Lyrics

http://www.letras4u.com/dire_straits/romeo_and_juliet.htm

Video clips

Here you have two videos with versions of songs dedicated to the two most important characters in the play. One is by Dire Straits and the other one by The Killers.
I will also give you the lyrics of the songs in a different post, in case you are interested.
ENJOY!

Adaptations of the play

"Romeo and Juliet" is a timeless play. It exploits such universal themes that nowadays it continues being performed everywhere.

Besides, many adaptations have been made of this play, not just in cinema (the film we are watching in class is an example, but before this version many more had already been made, including the fantastic musical "West Side Story"), but also in music (famous bands have written songs which talk about these two characters, like "Dire Straits" or "The Killers").

As usual, I leave some links so you can read more about adaptations and I'll try to post a video clip of the song by the previously mentioned bands to see what you think.

http://library.thinkquest.org/19539/randj.htm?tqskip1=1#rjfilm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_Story

Activities on "Romeo and Juliet"

Now that you have finished reading the play and you have read all the information I have left on this blog, try to do the following activities.
HAVE FUN!!!

http://www.isabelperez.com/webquest/romeo/critic.htm
http://www.quia.com/pp/8615.html?AP_rand=1564621644
http://www.quia.com/cb/13306.html
http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/romjul/Characters.htm
http://shakespeareinslang.com/report%20card.htm
http://shakespeareinslang.com/like.htm

Useful links

I leave some links here so you can read more about this wonderful play.
http://www.cyberessays.com/English/139.htm
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/danielle.esposito/R&J.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/19539/randj.htm?tqskip1=1#char

Romeo and Juliet

This is the most famous of all Shakespeare's plays, first performed in 1597. It is a story of passionate young love, in the Italian city of Verona. Romeo and Juliet are the star-crossed lovers, who meet, fall in love, and promise to be true to each other forever.

Love is strong, but not as strong as family tradition, or hate or even revenge.

What's in a name? Does it matter if you are called Montague or Capulet?

When Romeo falls in love with Juliet he finds out that it does matter. It makes all the difference in the world, because both families hate each other bitterly.

Revenge? Hate? Family? Love? It's like if we are watching the news, right? William Shakespeare explored the inner souls of his characters and exploited universal themes which could make the plot of a 21st century's film.

In fact, many adaptations have been made of this play, not only in the cinema but also in other fields like music.

I hope you find the following posts with their links very useful and, above all, interesting.

Activities

Now, before we move on to study "Romeo and Juliet", I'm going to give you some activities you can try to do. If you've got doubts or want me to correct them, either ask me on the blog or bring them to class. I'll try to solve them.
I strongly recommend you to do the activities. It will make it easiesr for you to pass the exam in May.
http://isabelperez.com/webquest/romeo/biography.htm