The quotations of Shakespeare throughout the duration of the book also emphasize the emotionless society of the World State. ... John, in response to Lenina, calls upon memories of Romeo and Juliet as well as other plays by Shakespeare. ... An explanation of why John is so attached to the book beyond the fact that it expresses his emotions so explicitly, is that the first time he opened it -- at random -- he found a quotation that represented his mindset at that very moment. ... When being read Romeo and Juliet, Helmholtz could not help from laughing hysterically at the Juliet's plea to ...

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Research and Critical Reflection In 2010, OFSTED produced a report about creative approaches to teaching and learning with a focus on raising standards. ... " (1998, P.4) 'Active Methods' allow the play to be real in the classroom and from simple alterations where photocopies of the book become scripts, for instance, can remove the overwhelming feeling that a large amount of text needs to be studied. ... Even if pupils use the same setting and style that Luhrmann uses for his 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet, when it comes to pupils considering their own adaptation they must be...

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