The Properer Man

The Real Tragedy Of Shakespeare'S Romeo And Juliet Is Not That The Title Characters Die. What Is Far More Tragic: Juliet Chooses A Mere Player (Whose Cheesy Pick-Up Lines Only Sound Good In Iambic Pentameter) When All The While The Perfect-In-Every-Way Paris Wants To Commit To Marriage!The Properer Man Spins The Familiar Characters From Shakespeare'S Famous Play Into A Twenty-First American Setting Featuring Pop Star Rome Ayo; The Harvard-Educated Suitor Con Pierce; Julia Cappell And Her Real-Estate Tycoon Father; And Of Course Dr. Shae K. Speare Who Supplies A Happy Ending-Much More Satisfying Than A Stage Littered With Corpses. The Properer Man Will Appeal To Readers Who Simply Want To Spend A Long Afternoon In A Modern World Where Perfect Males Really Do Exist While The Allusions To Shakespeare'S Characters Storyline Imagery And Oft-Quoted Passages Mean The Novella Encourages Text-To Text Comparisons. (The Answers Are Included.)