Shakespeare through time

1.    Read the story Romeo and Juliet. Familiarize yourself with the events that happened in the story.

2.    Read about the people involved in William Shakespeare’s life and write how these people know him and how important they are in Shakespeare’s life.

3.    Read about the biography of William Shakespeare. Go through the details of his life. Including his works and personal life.

4.    Read at least two of Shakespeare’s works and compare and contrast the two selections.

5.    Read about the renaissance period and determine some events that had influenced Shakespeare’s writings/ creations.

6. Answer the enrichment activity by clicking the link below:

 http://www.quia.com/jw/256056.html

http://www.quia.com/hm/442677.html

Browse through the following websites:

 http://wikisummaries.org/Romeo_and_Juliet

http://shakespeare.about.com/od/studentresources/a/sonnet29guide.htm

http://shakespeare.about.com/od/studentresources/a/sonnet18guide.htm

http://shakespeare.about.com/od/studentresources/a/juliusplot.htm

http://shakespeare.about.com/library/weekly/aa073101a.htm

http://www.william-shakespeare.org.uk/

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

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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Midsummer_Night%27s_Dream

http://shakespeare.about.com/library/weekly/aatp110701.htm

http://shakespeare.about.com/od/studentresources/a/top5questions.htm