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Shakespeare saved my life, ten years in solitary with the bard, Laura Bates

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Shakespeare saved my life

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Laura Bates

ten years in solitary with the bard

Shakespeare professor and prison volunteer Laura Bates thought she had seen it all. That is, until she decided to teach Shakespeare in a place the bard had never been before--supermax solitary confinement. In this unwelcoming place, surrounded by inmates known as the worst of the worst, is Larry Newton. A convicted murderer with several escape attempts under his belt and a brilliantly agile mind on his shoulders, Larry was trying to break out of prison at the same time Laura was fighting to get her program started behind bars. Thus begins the most unlikely of friendships, one bonded by Shakespeare and lasting years--a friendship that, in the end, would save more than one life

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Foreword; Chapter 1: Favorite Freakin' Shakespeare; Chapter 2: The Value of Education; Chapter 3: Breaking Out; Chapter 4: Breaking In; Chapter 5: I'm In; Chapter 6: Newton's In; Chapter 7: Life Inside; Chapter 8: The First Lesson I Teach; Chapter 9: The First Group Session; Chapter 10: The First Lesson I Learn; Chapter 11: Regaining Lost Humanity; Chapter 12: Contraband; Chapter 13: Childhood; Chapter 14: The Tragedy of Macbeth; Chapter 15: Supermax Kid; Chapter 16: The Closet; Chapter 17: My Secret Life; Chapter 18: Tough FreedomsChapter 19: "To Know My Deed"Chapter 20: CSI: Muncie, Indiana; Chapter 21: Death Penalty; Chapter 22: Escape Artist; Chapter 23: The Dagger I See before Me; Chapter 24: The Shower: Newton; Chapter 25: The Shower: Me; Chapter 26: All Hands on Deck; Chapter 27: The Boat; Chapter 28: New Directions; Chapter 29: Sensory Deprivation; Chapter 30: Isolated ... and Alone; Chapter 31: Ghosts in the Cell; Chapter 32: Insanity; Chapter 33: More House Calls; Chapter 34: Administrative Segregation versus Disciplinary Segregation; Chapter 35: Killer Dog; Chapter 36: Extraction; Chapter 37: B-EastChapter 38: This Prison Don't MatterChapter 39: Meeting of the Minds; Chapter 40: Dr. Newton; Chapter 41: The Picture; Chapter 42: "That's Freedom"; Chapter 43: Another Door Opens; Chapter 44: Killer Dog Comes Inside; Chapter 45: "Shakespearean Considerations"; Chapter 46: Hamlet: to Revenge or Not to Revenge; Chapter 47: Othello: Girl Meets Boy; Chapter 48: "Shakespeare Saved My Life"; Chapter 49: Shakespeare Saved My Life; Chapter 50: Shakespeare Could Save Your Life Too; Chapter 51: Doing Life; Chapter 52: Romeo and Juliet; Chapter 53: Romeo and Juliet for Youth Incarcerated as AdultsChapter 54: BalanceChapter 55: Tybalt Must Die!; Chapter 56: Killer in the Classroom; Chapter 57: Hands that Kill Can Also ... Sew?; Chapter 58: Fears and Phobias; Chapter 59: Sociopath or ... ; Chapter 60: Socrates; Chapter 61: Doing Good for Bad Done; Chapter 62: Correctional Education; Chapter 63: "Cool!"; Chapter 64: Timeline of Anxiety; Chapter 65: Media Celebrity; Chapter 66: Cell Phone in the Cell; Chapter 67: Back to Seg; Chapter 68: Remembering the Victims; Chapter 69: Full Circle; Chapter 70: Tragic Kingdom; Chapter 71: "Stay Strong"; Chapter 72: Closing Doors; Chapter 73: The LetterChapter 74: Powering through with ShakespeareChapter 75: Revelation; Chapter 76: Footprint in the World; Chapter 77: Mother's Day; Chapter 78: Five Steps; Afterword; Reading Group Guide; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Back Cover