An interesting companion piece to Ian Doescher's new Shakespeare/Star Wars mash-up The Phantom of Menace, in which the author outlines some of the common elements that the two share. It covers the same sort of ground as the three educator's guides for the original trilogy, and is useful for pointing out some Shakespeare references that you might have missed when reading it (as we are now onto the fourth book, the well-known quotes have already been used and things are getting a bit more obscure). These short guides help you appreciate just how much thought and craft Doescher has been putting into his books. ( )