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Romeo and Juliet project questions

How does Shakespeare explore the concept of  fate in Romeo and Juliet? shakespeare explores the concept of fate by predetermining Romeo  and Juliet’s future discuss how William Shakespeare’s ideas and intentions are effectively interpretedby baz  luhrman   in his film,… Continue Reading →

Metaphorical writing in Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare often used metaphorical writing  eg  a line given to the character mercutio: True, I talk of dreams, Which are the children of an idle brain, Begot of nothing but vain fantasy, Which is as thin of substance as the… Continue Reading →

Metaphor in Romeo and Juliet

Your task is to identify the metaphor present in the following excerpt and then write a paragraph that explains the metaphor and its effect on the meaning of the passage it is embedded in. MERCUTIO True, I talk of dreams,… Continue Reading →

How to structure an essay

Things I need to remember about essays Allows to communicate complex ideas in a precise and structured way. An introductions outlines what the subject is about. Always remember to structure my writing into paragraphs. Body: Paragraphs statement/point Example Explanation Conclusions:

Romeo & Juliet Project

As part of our classes Romeo and juliet project our class was given options for indipendeant learning. my choices were: The analitcal essay (which was composery) Run a class activity Film a scene from R&J

Hand of fate analysis

Interpretations (group work)

the interpretation our group chose was the evolution of the character prince into police chief. In my eyes i don’t believe that this is a massive change of character as they are both in around the same position of authority… Continue Reading →

Observing interpretations

An example of interpretation was when Mercutio dies they use pathetic reflect emotions and events or how they use guns instead of swords, but what is an interpretation, an interpretation is when something is shown but shown differently some the… Continue Reading →

Updating our Romeo & Juliet timeline

 Sunday evening  Romeo & Juliet decide to marry each other. Monday morning  Romeo tells friar Lawrence about his decision to marry Juliet (friar Lawrence agrees due to a pre-minission of the two families ending the feud). Nurse confirms Romeo will… Continue Reading →

Using the new iPads

Today we just started using the iPads in our English classes. I hope they will be enjoyable but also help us learn as a class – but we also have to co-operate with our teacher and show that these iPads… Continue Reading →

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