Answer these questions about the movie.

1. What is a "Renaissance Man?" How can this term be applied to Bill by the end of the movie? Explain.

2. How does Bill convince the class that boys doing girls' parts is okay?

3. What classic elements of Shakespearean comedy did you notice in this modern comedy?

4. What could you learn about the play Hamlet just from watching this movie? Be specific.

5. Bill tests the D.D.'s orally. What would be the advantages and disadvantages of this type of testing?

6. Why was the play Henry V especially relevant to the D.D.'s?

7. How does the character Henry V compare to Bill?

8. How does this movie illustrate the universality (appealing to all people) of Shakespeare's plays?