1st hour Romeo and Juliet project topics

Sign into blogger at the top of this page and, in a comment, post your research topic in a complete sentence.  Much like our independent study projects, we will not have repeats in our topics, so post promptly if you're passionate about a particular topic.  Here are some examples:

a. Why did so many people die in this period—Shakespeare’s children and his siblings, for example?

b.     Why is Shakespeare considered such a famous playwright after 400 plus years have passed?

c.      Some believe Shakespeare didn’t author all of his plays.  Why do they think this?  Does it have any root in fact?

d.     Why are his plays so violent?

e.      Why do so many Shakespearean plays deal with failed love and marriage?

f.       How did the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James affect his writing?

g.     Why weren't women allowed to act during Shakespeare’s day?

h.     Is Romeo and Juliet at all rooted in history or historical figures?

j.       What happened during Shakespeare’s “lost years”?

k.     Why was bear baiting considered a respectable form of entertainment during this day while plays were not?

Notice how specific these topics are.  This project is not a long-term research study like our independent study, but is, rather, a mini-project that we'll use to address research skills and frontload Romeo and Juliet.