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 * Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare **

**About the Book**

This drama is one of the great tragedy themed plays by William Shakespeare. The famous story of the "star-crossed" young lovers Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. The themes running through the play address the issues of the consequences of immature blind passion, hatred and prejudice.Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet are young teenagers who fall deeply in love but their families are bitter enemies. Regardless of the feud between their families they marry in secret. They make every effort to conceal their actions but the story ends in tragedy when Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt, Mercutio and Paris all die. From The Globe Theatre website - []


 * About the Author **

Summarised from Wikipedia - []
 * William Shakespeare** was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language . He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon".Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, and they had three children. Between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part owner of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men. Shakespeare produced most of his known work between 1589 and 1613. His early plays were mainly comedies and histories, genres he raised to the peak of sophistication and artistry by the end of the sixteenth century. He then wrote mainly tragedies until about 1608, including //Hamlet//, //King Lear//, and //Macbeth//, considered some of the finest works in the English language. In his last phase, he wrote tragicomedies, also known as romances, and collaborated with other playwrights. He appears to have retired to Stratford around 1613, where he died three years later. Few records of Shakespeare's private life survive, and there has been considerable speculation about whether the works attributed to him were written by others.

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 * General **

Edition: New Classroom Shakespeare Year level: 10 Previously used as a text? Yes Film of text available: Yes Zefirelli production (1968) is held in the library at DVD 822.33U3. [|Check availability]. Baz Luhrmann production (1996) is held in the library at DVD 822.3 ROM. [|Check availability]. Themes: Coming of Age Love Additional themes information:


 * Student Resources **

Copies of related texts available in the library: 63 - includes other editions, study guides etc. Please ask the library staff or [|search the catalogue] Additional resources: [] [] [] [] []

** Teaching Resources **

Copies of this text available in the library: 7 Copies of related texts available in the library: 63 - includes other editions, study guides etc. Please ask the library staff or [|search the catalogue]

Available online: Lesson plans - [] Teaching resources - [] Suggestions for using 'West Sides Story' to introduce the themes - [] Romeo and Juliet Characters lesson plan - []

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