Literary Heritage: Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy about two young lovers. You MUST include in the essay:

• analsyis of quotations
• comment the historical context
• comparison with your other text

A brief video of the plot/overview can be found here.
The Sparknotes page is very useful.  BBC bitesize is also useful. Universal teacher has extensive notes on the play (though should be noted that this is designed with the old GCSE in mind).

This is an example taken from a lesson. Its question is specific to the class group, but is helpful when considering what needs to be included in the essay; there is even a success criteria for each aspect of a paragraph.

Romeo and Juliet strong emotion question

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Finally, if you are struggling to understand some of the play, look at No Fear Shakespeare; this will give you a modern translation of the play.