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Welcome to the Microbee Version of Romeo and Juliet.
This package of programmes is designed to let you have fun
and at the same time to help you learn more about the play.
This is one of Shakespeares most famous plays and the only
one that gives pride of place to the theme of young love. Romeo
and Juliet have become the model for countless other young
lovers who meet tragic ends.
Since you are reading this you obviously have the programme
up and running on your computer and you are probably dying to
try out some of the activities so this introduction will be
brief. First the contents.
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There are 2 games included on the disks:-
Quotation Quiz - helps you learn quotations from the play.
Missing Words - fill in the gaps in well-known speeches.
As well there are detailed notes on themes imagery
characters and other topics.
There is a summary and a commentary for each scene in the play
with detailed notes on key scenes.
To assist with Shakespearean background there are brief notes
on his life and pictures of him and his Globe Theatre.
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To get started on the topic you choose just select it from
the Main Menu and press RETURN.
Move around the programme in the same way and return to the
Main Menu to select new topics.
The notes and activities were originally designed to help
students who are taking:
VCE English Literature
Other students of Shakespeare will find the programme useful
also.
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One last word: if you find this programme useful or fun
remember that there are three other titles in this series:
MACBETH Not converted yet!
ANIMAL FARM MBUG Disk # 183
LORD OF THE FLIES MBUG Disk # 180
Converted from MS-DOS program to Microbee Basic by:
Alan Laughton - MBUG member #679 - September 1992