Shakespeare

William Shakespeare, born 1564, was a well-renowned playwright during the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods of medieval history. he was most famously known for his romantics and tragedies such as Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet. Shakespeare's plays focused mainly on British history, blending facts and legend. furthermore he focuses on political and social issues similar to Brecht.

in lessons we focused on a modern adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, this helped us understand Shakespeare's influence on theatre as his plays are still being adapted and performed today. we were tasked with taking an extract from a script and modernising it into an adaptation using modern language, further helping us understand how influential Shakespeare was