Annotated 'Romeo and Juliet' prologue

A high-quality annotated Prologue study sheet for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, offering line-by-line literary and language analysis, historical context, vocabulary support and class-ready reading guidance for KS3 and GCSE English Literature and English Language.

This teacher resource provides clear annotations that unpack meaning, dramatic techniques, structural features and Elizabethan references, helping students access complex language while strengthening exam-style analysis skills.

Teaching notes with prompts for:

Classroom discussion

Prediction and inference

Exam-style analytical thinking

Student-friendly layout ready for projection, printing or revision packs

Skills Developed:

Analysing Shakespearean language and structure

Understanding dramatic purpose and foreshadowing

Identifying and interpreting poetic and narrative devices

Building confidence with unseen extracts for literature and language exams

Strengthening evidence-based writing and verbal analysis

Supporting memorisation through meaning chunking and annotation

Ideal For:

KS3 English lessons

GCSE English Literature revision

Introduction to poetic and dramatic structure

Guided reading or literacy intervention groups

Independent study or homework

Exam preparation aligned with UK secondary expectations

Teacher Benefits:

Saves planning time – complete, classroom-ready extract support

Makes Shakespeare accessible to students of mixed abilities

Supports progression from comprehension → inference → analysis

Provides clear modelling of how to annotate literature extracts