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Romeo + Juliet.
CD-ROM (Mac/Win). Stratford Studios, Inc., 1997. $49.99. 1-888-YOBILLY. www.stratfordstudios.com
This interactive CD-ROM ought to appeal to active teens with a sense of humor. After three years of graduate school in English literature and classroom observation, company founder Kelly Corrigan started Stratford Studios with the mission to "end teen anxiety, at least the kind that comes from feeling intellectually inept and completely belittled by classic literature." With an irreverent approach, interactivity in the games section, and an emphasis on interpretation through performance, Stratford Studios attempts to "proudly liberate" Romeo + Juliet.
On the whole, they succeed. Three sections will keep students returning to the text. The text...