... with mixing the two to give a greater depth to the humanity of the characters. Two of his most famous tragedies were written during the second period, 'Romeo and Juliet,' (1595) and 'Julius Caesar.' Although Shakespeare did progress in his writing, he retained some characteristics from the first period, such as continuing the chronicle dramas, as is demonstrated by 'Julius Caesar.' Shakespeare's ... reach prominence without having acted in at least one of Shakespeare's plays. "Post-MTV Shakespeare has also come into style lately, with the releases of movies like the 1997 'Romeo and Jul...

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... visual 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 set ... say that teaching from the "outside-in" reinforces students' fears that Shakespeare is too difficult for them and if taught from the "inside-out" (i.e. script first, without the background information) more...

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