English · GCSE · Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet: family, marriage and honour in the 1590s

Romeo and Juliet: family, marriage and honour in the 1590sFree4:57Heddy Score 3 of 7, below the standard
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What you need to know

  • Plague and political instability made death and family feuds very real for Shakespeare's audience.
  • Elizabethans believed God was in control, with Fortune as his agent, which helps explain the play's chain of bad luck.
  • Society was patriarchal: fathers controlled daughters and marriages, so Capulet expects Juliet to marry Paris.
  • Juliet's refusal makes her a strong, rebellious character who challenges the patriarchal family.

In this clip

Runs 4:57, from 3:33 to 8:30 of the full video.

Heddy Score3/7, Below the standard
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  • Trusted source · passed. The creator's own upload, live and playable here.
  • On the map · not judged yet. A teacher watched it: it mainly teaches this map topic.
  • Spec-true · not judged yet. Accurate, and right for the current UK specification.
  • Focused · passed. One idea, short enough to watch in one go.
  • Accessible · passed. Good captions, clear sound and pictures.
  • Safe for children · not judged yet. Right for 11 to 16 year olds, with no sales pitch.
  • Proven · not judged yet. Earned from our students: they learn from it, find it helpful and watch it to the end.
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Why we picked it

Explains both the genre mix and the Elizabethan context that GCSE students need to explain Romeo and Juliet.

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