Here's why:
* Card catalogs are alphabetized. They list titles in alphabetical order, ignoring articles (like "the" or "a") at the beginning of the title.
* "R" comes before "S". "Raven" begins with "R", while "Romeo and Juliet" begins with "S" (because we ignore "Romeo" and "and" for alphabetizing).
Therefore, "Raven, The" would be listed before "Romeo and Juliet" in a card catalog.