... learners in the class. 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' understanding of the play and by applying a level of consideration of how the play should be ... in English from Key Stage 2 learning but for others where English proves more of a difficulty, Shakespeare could prove a test for both student and teacher. In 2013 a project called "Fresh Start" took place in Scotland...

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... of the Shakespearian classic, """Romeo and Juliet""". I have forever had a fascination with the Shakespearian play ""Romeo and Juliet"". It has been a dream of mine since I was in High School to direct a transformation of the classic play. I used my knowledge of the techniques and factors that were relevant during Elizabethan times and which Shakespeare included in ""Romeo and Juliet"" to develop a modern transformation ... of the play, the film ""Romeo Must Die"". In developing the transformation I took the differences and similarities between the two societies into consideration: the c...

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