BBC Two - Shakespeare Unlocked - Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet Want more deets? We've also got a complete Online Course about Romeo and Juliet, with three weeks worth of readings and activities to make sure you know your stuff. Before young William Shakespeare wrote his play about two poetry speaking, hormone-driven teenagers who defy their families' long-standing feud and risk everything to be together, love wasn't even considered a suitable subject for a "tragedy." Not anymore. Shakespeare adapted the storyline from Arthur Brookes' popular Tragicall History of Romeus and Juliet (1562), a long English poem based on a story that dates back to a novella by Masuccio Salernitano called "Mariotto and Giannozza" (1476). Despite its fancy pedigree, Romeo and Juliet is also considered to be one of Shakespeare's most accessible works. It's also one of the most adapted plays of all time—Franco Zeffirelli made it into an Oscar winning film in 1968 and the play was also adapted into a Tony Award winning musical, West Side Story (1957). Why? Our point?
Summary of Romeo and Juliet | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust TL;DR (may contain spoilers): The classic story of boy meets girl; girl's family hates boy's family; boy's family hates girl's family; boy kills girl's cousin; boy and girl kill themselves. Romeo and Juliet Summary An age-old vendetta between two powerful families erupts into bloodshed. A group of masked Montagues risk further conflict by gatecrashing a Capulet party. Read our Romeo and Juliet Character Summaries. More detail: 2 minute read Act I Romeo and Juliet begins as the Chorus introduces two feuding families of Verona: the Capulets and the Montagues. Montague's son Romeo and his friends (Benvolio and Mercutio) hear of the party and resolve to go in disguise. Act II Romeo lingers near the Capulet house to talk with Juliet when she appears in her window. Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say goodnight till it be morrow — Romeo and Juliet, Act 2 Scene 2 Act III Following the secret marriage, Juliet's cousin Tybalt sends a challenge to Romeo. Act IV Ready to test your knowledge?
Tragic Love: Introducing Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet ReadWriteThink couldn't publish all of this great content without literacy experts to write and review for us. If you've got lessons plans, activities, or other ideas you'd like to contribute, we'd love to hear from you. More Find the latest in professional publications, learn new techniques and strategies, and find out how you can connect with other literacy professionals. More Teacher Resources by Grade Your students can save their work with Student Interactives. More Home › Classroom Resources › Lesson Plans Lesson Plan Overview Featured Resources From Theory to Practice This pre-reading lesson helps students expand their knowledge of Shakespeare and build an understanding of Romeo and Juliet by connecting the summary of the play to their everyday lives as teenagers. back to top Story Map: This interactive is designed to assist students in prewriting and postreading activities by focusing on the key elements of character, setting, conflict, and resolution. Further Reading
Welcome to Shakespeare High: Your Shakespeare Classroom on the Internet! Reading Shakespeare's Plays Language Before you start to read Shakespeare's plays, you will want to take a look at some of the language uses that might stand in your way of understanding the script. In his book, Unlocking Shakespeare's Language, Randal Robinson breaks the language barriers into three main categories: Shakespeare's Unusual Arrangements of Words, Shakespeare's Troublesome Omissions & Words Not Quite Our Own. Unusual Word Arrangements Many of my students have asked me if people really spoke the way they do in Shakespeare's plays. I ate the sandwich. Robinson shows us that these four words can create six unique sentences which carry the same meaning. Poetry We speak in prose (language without metrical structure). Blank Verse: unrhymed iambic pentameter.
Romeo and Juliet No Fear Shakespeare puts Shakespeare's language side-by-side with a facing-page translation into modern English—the kind of English people actually speak today. Table of Contents Characters Prologue Prologue Act 1 Act 1, Scene 1 Act 1, Scene 2 Act 1, Scene 3 Act 1, Scene 4 Act 1, Scene 5 Act 2 Act 2, Prologue Act 2, Scene 1 Act 2, Scene 2 Act 2, Scene 3 Act 2, Scene 4 Act 2, Scene 5 Act 2, Scene 6 Act 3 Act 3, Scene 1 Act 3, Scene 2 Act 3, Scene 3 Act 3, Scene 4 Act 3, Scene 5 Act 4 Act 4, Scene 1 Act 4, Scene 2 Act 4, Scene 3 Act 4, Scene 4 Act 4, Scene 5 Act 5 Act 5, Scene 1 Act 5, Scene 2 Act 5, Scene 3 How to Cite No Fear Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet | Summary, Characters, & Facts | Britannica Romeo and Juliet, play by William Shakespeare, written about 1594–96 and first published in an unauthorized quarto in 1597. An authorized quarto appeared in 1599, substantially longer and more reliable. A third quarto, based on the second, was used by the editors of the First Folio of 1623. The characters of Romeo and Juliet have been depicted in literature, music, dance, and theatre. The appeal of the young hero and heroine—whose families, the Montagues and the Capulets, respectively, are implacable enemies—is such that they have become, in the popular imagination, the representative type of star-crossed lovers. Top Questions What is Romeo and Juliet about? Romeo and Juliet is about a young hero and heroine whose families, the Montagues and the Capulets, respectively, are ferocious enemies. What is Romeo and Juliet based on? Where is Romeo and Juliet set? Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is set in Verona, Italy. How is Romeo and Juliet still relevant today?
"Here's much to do with hate, but more with love": The Prologue in <I>Romeo and Juliet</I> October 2004 Heidi Beehler teaches English at Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, NY. Plays/Scenes CoveredRomeo and Juliet What's On for Today and Why Part of the fun of teaching Romeo and Juliet is letting students see how the play is about much more than romantic love. In this lesson, students will work in pairs on a guided close reading of the prologue. Once students understand how the prologue functions in the play, they will try writing a prologue sonnet to another piece of literature they have read. This lesson should precede the students' reading of the play and will take one class period. For Heidi Beehler's full unit plan on the history and form of the sonnet, click here. What You Need Folger edition of Romeo and Juliet Available in Folger print edition and Folger Digital Texts Documents: Handout: Prologue of Romeo and Juliet What To Do1. 2. 3. 4. 5.