Starter quiz
- In which country was William Shakespeare born?
- the UK ✓
- the USA
- France
- Spain
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- What was William Shakespeare's occupation?
- composer
- playwright ✓
- costume designer
- theatre architect
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- What is a 'play'?
- a piece of writing meant to be spoken with no audience
- a collection of poems
- writing intended to be performed on stage ✓
- a story meant to be read at home
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- During which time period was William Shakespeare alive?
- the Roman era
- the Elizabethan era ✓
- the Victorian era
- the Second World War
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- How is a play script different to a normal book?
- Most of the text is description of what characters are doing.
- Most of the text is the characters speaking aloud. ✓
- The name of the character speaking is shown on the left hand side. ✓
- There might be 'stage directions' that say what characters are doing. ✓
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- Which of the following were written by William Shakespeare?
- Macbeth ✓
- Romeo and Juliet ✓
- Matilda
- Othello ✓
- Sherlock Holmes
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Exit quiz
- Which characters are on the Montague side of the feud?
- Juliet
- Romeo ✓
- Tybalt
- Benvolio ✓
- Mercutio ✓
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- Which characters are on the Capulet side of the feud?
- Juliet ✓
- the Nurse ✓
- Tybalt ✓
- the Prince
- Friar Laurence
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- Match each character to their role in the plot of 'Romeo and Juliet'.
- Friar Laurence⇔gives Juliet the potion ✓
- the Nurse⇔carries messages to Juliet ✓
- the Prince⇔tries to stop the families feuding ✓
- Capulet⇔wants Juliet to marry Paris ✓
- Which of the following characters die during 'Romeo and Juliet'?
- Tybalt ✓
- Mercutio ✓
- Romeo ✓
- Capulet
- Juliet ✓
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- Put these events from 'Romeo and Juliet' in order.
- 1⇔Romeo is exiled for killing Tybalt.
- 2⇔Juliet takes potion to make her appear dead.
- 3⇔Juliet's family place her 'body' in their tomb.
- 4⇔Romeo hears Juliet is dead and he goes to the tomb.
- 5⇔Believing Juliet to be dead, Romeo takes poison.
- 6⇔When she sees Romeo is dead, Juliet stabs herself.
- Roughly when were Shakespeare's plays written?
- 40 years ago
- 200 years ago
- 400 years ago ✓
- 1,000 years ago
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- 'Romeo and Juliet' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare in the 1590s and it is based on an Italian story.
- The plot tells of two young lovers, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, who belong to feuding families.
- A theme of a play is a central idea that the writer intends the audience to engage deeply with.
- Key themes in 'Romeo and Juliet' are love, chance, conflict, youth and death.
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to understand why the characters take such drastic action in the play.
Explain the importance of familial obligations at the time the play is set; use analogies to describe the feud between the houses. Note also the difficulties around communication - there was no easy way to send messages!
Keywords
Play - a dramatic work originally intended for the stage
Feud - a long-lasting conflict
Tragedy - a type of play in which terrible or sorrowful things happen to the main character(s)
Theme - a central idea that the writer intends the audience to engage deeply with
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