Context- Elizabethan England

Use these links to research Elizabethan England, which is the time period and place that Shakespeare lived (and the audience that he wrote for):

Information on Elizabethan England with links to further resources

Shakespeare's England

Shakespeare's London

Write a play in Elizabethan England

Globe Theater- Where Shakespeare's plays were performed

Queen Elizabeth- the ruler while Shakespeare lived, and an important patron and fan of his work

Context- Shakespeare's life

Use the following links to find out more about the life of William Shakespeare:

A good biography of Shakespeare

Alternate biography- from Folger Shakespeare library

The debate- was William Shakespeare the author of the plays attributed to him?

Character Information

While OF COURSE you should be taking notes on specific characters to help with your daily, weekly, and unit writing assignments, use the following links to remind yourself of specific characters from Romeo and Juliet (courtesy of shmoop.com)

Characters (click on individual characters for more information)

Character roles- remember, smart English students do not necessarily agree with the opinions expressed on this website!

Scene Summaries

After you've read scenes in our ELA class, it can be useful to go back and look at summaries of scenes to reference key parts of the play.

Scene summaries (courtesy of shmoop.com):

Act 1 summaries (hit NEXT to go between scenes)

Act 2 summaries (hit NEXT to go between scenes)

Act 3 summaries (hit NEXT to go between scenes)

Act 4 summaries (hit NEXT to go between scenes)

Act 5 summaries (hit NEXT to go between scenes)

Welcome to the Romeo and Juliet resources!

Welcome to the Romeo and Juliet resources! The resources are printed in and linked from the blog posts.

Below are the links to the discussion board and the assessment page:

DISCUSSION BOARD

ASSESSMENT