Pukman @ WinK: the community that time didn't forget

Over the last week or so, we have been watching Romeo & Juliet in class. The one I chose for watching all the way through was the Olivia Hussey/Leonard Whiting version directed by Roman Polanski. This is a very famous version, but less well-known by young people in Japan than the newer Leonardo diCaprio/Clare Danes version. Finally, we watched a few scenes from that newer version for comparison.

By watching two versions, I hope that everyone realised that the words have meaning and that there are various different ways to express them. The common point is that each actor is trying to express something. And I hope many students learned some of the very famous phrases from Romeo & Juliet, such as "What's in a name?" and "Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?"

I'm looking forward to seeing the performances in class!