This production is part of a famous series produced by BBC of all of William Shakespeare's plays. The resulting films, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilized the best theatrical and television directors and brought highly praised performances from leading contemporary actors. This romance revolves around a theme that occupied Shakespeare later in life: reconciliation. Wrongs committed by one generation -- here a wife unjustly accused of adultery -- are made right by the next generation.

This production is part of a famous series produced by BBC of all of William Shakespeare's plays. The resulting films, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilized the best theatrical and television directors and brought highly praised performances from leading contemporary actors.. One of the great love stories of all time and a "hit " for over 400 years. Full of passion and exquisite language, ROMEO AND JULIET expresses love in its infinite variety more than any other work in the English language.

This production is part of a famous series produced by BBC of all of William Shakespeare's plays. The resulting films, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilized the best theatrical and television directors and brought highly praised performances from leading contemporary actors. Shakespeare uses one of this favorite devices -- trickery -- in a plot relished by Elizabethan playgoers. The new wife of a young count resorts to chicanery to win her husband's respect, a typical ploy of medieval romance.

Turn now to the realities of Regency life with a look at romance and courtship, something that lies at the heart of every Austen plot. Examine the power dynamics between the genders and how they shaped courtship, the opportunities young people had to meet, and how various couples in Austen's novels exemplify or subvert the heavily controlled nature of Regency romance.