Romeo and Juliet - Act 1

Romeo and Juliet – Act 1 (83-slide PowerPoint and 20 worksheets)

This resource is made up of 10 lessons that cover Act One of Romeo and Juliet in detail. It explores the characters of Tybalt, Romeo, Juliet, Mercutio, Nurse and Lady Capulet and the servants, the themes of love, hate and violence, Shakespeare’s language and use of imagery, the role of women in Elizabethan England, a plot summary and a range of extension tasks.

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