1. The Tragedy Of Romeo and Juliet By: William Shakespeare By: Kara Rapp

2. Background on Shakespeare William Shakespeare was born in the 1564 and lived till 1616. Shakespeare was know as one of the greatest English language writers to live. Shakespeare live in England on Henley street with his family. Shakespeare’s family consisted of his mother and father, John Shakespeare and Mary Arden, and his siblings. Shakespeare was the oldest out of four boys and he also had four sisters. In his later years he went a traveled around with a theater group. Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway and had three children. (“http://www.online- literature.com/shakespeare/ “)http://www.online- literature.com/shakespeare/

3. Romeo and Juliet in Art Romeo and Juliet families are foes and yet they still find a way to be together even though the results were death. In the end their love for each other is what stops the freud. (“http://library.uvawise.edu/files/images/Rom eo-and-Juliet-toy-theatre-cut-outs.png”)http://library.uvawise.edu/files/images/Rom eo-and-Juliet-toy-theatre-cut-outs.png

4. Romeo and Juliet in Film Romeo and Juliet first meet at a Capulet’s party. While at the party Juliet meet Paris a guy she is supposed to marry but ends up falling in love with Romeo. (“http://www.shakespeareinamericanlife. org/images/Romeo_Juliet_1996_120 0_l.jpg”)http://www.shakespeareinamericanlife. org/images/Romeo_Juliet_1996_120 0_l.jpg

5. Modern Adaptations Swords gets turned into guns. Cars instead of carriages. Dressed modern instead of all girls in dress all the time. Ball has an elevator instead of stairs.

6. Text to Text

7. Text to World

8. Text to Self

9. Resources “http://www.online-literature.com/shakespeare/” The Literature Network. 4/19/10.web.http://www.online-literature.com/shakespeare/