Romeo and Juliet - The Prince's Speech - teaching resource

Romeo and Juliet – The Prince’s Speech

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This engaging GCSE English Literature teaching resource focuses on the Prince’s speech in Romeo and Juliet, guiding students through a close analysis of Shakespeare’s language, themes, and characterisation. The lesson develops analytical skills while helping learners explore key themes, including anger, violence, justice, and authority.

Students examine the speech in detail, selecting key quotations that reveal both the Prince’s character and the play’s central ideas. Using the P.E.T.E.R. structure (Point, Evidence, Technique, Explain, Reader), they are guided step by step to produce a structured, exam-style analysis with scaffolding and a model response included.

Key features of the resource:

• Reading & comprehension – Exploring the Prince’s speech in context

• Close text analysis – Identifying and unpacking key quotations and literary techniques

• Discussion & collaboration – Opportunities for paired and independent learning

• Structured writing task – Guided support using P.E.T.E.R. with scaffolding and model answers

Perfect for KS4/GCSE English Literature, this fully editable resource is ideal for lesson planning, intervention, revision, or independent study. It supports all major specifications, including AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas, and OCR.

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