80,000+ Books in-stock in NZ 📚

Winter Reads Sale! Enjoy up to 20% off 1,700 books! 🚀

Oxford School Shakespeare: Oxford School Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet

By William Shakespeare
Series: Oxford School Shakespeare
0.0 (0 reviews)
Book Hero Magic crafted this summary to help describe this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Summary
Romeo and Juliet is a timeless tragedy by William Shakespeare that explores the intense and doomed love between two young protagonists from feuding families. This edition presents the play with accessible notes, explanatory illustrations, and insightful background information, enabling students to engage deeply with themes of unrequited love, divided loyalties, and fate.
Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
$4000

International Supplier

This title is in-stock with overseas suppliers. While it is not available locally, we fly books in weekly from the US and UK to our Auckland warehouse for immediate dispatch.

AVAILABLE WITH SUPPLIER Ships from our Auckland warehouse within 2-3 weeks

Found a better price? Request a price match

Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

This edition is designed for secondary students aged 11 and over, suitable for all exam boards. It is ideal for those seeking a clear, accessible, and scholarly approach to studying Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

Book Hero thinking about your next read

Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed series offering full, unabridged versions of Shakespeare plays designed specifically for students. Oxford School Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet includes a range of illustrations, clear notes and commentaries throughout, and reading lists - ideal for both in-class teaching and independent revision.

The best-selling Oxford School Shakespeare edition for students studying Romeo and Juliet.

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. Romeo and Juliet is a popular text for study by secondary students the world over.

Key features:

  • Accessible notes and commentaries
  • Two-column format for easy reference checking and immediate explanations
  • Wide margins to provide plenty of space for annotations and note-taking
  • Additional information and reading lists (including websites)
  • Illustrations dotted throughout, both contextual and explanatory

Oxford School Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet outlines common themes explored when studying Romeo and Juliet's characters, including Romeo and Juliet's unrequited love, Romeo and Juliet as youthful protagonists, Romeo and Juliet's divided loyalties, and the powerful forces of fate and fortune.

Comes with a free supporting teaching pack, and 'Shakespeare in Context' videos filmed at Shakespeare's Globe. Just scan the QR code on the back.

Suitable for:

This title is for students aged 11+ and is suitable for all exam boards.

The Oxford School Shakespeare range includes over 20 of Shakespeare's plays, plus revision resources for Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet.

Series: Oxford School Shakespeare

View all

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Praised as an excellent and superior resource for GCSE study, this edition provides all necessary materials for completing coursework effectively. Its comprehensive annotations and supporting teaching resources make it highly recommended by educators and students alike.

Book Hero reading reviews

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780198321668

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 September 2008

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Oxford University Press

Illustration: halftones, line illustrations

Contributors:

  • Series edited by Roma Gill

Audience: Primary and secondary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 279g

Pages: 176

Collections

Children’s, Teenage and Educational Classic Poetry Education & Reference Non-Fiction Series: Oxford School Shakespeare William Shakespeare

About the Author

Roma Gill, the series editor, has taught Shakespeare at all levels. She has acted in and directed Shakespeare's plays, and has lectured on Shakespeare all over the world.

Also by William Shakespeare

View all

More from Education & Reference

View all

Why buy from us?

Book Hero is not a chain store or big box retailer. We're an independent 100% NZ-owned business on a mission to help more Kiwis rediscover a love of books and reading!

Service & Delivery

Service & Delivery

Our warehouse in Auckland holds over 80,000 books, toys, board games and puzzles in-stock so you're not waiting for your order to arrive from overseas.

Auckland Bookstore

Auckland Bookstore

We're primarily an online store, but for your convenience you can pick up your order for free from our bookstore, which is right next door to our warehouse in Hobsonville.

Our Gifting Service

Our Gifting Service

Books make wonderful thoughtful gifts and we're here to help with gift-wrapping and cards. We can even send your gift directly to your loved one.

The Latest at Book Hero

View all