by William Shakespeare
This classic tale of tragic love is known throughout the world. The twists and turns experienced by the two star-crossed lovers resound in the cultural understandings of relationships to this day. Shakespeare's classic tale of young love will be explored by this class.
The class will focus not only upon the story, but we will also explore the themes of Romeo and Juliet and the form of tragedy itself as it was adopted by Shakespeare from classical Greek theater.
Resources
that I have found useful include the following:
Shakespearean Sonnets
Papers
on Shakespeare 1
***Papers on Shakespearean Sonnets***
(WARNING - do not plagiarize, but do use these for ideas and background)
A former student's
(Ariel's)
webwork
Shakespearean Resources
Shakespearean
Texts Online
The Globe Theater
1996 Film &
1968 Film
Purgatory by Maxine Kumin
Elizabethan England
