Shakespeare in Love-a whimsical imagining of the events that led to the writing of Romeo and Juliet-is remembered, today, as much for the stories that played out on its periphery as for the one it put on the screen: those controversial Oscar wins. Google’s release of Bard, as it happens, coincides with the 25th anniversary of the film that considered the origins of the great poet’s elevation. The early modern poet has achieved that consummately postmodern strain of transcendence. His words double as incantations, invoked to confer legitimacy and a sheen of artistry on any he that utters them. Shakespeare is, at this point, his own kind of marketing message. As a specific one, it summons one of the most famous avatars of that art: William Shakespeare.

Numerous questions and activities for varied exploration of the play, including ideas for performance, creative writing, illustration and analysis.Earlier this year, Google introduced a chat application powered by artificial intelligence-an experimental competitor to ChatGPT and a tool that it hoped, per its marketing copy, would “be a home for your creativity, productivity and curiosity.” Understanding that some potential users might be less sanguine about a technology that blurs the line between the augmentation of human intelligence and the obsolescence of it, Google gave its new bot a canny name: Bard.Īs a general term, “Bard” suggests the lyric capabilities, and the latent wisdom, of the human mind.Stimulating historical background information, explanations of themes and techniques, and different interpretations compared and contrasted.A brief synopsis, character list and key vocabulary at the start of each scene, to orient students to the text.Accessible text notes on each page of the play text.Brief synopses and ‘Before you read’ notes before each scene guide students in their reading, while graded questions after each scene enhance understanding and lead to higher-level explorations of language and ideas. Shakespeare’s techniques and conventions are explained thoroughly and accessibly, and key vocabulary is defined throughout, giving students confidence with the language. Developed and written by leading teachers and Shakespearean specialists, each text in the Insight Shakespeare Plays series contains the play text as well as detailed background notes and a wide range of questions and activities.

Play of romeo and juliet script