library.SCOTCH: Romeo and Juliet: Related Reading

Context

Internet Shakespeare Edition. (2011, January 4). Shakespeare's life and times. Retrieved from http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/SLT/intro/index.html
Shakespeare's Life and Times introduces you to the world Shakespeare lived and worked in. This section of the Internet Shakespeare Editions is like a shelf of books, each of which is listed in the navigational bar beneath the page header. Each book, in turn, is divided into chapters dealing with related topics.
AbsoluteShakespeare.com. (n.d.). William Shakespeare. Retrieved from http://absoluteshakespeare.com/
William Shakespeare Shakespeare is renowned as the English playwright and poet whose body of works is considered the greatest in history of English literature.
Maker, D. (n.d.). Romeo and Juliet historical context. Retrieved from https://shakespearestudy.wordpress.com/plays/romeo-and-juliet-historical-context/
This article introduces the historical context of Romeo and Juliet and explores how the play could have been a warning to Queen Elizabeth.

Literary Criticism

Miller, S. (2004). Orwell once more. Sewanee Review, 112(4), 595-618. Retrieved from Literary Reference Centre.
Presents literary criticism which profiles English writer George Orwell. His essays are often found in freshman college readers and in anthologies of English writers, and two of his novels—"Animal Farm" and "1984"—have been translated into many languages.

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Why biographers are interested in Orwell is understandable because he led a life that was unusual for a writer. He was a British policeman in Burma, a dishwasher in Paris, and an investigative journalist in England; he was also a bookstore assistant, schoolmaster, grocer, and foreign correspondent. Orwell's interest in military affairs is apparent in his essays and reviews, many of which touch on military questions.
Miller, S. (2004). Orwell once more. Sewanee Review, 112(4), 595-618. Retrieved from Literary Reference Centre.
Presents literary criticism which profiles English writer George Orwell. His essays are often found in freshman college readers and in anthologies of English writers, and two of his novels—"Animal Farm" and "1984"—have been translated into many languages.

more... less...

Why biographers are interested in Orwell is understandable because he led a life that was unusual for a writer. He was a British policeman in Burma, a dishwasher in Paris, and an investigative journalist in England; he was also a bookstore assistant, schoolmaster, grocer, and foreign correspondent. Orwell's interest in military affairs is apparent in his essays and reviews, many of which touch on military questions.

Themes

Minter, J. (n.d.). Romeo and Juliet is as much a story of hate as it is of love. Retrieved from http://www.englishworks.com.au/romeo-juliet/
A text response to Romeo and Juliet on love and hate by Dr Jennifer Minter.
Miller, S. (2004). Orwell once more. Sewanee Review, 112(4), 595-618. Retrieved from Literary Reference Centre.
Presents literary criticism which profiles English writer George Orwell. His essays are often found in freshman college readers and in anthologies of English writers, and two of his novels—"Animal Farm" and "1984"—have been translated into many languages.

more... less...

Why biographers are interested in Orwell is understandable because he led a life that was unusual for a writer. He was a British policeman in Burma, a dishwasher in Paris, and an investigative journalist in England; he was also a bookstore assistant, schoolmaster, grocer, and foreign correspondent. Orwell's interest in military affairs is apparent in his essays and reviews, many of which touch on military questions.
Weinberger, J.. (2003). Pious princes and red-hot lovers: the politics of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The Journal of Politics, 65(2), 350–375. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org.db.plcscotch.wa.edu.au/stable/10.1111/1468-2508.t01-2-00004
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is obviously a tragedy of impetuous young love. But it is also a play about politics, especially politics as conditioned by Christian morality and religion.
Mainar, L. M. G. (1998). Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", and male melodrama. Atlantis, 20(2), 27–42. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org.db.plcscotch.wa.edu.au/stable/41055511
This essay explores the ways in which the play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ deals with sexuality and social and textual elaboration.
Siegel, P. N.. (1961). Christianity and the religion of love in Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare Quarterly, 12(4), 371–392. http://doi.org.db.plcscotch.wa.edu.au/10.2307/2867455Copy
The long established traditional interpretation of Romeo and Juliet is that it is a drama of fete or sheer misfortune in which the lovers are not responsible for the catastrophe they suffer. Recently, however, a number of scholars have argued that the Elizabethans , with their Christian background of thought, would have regarded the lovers as guilty sinner rather than innocent victims.

Analysis

BBC Bitesize. (1998). Romeo and Juliet Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/dramaromeojuliet/
The information covered in this guide includes an introduction to the story and the author; a plot summary; descriptions of important characters, themes, dramatic effect and language.
Spark Notes. (2007). No fear Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet. Retrieved from http://nfs.sparknotes.com/romeojuliet/
No Fear Shakespeare puts Shakespeare's language side-by-side with a facing-page translation into modern English—the kind of English people actually speak today.
Shmoop Editorial Team. (2008, November 11). Romeo and Juliet. Retrieved from http://www.shmoop.com/romeo-and-juliet/
Struggling with William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet? Shmoop offer a thorough summary and analysis of this literary masterpiece.
Miller, S. (2004). Orwell once more. Sewanee Review, 112(4), 595-618. Retrieved from Literary Reference Centre.
Presents literary criticism which profiles English writer George Orwell. His essays are often found in freshman college readers and in anthologies of English writers, and two of his novels—"Animal Farm" and "1984"—have been translated into many languages.

more... less...

Why biographers are interested in Orwell is understandable because he led a life that was unusual for a writer. He was a British policeman in Burma, a dishwasher in Paris, and an investigative journalist in England; he was also a bookstore assistant, schoolmaster, grocer, and foreign correspondent. Orwell's interest in military affairs is apparent in his essays and reviews, many of which touch on military questions.
Nebo Literature.(n.d.). Romeo and Juliet. Retrieved from http://nebo-lit.com/drama/romeo-juliet/Language-Romeo-and-Juliet
Nebo Literature offers an easy to read analysis of Romeo and Juliet including: introduction, techniques, language and close Reading

Study Guide

Moore, A. (2000). Studying Romeo and Juliet. Retrieved from http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/shakespeare/romeoandjuliet.htm#1
Scroll to the top of the page for a general interest study guide for students of Romeo and Juliet.
AboutShakespeare.com. (n.d.). Romeo and Juliet. Retrieved from http://absoluteshakespeare.com/plays/romeo_and_juliet/romeo_and_juliet.htm
This website contains a study guide for Romeo and Juliet including the plays, summaries and essays.
Reed, A. (n.d.). Romeo and Juliet. Retrieved from http://www.penguin.com/static/pdf/teachersguides/romeojuliet.pdf
A study guide to the Signet Classic Edition of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet
CliffNotes.com. (n.d.). Romeo and Juliet. Retrieved from http://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/r/romeo-and-juliet/about-romeo-and-juliet
CliffsNotes literature guide for Romeo and Juliet.

LitCharts

Florman, B., & Kestler. J, (LitCharts Editors). (2016). LitChart on Romeo and Juliet. Retrieved March 8, 2016 from http://www.litcharts.com/lit/romeo-and-juliet
This LitChart study guide for Romeo and Juliet includes a detailed summary and analysis, themes, characters, symbols and quotes.

Intertextuality

Miller, S. (2004). Orwell once more. Sewanee Review, 112(4), 595-618. Retrieved from Literary Reference Centre.
Presents literary criticism which profiles English writer George Orwell. His essays are often found in freshman college readers and in anthologies of English writers, and two of his novels—"Animal Farm" and "1984"—have been translated into many languages.

more... less...

Why biographers are interested in Orwell is understandable because he led a life that was unusual for a writer. He was a British policeman in Burma, a dishwasher in Paris, and an investigative journalist in England; he was also a bookstore assistant, schoolmaster, grocer, and foreign correspondent. Orwell's interest in military affairs is apparent in his essays and reviews, many of which touch on military questions.