Friday, March 19, 2010
Romeo and Juliet Field Trip
Well, we did it! We took 180 students to the Shakespeare Tavern on Tuesday to see Romeo and Juliet. What a treat! I, for one, enjoyed the performance, and even better, the students enjoyed it. Everyone agreed that Mercutio was incredibly entertaining, and I could hear and sense genuine sorrow when he died in Act 3. We studied the language a little before we went, and the students said, while they didn't understand everything that was being said at all times, they still understood what was going on. I look forward to delving into the text a little more now that they've seen the play. I think it will make reading the play an incredibly rich experience. I have assigned them an essay to write: "Which is better, the play or the movie?" I can't wait to hear the responses.
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Dear Sarah,
ReplyDeleteHow brave of you to take such a large group of students to see the play. I'm glad to hear it went well. The language is difficult--even for me, and I've read it several times and seen the play performed several times too. I'm not surprised your students had some difficulty. It's good to hear that they were able to follow the events though. Which movie version did you show them?
I remember reading the play for the first time in 9th grade and seeing the Zeffirelli version and being absolutely in love with it. This was before the days of the videotape, so we actually got to take a field trip to the local theatre for a morning showing. I found it totally engrossing. I think we saw the movie after having read the play in class (if memory serves). I bet some of your students will long remember their outing to the Tavern.
Best,
Toby