We see how six high school-set stories based on the Bard stack up against each other.

All high school’s a stage…

…and all the jocks and mean girls merely players.

So, to see, or not to see?

All High School’s a Stage…

20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection; Richard Cartwright; Rob McEwan

We find ourselves saying, for all the wrong reasons,lordwhat fools these mortals be!

(But what’s in a genre?

Gorgeous as the movie is to look at, however, the effect can be dizzying.

6. Just One of the Guys (1985)

Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection

Neverwasa story of more woe.

5. Get Over It (2001)

Dimension Films/Courtesy Everett Collection

4. O (2001)

Bob Basha/Lionsgate

3. She’s the Man (2006)

Rob McEwan/Dreamworks

4. Romeo + Juliet (1996)

20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection

1. 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

Richard Cartwright