Huxley juxtaposes sonnets and hypnopaedic rhymes to demonstrate their infantile pleasures and trite language. ... John used other quotes of Shakespeare through the novel in response to all highly emotional situations, slowly introducing the reader back into the intensity and beauty of classical language after being deprived of it through the duration of the book. John, in response to Lenina, calls upon memories of Romeo and Juliet as well as other plays by Shakespeare. ... When being read Romeo and Juliet, Helmholtz could not help from laughing hysterically at the Juliet's plea to her m...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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 guided to justify their own decisions. ... From the Centre for Education Development Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) report based on the evaluation of the RSC's Learning Performance Network (LPN) (2007-2009), a Head of English who professed to have been "thirty odd years teaching behind a desk" benefitted hugely from the exposure of having a drama influence on the texts and stated: "I've learned ...

• Word Count: 3914
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate