The Very Short Story of Romeo and Juliet
The very short story of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ told in words and pictures*.
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At the end of the writing in each picture-box, there are one or two special words ending with an exclamation mark, which looks like this!
Can you find any words which are fierce, sad, excited or happy?
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Actors let the audience know what the characters are feeling by the way they say those words.
Read the story aloud and make those words stand out – let everyone hear your exclamation!
- Tell one of your favourite stories in pictures or in words.
*With special thanks to Mya Lixian Gosling, author and artist, whose work inspired our drawings and with whose permission they are published. To see Mya’s humorous and entertaining work about Shakespeare, visit https://goodticklebrain.com/
Other History activities:
These activities will be enjoyed by children and adults of all ages.
The activities are rated according to difficulty and level of parental involvement: these descriptions are intended as a rough guide only.
We have rated them to help parents of children aged 8-13, on the assumption that above this age supervision is rarely required, and that below it, supervision is generally required.
: Set it up and off they go.
: Some help needed.
: Challenge yourself.