Shakespeare Uncovered

Romeo and Juliet with Joseph Fiennes

Fiennes has a unique perspective on Romeo and Juliet. He played Shakespeare – both writing and performing as Romeo – in the film Shakespeare in Love. Now he wants to examine why it remains the most-performed of all Shakespeare plays.

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Joseph Fiennes has a unique perspective on Romeo and Juliet. He played Shakespeare – both writing and performing as Romeo – in the film Shakespeare in Love. Now he wants to examine why it remains the most-performed of all Shakespeare plays. Adaptations by London's Royal Ballet and Stephen Sondheim (West Side Story) are examined as are films by Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrman.

Previews + Extras

  • Joseph Fiennes Visits a Class on Iambic Pentameter: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Joseph Fiennes Visits a Class on Iambic Pentameter

    S2 E6 - 3m 20s

    Joseph Fiennes listens in on a Shakespeare session at a South London evening class. Bruce Wall has taught Shakespeare across the world. His students include city bankers, Broadway actors and several thousand prisoners. In this class, he's teaching the group how to think in Iambic Pentameter, the classic five stress rhythm of Shakespearian text.

  • Joseph Fiennes on Romeo and Juliet's Famous Balcony Scene : asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Joseph Fiennes on Romeo and Juliet's Famous Balcony Scene

    S2 E6 - 2m 55s

    The balcony scene is probably one of the most popular scenes known to general audiences. Joseph Fiennes, Professor Laurie Maguire and Professor Jonathan Bate dissect the famous lines that come with this scene... "Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?"

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