Where Have You Seen Shakespeare Before?

There is a chance you may have seen a telling of a Shakespearean play without even realizing it. There have actually been numerous retellings of Shakespeare’s classics that you probably have seen in movies or other forms of theatre before! Maybe you have seen them in a Disney movie or another musical?

Here are some of the retellings that you may have seen before!

10 Things I Hate About You- The 1999 film featuring Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger is actually a retelling of The Taming of the Shrew

She’s the Man- The 2006 film with Amanda Bynes as Viola is a modern retelling of Twelfth Night

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead- This is a play that actually focuses on the characters of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern from Hamlet

The Lion King- The 1994 Disney movie is also actually a retelling of Hamlet, as we see the betrayal that Scar has on Mufasa, and the journey Simba is on to become king.

West Side Story- The musical with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim is a retelling of Romeo and Juliet, with the Jets and Sharks as rivals, and the love story between Maria and Tony.

Gnomeo and Juliet- The 2007 animated movie, that transforms the story of Romeo and Juliet to a story told by garden gnomes in neighboring yards.