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Romeo & JulietIntroduction and Characters
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Essential Questions For This Unit
• Why does this play continue to be so popular?
• How do directors make creative decisions to make this 400+ year-old play relevant to a modern audience?
• In what ways do our modern-day texts draw from the archetypes presented in Romeo and Juliet?
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Timeline and ExpectationsMay 4TKAM Essay Work Period
5TKAM Essay Work Period
6TKAM Essay Work Period
7SANE – Tyson & Katie
8TKAM Essay Work PeriodSANE – Mya & Ashley
11Intro./PrologueInsultsAct 1, sc.1 TKAM Essay Edit
12Act 1, sc. 2 & 3
13Act 2, Prologue and sc. 1ESSAY DUE
14Act 2, sc. 2 & 3
15SANE – Olivia & Tre
18Act 2, sc. 4-6
19Act 3, sc. 1, 2, 3
20Act 3, sc. 4 & 5
21Act 4, sc. 1-3
22SANE – Cameron & Haben
25Act 4, sc. 1-3
26Act 4, sc. 4-5
27Act 5
28ISU Work Period
29SANE – Hannah & Shawna
June 1Unit Summative
2 Unit Summative
3ISU Work Period
4ISU Work Period
5ISU Work Period
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Timeline and Expectations• Quizzes• Extension of Vocabulary• Act Questions• Act Summary Sheets• Insult Game• Tableau• Dramatizations
• Be prepared to read aloud in class!
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Romeo & Juliet Facts• Setting: Verona, Italy
• Total death count: 6
• The play is inspired by Arthur Brooke’s poem “The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet”, written in 1562. This was very common.
• First published in the mid 1590’s
• Due to Elizabethan law, Juliet (and all other female roles) would have been played by young men in the original production at the Globe Theatre.
• Romeo and Juliet is argued to be Shakespeare’s first play about romantic love.
• Romeo and Juliet, alongside Hamlet, is probably Shakespeare’s most performed play and has also been adapted in many forms.
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Romeo MontagueThe son of Lord and Lady Montague16 years old (approximately)
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Romeo on Film
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• Leonard Whiting as Romeo in Franco Zefferelli’s 1968 production
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Romeo on Film
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• Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo in Baz Luhrmann’s modern 1996 production
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Romeo on Film
• Douglas Booth as Romeo in Carlo Carlei’s 2013 production
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The Montagues
• Lord and Lady Montague
• Romeo’s parents
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The Montague Men
• Benvolio• Montague’s
nephew• Romeo’s cousin
and friend
• Abram and Balthasar• Loyal servants to
the house of Montague
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MercutioRomeo’s closest friendA kinsman to the Prince
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MercutioMercutio is one of Shakespeare’s most beloved characters due to his wordplay, wit, and use of sexual double entendres.
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Juliet CapuletThe daughter of Lord and Lady Capulet13 years old (Two weeks shy of her 14th birthday)
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Juliet on Film
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• Olivia Hussey as Juliet in Franco Zefferelli’s 1968 production
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Juliet on Film
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• Claire Danes as Juliet in Baz Luhrmann’s modern 1996 production
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Juliet on Film
• Hailee Steinfeld as Juliet in Carlo Carlei’s 2013 production
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The Capulets
• Lord and Lady Capulet• Juliet’s parents
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The Capulet Clan
• Tybalt• Lady Capulet’s
nephew• Juliet’s cousin
• Sampson and Gregory• Loyal servants to the
house of Capulet
• Peter• A Capulet servant http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/
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ConfidantsFriar Lawrence Nurse
Juliet’s personal nurse Raised her since birth
Catholic FriarFriend to both Romeo and
Juliethttp://images.contactmusic.com/images/feature-images/romeo-and-juliet-paul-giamatti-600.jpg
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NobilityPrince Escalus Paris
The Prince of Verona.Kinsman to Mercutio and
Parishttp://www.canadianshakespeares.ca/folio/Profiles/Zeff/Zeff-Prince%20Escalus.jpg
Suitor for Juliet, preferred by Capulet
Kinsman of Prince Escalushttp://www.moviestarspicture.com/photos/paul-rudd-movies/Paul-Rudd-Romeo-+-Juliet-1996.jpg
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The Feud“Two Households, both alike in dignity…” (Prologue)
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Anticipation GuideAgree/ Somewhat Agree/ Disagree/ Somewhat Disagree
1. If I am attracted to someone, I’ll find a way to see him or her even if my parents tell me not to.2. It is very important that the parents of the bride and groom get along well.3. My parents would have to really like the person I married, or I wouldn’t get married.4. “Love at first sight” is rare, but it does happen. 5. I agree with the saying, “love conquers all”6. It is better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
7. It is possible to die of grief. 8. It is possible to die of a broken heart. 9. Being separated from the one you love is worse than death.10. All’s fair in love and war. 11. It is better to take love slowly than to rush into things and act on impulse.12. Plays are boring. 13. Shakespeare is hard to read. 14. Parents always make the best decisions for their children.15. It is ok to hate someone just because your family does.
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Girl meets boy, boy meets girl
boy and girl fall in lovegirl’s parents don’t approve
some things never change
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