The game's afoot

<p> Like the age-old feud between the Montagues and Capulets in <I>Romeo and Juliet</I> the enduring rivalry between the Boston Celtics and the LA Lakers makes for great drama. Macbeth's career began with promise but ended in ruin--not unlike Pete Rose's. <I>Twelfth Night</I>'s Viola's disguise as a boy to enter into a man's world is echoed in Babe Didrikson Zaharias' challenge to the pro golf patriarchy when she competed in the Los Angeles Open.</p><p> Exploring parallels between Shakespeare's plays and famous events in the world of sports this book introduces seven of the best-known plays to the sports enthusiast and offers a fresh perspective to Shakespeare devotees.</p>