Greensleeves

Listen to the music.

Manuscript

Play along.

Greensleeves Manuscript

Lyrics

Alas, my love, you do me wrong,
To cast me off discourteously.
For I have loved you well and long,
Delighting in your company.

Chorus:
Greensleeves was all my joy
Greensleeves was my delight,
Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
And who but my lady greensleeves.

Your vows you've broken, like my heart,
Oh, why did you so enrapture me?
Now I remain in a world apart
But my heart remains in captivity.

Chorus:
Greensleeves was all my joy
Greensleeves was my delight,
Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
And who but my lady greensleeves.

Other Performing activities:

Fighting Talk

Watch a talk on the weaponry of Shakespeare, from BOAT's Fight Director.

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Pairs Card Game

Make you own Romeo and Juliet character cards to play a pairs game or snap.

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Pastime With Good Company

Listen to 'Pastime With Good Company' played on recorder. Sing or play along.

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Romeo and Juliet - The Gossip

Read all about it! The scandalous tale of Romeo and Juliet as told by a Lady of Verona

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Romeo and Juliet Prologue

Speak Shakespeare, with the Prologue from Romeo and Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet: The 'Kiss' Sonnet

Watch the ‘Shakespeare Shorts’ film of Romeo and Juliet’s sonnet, and then perform the sonnet yourself.

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The Story of Romeo and Juliet

Professional actor Andrew Jarvis summarises the story of Romeo and Juliet.

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The Tudor Hop

Learn the steps and dance 'The Tudor Hop'.

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The Very Short Story of Romeo and Juliet

The very short story of 'Romeo and Juliet' told in words and pictures.

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Verona Talk Radio - 'Getting to the Truth' programme on 1595 FM

Listen to the characters who knew Romeo and Juliet on Verona Talk Radio

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These activities will be enjoyed by children and adults of all ages. The activities are rated according to difficulty and level of parental involvement: these descriptions are intended as a rough guide only. We have rated them to help parents of children aged 8-13, on the assumption that above this age supervision is rarely required, and that below it, supervision is generally required.

: Set it up and off they go.

: Some help needed.

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