Introduction

This lesson is about the popular and tragic Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet. Students find out about the characters and the plot and end the lesson by discussing some of the themes and issues raised by the play.

Topic: The characters, themes and plot of Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet

Level: B2

Time: 80 minutes

Aims:

• To develop students’ ability to read for general and specific information
• To give practice of talking about and discussing topics relating to Romeo and Juliet