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KS2 National Curriculum English: Romeo and Juliet

Explore these useful adaptations of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare in nine short animations. The videos are ideal for classroom literacy activities for pupils aged 9 plus.

Romeo and Juliet animations

Meet the Montagues and the Capulets - two families in Verona who share an ancient feud.

1. Two families in Verona

Benvolio and Mercutio take Romeo to the Capulet ball where he meets and falls in love with Juliet.

2. Love arrives at a party

3. Promises from a balcony

After the ball Romeo climbs into the Capulet garden hoping to see Juliet again.

3. Promises from a balcony

Friar Lawrence marries Romeo and Juliet in a secret ceremony witnessed by the nurse.

4. A secret wedding

Hot-headed Tybalt fights with Mercutio. Romeo intervenes but the fight ends in tragedy.

5. Blood is spilled

The prince banishes Romeo in punishment for Tybalt's death. Romeo visits Juliet in secret before leaving.

6. Exile

Juliet's parents demand she marries Paris. Juliet goes to Friar Lawrence who gives her a sleeping potion.

7. A sleeping potion

The Capulet family are preparing for Juliet's wedding to Paris when she drinks the sleeping potion.

8. The deep sleep

Romeo is reunited with Juliet in the Capulet family tomb, where the story reaches its tragic conclusion.

9. A last goodbye
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Romeo and Juliet adaptation explained

This adaptation of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is in nine short video animations.

The story of the 'star-crossed lovers' is told by Rosaline. She is a character who is named in the play, but does not actually appear, and is the cause of Romeo's unrequited love at the opening of the play. She is the niece of Lord Capulet, thus Juliet's cousin.

The adaptation is intended to be broadly suitable for upper KS2 - that is, pupils aged 9 years old and above. However, be aware that the content deals with a number of sensitive issues including deaths during street fighting and suicide. Teachers should ensure they have watched any content they intend to share with their group in order to assess its suitability.

There is a comprehensive set of to accompany the adaptations. The other additional resources include:

  • a transcript for each episode - which can be found on the individual episode pages
  • a visual reminder of the characters, their names and family groupings
  • a sequencing activity to help pupils recall the order of events in the play.
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Romeo and Juliet KS2 resources

Download / print the Teacher Notes for this series

Teacher Notes

An opportunity for pupils to identify the characters and spell their names

Name the characters

An opportunity for pupils to sequence the important events of the story

Sequencing activity
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