thanks to

William Shakespeare, for obvious reasons.
His bowdlerizers; without their efforts, this paper would not exist.

My parents, for proofreading, suggestions and research help.
My little sister, for staying out of the way (most of the time).

Eric Selbin, for being an excellent teacher.

The Taylor family, for hosting the class.

All the spiffy people in the class: Dorothy, Emma, Hilary, Josh, Kate, Nick, Ramona, Sarah, Sean (who read my draft), & Summer.

Everyone who I have ever been in a Shakespeare play with.
Everyone who has helped me learn more about Shakespeare.

Eponymous, by R.E.M, for musical inspiration. ("It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine...")

I was also lucky enough to have access to two excellent libraries: the UT Austin library system and the Austin Public Library.

Finally, I learned about one of my most important sources on Shakespeare censorship in the Elizabethan era by reading Stage and State: The Censorship of Richard II.