{"product_id":"romeo-and-juliet-the-big-question-for-ks3-and-ks4","title":"Romeo and Juliet: The Big Question for KS3 and KS4","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRomeo and Juliet: The Big Question\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn 18-page, one-to-two lesson, ready-to-teach KS3 \u0026amp; KS4 Shakespeare, PSHE \u0026amp; Citizenship resource\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIs violence ever the answer?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBring one of Shakespeare’s most studied plays into conversation with an issue that remains urgently relevant to young people today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis practical KS3 and KS4 teaching resource uses \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRomeo and 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