Romeo & Juliet

A quick summary of the Romeo and Juliet tragedy.  Watch this before reading to help comprehension. 


(And watch your back around Tybalt!)

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Romeo & Juliet in Print

Need a copy and don't want to carry it with you?  Try this pdf.

Want to know who did what?  Try this SparkNotes guide to the characters. 

Romeo & Juliet a dramatic reading with a full cast.  Just load it to your phone and listen to it on the way to school or on the way home.  

Romeo & Juliet in Film

Dry reading?  Think watching the movie will help?  Okay, but which one should it be?

1961 - West Side Story - Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer

1968 - Romeo and Juliet - Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting 

1996 - William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet - Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio

1998 - Shakespeare in Love - Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes 

2013 - Warm Bodies - Teresa Palmer and Nicholas Hoult

2013 - Romeo and Juliet - Hailee Steinfeld and Douglas Booth

12 'Romeo and Juliet' Movies Ranked.  Entertainment Weekly.  

Retellings of 'Romeo and Juliet' Ranked.  Washington Post

Romeo and Juliet (1968).  Turner Classic Movies. 

Why is Shakespeare still relevant today? Let Dr. Who tell you. 

Understanding Shakespeare?  An essay exploring Shakespeare's unique writing style and how his influence has resonated throughout history. 

Did you know that we've been pronouncing Shakespeare's productions wrong?  Language has changed.  Shakespeare's dialect was deeper, faster and had a better flow to entertain his audience.  But what does it sound like?