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Romeo and Juliet by
No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of Romeo and Juliet on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right. Each No Fear Shakespeare contains The complete text of the original play A line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday language A complete list of characters with descriptions Plenty of helpful commentary
Romeo and Juliet by
"I feel that I have spent half my career with one or another Pelican Shakespeare in my back pocket. Convenience, however, is the least important aspect of the new Pelican Shakespeare series. Here is an elegant and clear text for either the study or the rehearsal room, notes where you need them and the distinguished scholarship of the general editors, Stephen Orgel and A. R. Braunmuller who understand that these are plays for performance as well as great texts for contemplation." (Patrick Stewart) The distinguished Pelican Shakespeare series, which has sold more than four million copies, is now completely revised and repackaged. Each volume features: * Authoritative, reliable texts * High quality introductions and notes * New, more readable trade trim size * An essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare and essays on Shakespeare's life and the selection of texts
Romeo and Juliet by
This edition of Romeo and Juliet is part of the groundbreaking Cambridge School Shakespeare series established by Rex Gibson. Remaining faithful to the series' active approach it treats the play as a script to be acted, explored and enjoyed. As well as the complete script of the play, you will find a variety of classroom-tested activities, an eight-page colour section and a selection of notes including information on characters, performance, history and language.
Shakespeare on the Double! Romeo and Juliet by
"For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her Romeo." Romeo and Juliet is the tragic story of "star-crossed lovers" from feuding families. Complete with a masquerade ball, a duel, a secret marriage, a sleeping potion, and pushy parents, the play packs a lot of action and emotion into five days of passion, romance, duplicity, and tragedy. Now you can end your Shakespearian woes with this modern translation and aids that make understanding the play quick and painless: A brief synopsis of the plot and action A comprehensive character list that describes the characteristics, motivations, and actions of each major player A visual character map that shows the relationships of major characters A cycle-of-death graphic that pinpoints the sequence of deaths and includes who dies, how they die, and why Reflective questions that help you understand the themes of the play WithShakespeare on the Double! Romeo and Juliet, you may just fall in love with the Bard.
Romeo and Juliet by
Part of Prufrock's new series for the upper level classroom, Advanced Placement Classroom: Romeo and Juliet is a user-friendly guide to teaching one of Shakespeare's classic plays. Featuring more than 50 reproducible pages to supplement student projects, debates, and writings, this guide teaches students to consider new perspectives on the traditional tale.
Romeo and Juliet by
Using a carefully edited text and a unique cartoon-strip format to link important passages, the Shakespeare Graphics series brings to life Shakespeare's most popular plays, making them accessible to students of all abilities. - Each book covers a whole play through key scenes interlinked with plot summaries and specially designed illustrations - The illustrations promote an understanding of the entire play through visual representation alongside Shakespeare's original language
BBC Collection Audiobook
This Lib Guide supports the year 10 Shakespeare in Adaptation study of Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet is a Shakespearean tragedy about tow young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. The play has been adapted to screenplay in 1935 by George Cukor, 1968 by Franco Zeffirelli, in 1996 by Baz Luhrmann and most recently in 2013 by Julian Fellowes and Carlo Carlei.
William Shakespeare
ABOUT THE AUTHOR William Shakespeare brief biography, pictures, quotes and related articles.
William Shakespeare: The life and legacy of England's bard This link is to a BBC resource presented as a timeline, with quotes, images and links to further content.
Critical Analysis of Romeo and Juliet
1996 Baz Luhrmann film
2013 British-American film adaptation, written by Julian Fellowes and directed by Carlo Carlei
2011 Animated film
1968 British-Italian film directed by Franco Zeffirelli
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