Year 9 English: Romeo and Juliet

In Verona, Italy, during the Renaissance, two noble families, the Montagues and Capulets, are locked in a bitter feud. After a series of public brawls between both the nobles and the servants of the two families, Prince Escalus, the ruler of Verona, declares that anyone in either family involved in any future fighting will be put to death.
Click on the link above to read an overview of the plot.

The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC is a wealth of information on all things Shakespeare.

Digibooks and video clips that discuss various scenes and topics from Romeo and Juliet.

A resource for teachers, this site contains a number of useful clips and links.

Joyce Valenza's wiki is a mine of information and links to websites that will enhance background knowledge of Shakespeare's life and times.

Summaries of plot, characters and themes from Romeo and Juliet including revision tests.

Comprehensive study notes to support a study of Romeo and Juliet.

The RSA site contains links to Shakespearean topics in general and to also to information and discussion about the play, "Romeo and Juliet".

The Shakespeare Resource Centre website contains information about Shakespeare and his plays and a number of links to other websites.

Like Shakespeare's stories but think the tights are boring and the old-fashioned language is hard to follow? Splash and Bell Shakespeare bring you some of Shakespeare's most famous scenes set in the modern day. Then meet the actors to hear their interpretations.

Read Shakespeare'e Romeo and Juliet in both the original text and in a modern translation side by side.

Plays are meant to be performed and heard, not read - listen to this audio version of the play as you read to hear the language as Shakespeare intended.