On May 7th the students of Year 8 visited the city of Venice as part of their History, English Literature and Drama curriculums. The aim was to discover places and events narrated or occured throughout the history of the Serenissima, which were already discussed in class.
During the visit they were given excerpts from “The Merchant of Venice”, written by William Shakespeare, which the students had to “interpret” in significant places of the city, such as the Jewish ghetto an the Rialto Bridge. In addition to the use of the English language and the practice of acting, other topics pertaining civic education were discussed, such as religious discrimination, friendship and justice.
One of the objective was also to visit the locations described in Shakespeare’s story, in order to discover its story, its treasures and their characteristics.