Romeo & Juliet

Facts, Study Guides & Teaching Aids

BBC - Shakespeare

BBC's Shakespeare Home Page with some great activites eg '60 Second Shakespeare' - make a 60 second video competition and other projects.

Wikipedia

Excellent and informative as always

Web English Teacher

Web English Teacher presents the best of K-12 English / Language Arts teaching resources: lesson plans, WebQuests, videos, biography, e-texts, criticism, jokes, puzzles, and classroom activities.

No Sweat Shakespeare

Modern English translation of Romeo and Juliet

Teach with Movies

he TeachWithMovies.com Learning Guide provides background and discussion questions to help teachers and parents explore these issues with young viewers. A review of the Guide will enhance the appreciation of the play for adults and children alike.

Some fun links

The Juliet Club

Every year 4000 letters are sent to Juliet in Verona where there is a team of volunteers to answer them. On Valentine's Day a prize is awarded by the club to the best letter. The club also runs a "Writing for Love" literary prize for book written on the theme of love.

Romeo & Juliet by Guinea Pig Theater

A hilarious cartoon version of Romeo & Juliet.

Romeo & Juliet in L33T speak

L33T speak or "133t sp34k" is the esoteric language which has evolved from message boards and chat rooms and messaging and texting and is in the domain of the young and incomprehensible to us oldies.

VERONA

Home town of Romeo and Juliet

Verona, Italy

Verona is the beautiful setting for Romeo and Juliet (also Two Gentleman of Verona). Visit my Verona squidoo lens to know all about Verona.

Somewhere to stay in Verona

We have an apartment in the center of Verona which we rent when we are not using it.

Where is Verona exactly?

Verona is in the Veneto region about 80 miles from Venice in North East Italy - see map here.

Get married in Verona

Verona is popular as a venue for weddings and honeymoons. Here is a service to smooth the preparations for you.

Food and Drink

BarMeister.com - Drink Recipe - Romeo & Juliet

Recipe for a Romeo & Juliet cocktail.

West Side Story

West Side Story is based directly on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

The Official West Side Story site

This page explains the sources used

Romeo y Julieta: Great Cigars

Romeo y Julieta cigars

Romeo y Julieta is the name of two brands of premium cigar, one produced on the island of Cuba for Habanos SA, the Cuban state-owned tobacco company, and the other produced in the Dominican Republic for Altadis SA.