbethdelete deleteInside Shakespeare: Macbeth and the Question of Emphasis7. “Sea change”: The Tempest, Andre Agassi and Second deleteChancesdelete deleteInside Shakespeare: ­Over-Simplification in and of The TempestAppendix: Professional Actors Comment on Parallels Between Spectator Sports and Shakespearean PerformanceChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

Cynthia Lewis is Charles A. Dana Professor of English at Davidson College in North Carolina. She regularly publishes literary criticism on Shakespeare and his contemporaries and is a recognized literary journalist.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction1. “Ancient grudges”: Rivalry in Romeo and Juliet and the Lakers versus the Celticsdelete deleteInside Shakespeare: Pronouns in Romeo and Juliet2. “Glory like a shooting star”: Richard II, Over-Confidence and “The Miracle on Ice”delete deleteInside Shakespeare: Subtext in Richard II3. “The uses of adversity”: The 1988 World Series, Kirk Gibson and As You Like Itdelete deleteAn Interview with Coach Bob McKillop4. “Even play of battle”: Henry V, Agincourt and Super Bowl IIIdelete deleteAn Interview with Kevin and Della ­O’Neill, Leicester City Soccer Fans5. “I am the man!” Twelfth Night and Women of Prowessdelete deleteInterview with Shakespearean Actor Graham Smith6. “Vaulting ambition”: Team versus Self and Macbethdelete deleteInside Shakespeare: Macbeth and the Question of Emphasis7. “Sea change”: The Tempest, Andre Agassi and Second deleteChancesdelete deleteInside Shakespeare: ­Over-Simplification in and of The TempestAppendix: Professional Actors Comment on Parallels Between Spectator Sports and Shakespearean PerformanceChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

Cynthia Lewis is Charles A. Dana Professor of English at Davidson College in North Carolina. She regularly publishes literary criticism on Shakespeare and his contemporaries and is a recognized literary journalist.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction1. “Ancient grudges”: Rivalry in Romeo and Juliet and the Lakers versus the Celticsdelete deleteInside Shakespeare: Pronouns in Romeo and Juliet2. “Glory like a shooting star”: Richard II, Over-Confidence and “The Miracle on Ice”delete deleteInside Shakespeare: Subtext in Richard II3. “The uses of adversity”: The 1988 World Series, Kirk Gibson and As You Like Itdelete deleteAn Interview with Coach Bob McKillop4. “Even play of battle”: Henry V, Agincourt and Super Bowl IIIdelete deleteAn Interview with Kevin and Della ­O’Neill, Leicester City Soccer Fans5. “I am the man!” Twelfth Night and Women of Prowessdelete deleteInterview with Shakespearean Actor Graham Smith6. “Vaulting ambition”: Team versus Self and Macbethdelete deleteInside Shakespeare: Macbeth and the Question of Emphasis7. “Sea change”: The Tempest, Andre Agassi and Second deleteChancesdelete deleteInside Shakespeare: ­Over-Simplification in and of The TempestAppendix: Professional Actors Comment on Parallels Between Spectator Sports and Shakespearean PerformanceChapter NotesBibliographyIndex