In Romeo and Juliet, dreams and premonitions are also a recurring motif throughout the play. Most significant are the dreams that Romeo speaks of first in Act I and later in Act V. ... When Romeo goes to visit the Friar in Act II, he has been up all night visiting with Juliet and the Friar sees that he is unrested. ... (Act II, 3) Again we have a reference to sleep as the spoils of the innocent, untroubled mind, similar to Macbeth's words after he has killed Duncan. ... Romeo's second dream comes at the beginning of Act V as he believes he is on his way to finally begin his new life...

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I have only seen the movie Romeo and Juliet and observed Hamlet but yet to all my surprise it did not make me go wow that's the best I have seen ever. ... If there is no set and no costumes I don't really enjoy it as much as when they are present. 3) Was the Christmas touch important so that you could adjust yourself with the play? ... Also another scene which I enjoyed was the drunken Christmas scene which was acted out perfectly. ...

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The plays that are used for Key Stage 3 and 4 have a wealth of adaptations that can be found on YouTube. ... 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. ... One might make a sweeping statement about how easy it is to teach those who are interested learning (i.e teachers) but, once institutionalised, I believe it could be a more difficult, and definitely more sensitive, task to engage experienced members of staff; at least Ke...

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