William Shakespare

a cura di G. Canazza
 The immortal story of Romeo and Juliet is re-lived in this new graphic version of the intense passion of two of the most famous Shakespearian protagonists.
 The two very young lovers are ready to go against their families to stay together, and, with the help of a friendly nanny and a clever friar, they finally get married.
 However, pride, hate and fate are just around the corner…
 Five short and engaging extensions give some additional interesting information on this 400-year-old work, its context and its outstanding author. 
 
 Teacher's Resources available online: Answer Key - Audioscripts - Summing-up Activities
 
 Rivivi le forti emozioni, la fiera passione e la terribile tragedia del breve ma bruciante amore che sconfigge la morte in questa nuova versione disegnata della storia di Romeo e Giulietta, due dei più famosi protagonisti shakespeariani.
 I due giovani amanti sono pronti a sfidare l’odio delle loro famiglie pur di sposarsi e, con l’aiuto di una servizievole tata e di un frate mescola-intrugli, riescono finalmente a coronare il loro sogno, anche se l’orgoglio, l’autoritarismo e il destino sono dietro l’angolo…

William Shakespeare

Act 1 – Fights and Love in Verona

Extension: The Globe Theatre

Act 2 – Secret Plans

Extension: Sonnet CXXX

Act 3 – Love and Deaths in Verona

Extension: Juliet’s house

Act 4 – Secret Plans, Again

Extension: Romeo and Juliet – then and now!

Act 5 – Tragedy

Extension: Dire Straits’ “Romeo and Juliet”

Summing-up activities

List of characters

Glossary

The Author William Shakespeare Shakespeare was born on April 23rd 1564 in Stratford- upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, where he also died in 1616. His family paid for William s education, but historians are not sure he went to university. At the age of 18 he married the 26year-old Anne Hathaway and the couple had three children. Between 1585 and 1592, Shakespeare began a successful career in London as an actor and writer. He also owned1 part of an acting company called the  Lord Chamberlain2 s Men , and part of theatre he helped to found3, The Globe. Shakespeare wrote and acted for Queen Elizabeth I and King James I during the period called the  English Renaissance . His early plays were mainly comedies (Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Night s Dream ) or histories (Henry V ); later, he wrote tragedies (Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth ) or  romances , with a touch of supernatural (The Tempest ). Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet around 1595. He didn t invent the story, but, as was usual at the time, he used existing stories by other authors and probably inspired by some real events, and transformed them into a masterpiece4 thanks to his unique style. Many plays by Shakespeare are still very popular today: even after more than 400 years, people still love to go to the theatre to see his works because his themes of love, revenge, death and power are still very modern. 1. owned: had, possessed. 2. chamberlain: person who lived at a queen s or a king s court. 3. found: to start building. 4. masterpiece: an excellent work of art. 4 

1 Fights and Love in Verona Act BEFORE READING 1 tick what you know about the play Romeo and Juliet. a.  Romeo and Juliet  is a... . comedy tragedy b. Romeo and Juliet are... . totally imaginary characters characters from a real story partially real characters c. Romeo and Juliet are... . teenagers children d. Romeo was a... . Montague Capulet e. Juliet was a... . Montague Capulet 2 satire adults Tudor Tudor put the words below into the right column, then add three more. master   Lady   uncle   nephew   mistress   aunt   Lord   niece MALES 3 FEMALES One of the topics of Romeo and Juliet is romantic love. Find at least five adjectives or expressions to describe what and how you feel when you are in love. use a dictionary if necessary. When I am in love, I m/I feel... 5 

Vivi la passione travolgente di Romeo e Giulietta in una nuova versione grafica, arricchita di emozioni e dramma.

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Romeo and Juliet

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