Thanks for your input here.

Chesterfield County isn't a rural county, but one of ever-expanding suburbs.

Yes, we will read R&J all the way through. I'm going to introduce the play with Zefferelli's interpretation, which is my favorite. I think the street brawls, murders, suicides, hostilities and hot young passion will be immediately understandable to my kids. Fights in the halls are not necessarily uncommon these days--thank God kids don't carry around swords anymore and weapons of any kind are completely illegal at school.

If you have any other favorite lines from 'R & J', please note them here.

Oh, this unit will most likely be my students first encounter with William S.