... looking away from the more well known plays such as "Macbeth" and "Hamlet" and starting to discover lesser known plays such an "The Merchant of Venice". With the popular appropriations of Shakespeare's plays (namely "Romeo and Juliet" and "Othello") to film recently, a wider range of audiences are becoming familiarised with Shakespeare's language and ability to create original and interesting characters. In "The Merchant ... characters and plots he uses. It also continues the "something for everyone" aspect of "The Merchant of Venice", which makes it so universal and popular. The differ...

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... Even if pupils use the same setting and style that Luhrmann uses for his 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet, when it comes to pupils considering their own adaptation they must be guided to justify their own decisions. The justification process shows pupils' ... secure in my teaching career, as I do feel that cross-curricular experiences can benefit both student and teacher; drawing on the expertise of other members of staff could prove invaluable to the whole learning experience for the student. The 2014 National Curriculum stated its support for cross-curricular education, ... 2013 a pr...

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... Shakespeare does in "Anthony and Cleopatra". Shakespeare mythologies Cleopatra through the Roman perspective of Enobarbus, who describes her initial meeting with Antony using evocative, synaesthetic language. In Act 2, scene 2, her poetically elevated nature reflects the superlative beauty of the goddess of love "O"erpicturing that Venus." Through the use of mythological imagery such as "cupids," "Venus," "Neriedes" and "mermaids," ... their unyielding passion, even if it seems beyond our mortal capabilities. Such a demanding love borders on the self-destructive, as in "Romeo and Juliet,...

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