Exam board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas; Cambridge Assessment International Education
Level & Subject: GCSE 9-1 English Literature; IGCSE Literature in English
First teaching: September 2015; September 2018
First examination: June 2017; June 2020 and 2021
This edition of Romeo and Juliet is perfect for GCSE-level students, with the complete play in an accessible format, on-page notes, introduction setting the context, timeline, character and theme indexes.
* Affordable high quality complete play for Romeo and Juliet, ideal for GCSE 9-1 and IGCSE
* Demystify vocabulary with notes on the page and concise commentary
* Set the scene with perfectly pitched introductions that introduce key contexts, concerns and stylistic features, and examine different performances and interpretations
* Recall plot summaries at the beginning of each scene
* Support GCSE revision and essay writing with theme and character indexes
* Help students with social, historical and literary context with the bespoke timeline of Shakespeare's life and times
This book is part of a book series called Collins Classroom Classics .
This book is aimed at children in secondary school.
There are 288 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by HarperCollins Publishers .
Rene Weis is Professor of English at University College London and a distinguished editor and biographer of Shakespeare. Mark Roberts is a primary school teacher, and he writes plays as well as children's books. He has won the Manchester Evening News Theatre Award for Best New Play, and been shortlisted for the Alfred Bradley Award, a BBC Drama Award. He lives in Liverpool with his wife and daughter. Mike Gould is a former Head of English and a university Lecturer in English and Education, who has written over 150 books for students and teachers in the UK and overseas.
This book contains the following story:
Romeo and Juliet
Two warring families in fair Verona - The Montagues and the Capulets - struggle to settle an age old feud. Meanwhile, Romeo, a Montague, meets the beautiful Juliet and they instantly fall deeply in love. All is not well, however, as she is a Capulet, and their families' rivalry threatens to tear their forbidden love apart.