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Shakespeare’s life (youth, education, family, death) Shakespeare’s career (as a poet, actor, and playwright) The Globe Theatre Elizabethan theatre and customs Actors and acting in Elizabethan England Clothing styles in Elizabethan England & 14th century Verona, Italy (by social class and gender) Queen Elizabeth I & King James I and their connection to the theatre/Shakespeare Life in Elizabethan England (food, shelter, education, class structure, entertainment, activities, customs, beliefs, family life, etc.) Life in Verona, Italy in the 14th century (See list above.) The history of feuding (ancient to modern day) Plants & herbal medicine of Elizabethan England/14th century Verona, Italy The plague and its effect on the theatre Three types of Shakespeare’s plays: comedies, tragedies, and histories Sources for //Romeo and Juliet// The parallels between //Romeo and Juliet// and //West Side Story// //The Tempest// as Shakespeare’s “final bow”