OH ROMEO, WHEREFORE ART THOU????

Monday

DO NOW: PUT IT INTO MODERN DAY TERMS!

“Do not swear by the moon, for she changes constantly. Then your love would also change.” ― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

Put these words into modern day terms or something that you would say to your boyfriend/girlfriend.

SMART GOALS!

80% or more of students will be able to break down Shakespearian text samples using peer collaboration and feedback. This will be assessed by the exit slip and by in-class assignments.

SHAKESPEARE’S LANGUAGE

It is not as difficult as it seems.

DID YOU KNOW????

William Shakespeare had a vocabulary of 15,000 words and invented many of the words and phrases that we still use today.

SHAKESPEARE 101:SOME THINGS YOU WILL NEED TO KNOW! 1. The sentence order is different from how we speak today

2. He writes plays… so every time someone speaks, you’ll see their name.

Romeo: Wherefore art thou?Juliet: Canst you see me?

3. Shakespeare loves to joke using “puns”!

Mercutio: Nay, gentle Romeo, we must have you dance.

Romeo: Not I, believe me. You have dancing shoes.With nimble soles; I have a soul of leadSo stakes me to the ground I cannot move.

4. Some of the words have changed their meaning!

OLD ENGLISH – THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE IS FROM THE TIME OF KING ALFRED OR ABOUT 800 A.D.

Faeder ure thu eart on heofonum, si thin nama gehalgod. Tobecume thin rice. Gewurthe thin willa on eorthan swa swa on heofonum.

Do you think you know what it means?

MIDDLE ENGLISH – THE SAME PHRASE IS WRITTEN AS IT WOULD HAVE APPEARED IN THE TIME OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER (1320-1384)

Oure fadir that art in heuenes, halwid be thi name; thi kyngdom cumme to; be thi wille don as in heuen and in erthe; gif to us this day ouer breed oure substaunce; and forgeue uo us oure dettis as we forgeue to oure dettours …

Does this one make a little more sense?

MODERN ENGLISH – HERE IS THE SAME PASSAGE AS IT APPEARED IN 1611 OR ABOUT THE TIME OF SHAKESPEARE.

Our father, which art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day, our daily bread; and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors, and lead us not into temptation …

So is Shakespeare’s language all that different?

1. THOU, THEE AND THY – THESE MEAN YOU, YOU, AND YOUR, RESPECTIVELY. THESE WORDS DROPPED OUT OF OUR LANGUAGE A COUPLE CENTURIES AGO, BUT SHAKESPEARE USES THEM. THE VERB THAT IS USED WITH “THOU” CHANGES AS WELL.

Example: “ Thou wilt fall backward when thou hast more wit, Wilt thou not Jule?”

Translation: You will fall backwardwhen you have more intelligence,Won’t you, Jule (little Julia)?

COPY THESE LINES DOWN AND TRANSLATE THEM ON A SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER (TIMED ACTIVITY)

1. For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.

2. Tickling a parson’s nose as a’ lies asleep.

3. O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?

4. Do not swear at all/ or, if thou wilt, swear by thy gracious self …

5. A plague a both your houses.

6. Tybalt, liest thou there in thy bloody sheet?

EDITING PROJECT

Your group will be interpreting or passages of Romeo and Juliet into modern day English.

If you have questions, post your questions so your group can answer it or your teacher will write the answer down!

Use your Shakespearean “Cheat Sheet” to help you with any unfamiliar words you see.

EXIT SLIP:

Analysis:What is different (diction, syntax, vocabulary) about Shakespeare’s writing from our own modern day books?

Connection to Self:How did you break down Shakespearean sentences today to better YOUR own understanding of what was actually being said?

HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=GNAK79-GOHA DO NOW:

Do you think that Shakespeare’s phrases and words give a “romantic” or “passionate” feeling to the theme of the book? Explain your answer!

Do you think that Shakespeare’s writing could seem romantic to your generation? Why or why not?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs.”

― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

“Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say goodnight till it be morrow.” ― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet