Guidelines for Reading Shakespeare: The Sequel

Now that you've read Shakespeare sonnets, you have experience on how to read his work. Combine those skills with the following guidelines to help you fully understand and appreciate Romeo and Juliet:

• read the scene summaries and use the glossary on the left-hand side of the page
  
• read and reread
• take notes in your notebook or in your book if you have your own copy
  

What I know (Inferences) How I know What I don't know
(quotation/textual evidence) (questions)

• do research and use outside sources to deepen your understanding of the text

1. look up other unfamiliar words or phrases in an online or in print dictionary
2. use No Fear Shakespeare or other resources that include the full modern translation of the text: http://nfs.sparknotes.com/romeojuliet/
3. http://www.enotes.com/romeo-and-juliet-text
4. read the graphic novel of the text
5. watch the film versions by directors Baz Luhrman and/or Franco Zefferelli