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Romeo and Juliet: The language of true love

Video Romeo and Juliet: The language of true love

TLF ID M018817

There are moments of extraordinary light and beauty amid the tragedy of 'Romeo and Juliet'. Join James Evans and actor Damien Strouthos from Bell Shakespeare as they discuss Act 2.2. Damien explains how Shakespeare's use of language reveals the intense passion, as well as frustration, experienced by Romeo and Juliet.

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Educational details

Educational value
  • This resource is available on ABC Splash
Year level

8; 9; 10

Topics Aboriginal English literature Regional literature Characters (Acting) Text structure Literary criticism Literary devices Figures of speech Characters (Narratives) Tragedy Culture Literature Attitudes Imagery (Literary devices) Dramatists Literary styles Elizabethan theatre Critical thinking Sentences (Grammar) Social settings (Narratives) Language conventions Verse drama Narratives Imaginative texts Intertextuality Literary tone Personal responses Reviewing (Texts) Text purpose
Learning area
  • English

Other details

Contributors
  • Contributor
  • Name: The Bell Shakespeare Company
  • Organization: The Bell Shakespeare Company
  • Description: Collaborator
  • URL: http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au
  • Name: Education Services Australia
  • Organization: Education Services Australia
  • Description: Data manager
  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
  • Copyright Holder
  • Name: The Bell Shakespeare Company
  • Organization: The Bell Shakespeare Company
  • URL: http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au
  • Publisher
  • Name: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Organization: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Description: Publisher
  • URL: http://www.abc.net.au
  • Resource metadata contributed by
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
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  • Generic
Learning Resource Type
  • Video
Rights
  • Metadata © Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Education Services Australia Ltd 2015 (except where otherwise indicated). Digital content © Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2015 (except where otherwise indicated).