Star-Crossed: Romeo and Juliet Interactive Shakespeare Arcade Game

Step into Fair Verona with an interactive arcade game that turns Shakespearean language and literary analysis into an exciting, high interest challenge wrapped in a 2D side scrolling old school arcade action game. This game is a great companion for popular ELA curricula with a Romeo and Juliet unit.

In Star-Crossed, students move through five action packed acts as they decode the language of Romeo and Juliet, collect key knowledge, and battle major characters like Tybalt, Lord Capulet, Paris, and the Prince. As they play, students build understanding of archaic pronouns, old verb forms, academic analysis vocabulary, literary concepts, and the meaning of famous Shakespearean lines in context.

This game is especially strong for helping students gain confidence with Shakespeare instead of feeling overwhelmed by it. Players work with ideas like thou, thee, thy, thine, wherefore, hath, conflict, fate, loyalty, betrayal, consequence, tragedy, motive, resolution, and counsel while actively applying their knowledge through movement, choice making, and boss encounters.

Perfect for Romeo and Juliet units, Shakespeare skill building, stations, early finishers, vocabulary practice, literary analysis support, or an engaging ELA companion activity, Star-Crossed gives teachers a classroom friendly way to make Shakespeare more approachable while giving students a game experience that feels challenging, dramatic, and fun. 

This is a fully online html game that will play from any browser, tablet or computer. If you are a teacher and are worried about the game being blocked by your school's server, contact us; there are two easy ways to make the game available besides the direct link.

Student article and worksheet included. YOUR PERSONAL GAME LINK FOR SHARING WITH STUDENTS WILL BE AT THE TOP OF THE STUDENT ARTICLE/GUIDE/WORKSHEET. Just share and play!

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