The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet: Building Fluency through Reader's Theater

Written by William Shakespeare, Tamara Hollingsworth and Harriet Isecke

Narrated by Teacher Created Materials

In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the Italian city of Verona is disrupted by two wealthy families at war. The Capulets and the Montagues despise each other. Unwittingly, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall in love. Too afraid to tell their families, Romeo and Juliet marry in secret. They make this choice knowing that nothing good can come from their deception. The hatred between their families creates a tragic end.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Shell Education Publishing
• Release date: May 1, 2012
• ISBN: 9781433358074

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare is the world's greatest ever playwright. Born in 1564, he split his time between Stratford-upon-Avon and London, where he worked as a playwright, poet and actor. In 1582 he married Anne Hathaway. Shakespeare died in 1616 at the age of fifty-two, leaving three children—Susanna, Hamnet and Judith. The rest is silence.