Shakespeare's
Romeo and Juliet
| Fasten your seatbelts as we travel through time and back again. We will explore Shakespeare in his Elizabethan time period and how his universal themes still influence our lives today. |
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Questions we will be addressing:
Essential Question:
How does literature help us better understand ourselves?
Unit Question:
How does Shakespeare still speak to a 21st century audience?
Content Questions:
• What are some important details to know about Shakespeare’s time period in order to understand his plays?
• Who are the characters in Romeo and Juliet, and how do they contribute to the deaths in the play?
• What is imagery, and what are some examples of how Shakespeare uses imagery in Romeo and Juliet to present a compelling and powerful message?
• What are the themes and issues in Romeo and Juliet that are relevant in today?
This website is inspired by Intel's Designing Effective Projects: Romeo and Juliet: Insight into Ourselves http://educate.intel.com/en/ProjectDesign/UnitPlanIndex/RomeoAndJuliet/index.htm
Site created by Mrs. Lefevre (last updated February 2009)