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Objectives

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What do you know about The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet? Find the

“K” on the chart below and write down everything you know about

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Next, in the column labeled “W,”

write down what you want to learn about The Tragedy of Romeo and

Juliet. Do not write in the “L” column.

Bloom’s: knowledge

KWhat I KNOW

WWhat I WANT to Know

LWhat I LEARNED

     

Some English guy wrote Romeo and Juliet.

Do both characters really die?

Shakespeare Odds & Ends

Let’s see, that made him only 1, 2, 3… 52!

• There are stories that Shakespeare fled Stratford because he stole a deer; he did not want to be prosecuted.

• We really don’t know what Shakespeare looked like because his portrait was never painted while he was alive.

• Shakespeare died in 1615.

• All of Shakespeare’s grandchildren died – he had no descendents.

“Doe, a dear, a female dear…”

Why do you think they didn’t just use a camera?

Comprehension Check

Directions: select the best answer to each question

1. The author of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a) Queen Elizabeth b) William Shakespeare c) Romeo b) William Shakespeare

2. The plague that swept through England was called a) Black Death b) Red Death c) influenza a) Black Death

3. Who did the real Pocahontas marry? a) Will Smith b) John Rolfe c) John Smith b) John Rolfe

In order to better understand Shakespeare’s plays play, it is good to understand some of the terminology Shakespeare uses in the writing of his plays. The language is called Elizabethan English, named after Queen Elizabeth the I.

ere ~ the old English word for before

hence ~ the old English word for here

swear’st ~ the old English word for swear

thee, thy, thou ~ are old English words for you

thine ~ the old English word for your

wert ~ the old English word for were

wherefore ~ the old English word for why

Elizabethan English

Blank verse is poetry that doesn’t rhyme. It is written in iambic pentameter. For example:

“They are the faction O conspiracy

Sham’st thou to show thy dang’rous brow by night”

(2.1.77-79).

Blank Verse

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. . . ..

Aristocratic and or important people typically speak in blank verse.

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Pentameter means the iambic pattern is repeated five times in the line.

Iambic pentameter is when an unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable.

Bloom’s: knowledge, comprehension

Objectives

1. Identify the Characters in the Story

A protagonist is a main character

who is a “good” person.

An antagonist is a person or thing

that is against the protagonist.

Protagonist Antagonist

Characters are the people in the story. There are many different kinds of characters in a story, just like there are many different people in the world.

The Characters

The Characters

Romeo is the main character in the play who is full of passion and romantic feelings. He rushes into things before thinking them through.

Juliet is also a main character in the play. She is only 13, but does not act like a child. A very strong-willed character, Juliet and falls for Romeo instantly.

These two are the most important characters in the novel.

The County Paris is a count– an important nobleman. He is related to the Prince and has asked Juliet’s father for Juliet’s hand in marriage.

The servants serve both the Capulets and the Montagues. They help to spark the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues.

The Characters

The Prologue

Prologue

• Many years ago a feud broke out between two of Verona’s noble families: the Capulets and the Montagues.

• The feud was so bad that their family members killed each other whenever they met - even the servants joined in. Eventually, no one could remember what started feud.

• The story is about two young lovers who meet, marry, and die all within a week. Their deaths end the feud.

• Shakespeare tells us right from the start that Romeo and Juliet are going to die, but he does not tell how.

Shakespeare tells the entire story in the first 14 lines of the play!

What do you think could have caused this feud?

What tragedy could have caused the deaths of these two young lovers?

Act I, scene 4 – Party Crashers!!

What is Romeo thinking? Or, is he just giving in to peer pressure?

Dreams were often seen as omens. What kind of omen might this Romeoss dream be foreshadowing?

In Celtic legend, Queen Mab is a fairy queen who changes men’s dreams to create mischief.

scene 4• Romeo, Mercutio and Benvolio were on

their way to the Capulet’s party even though Romeo had his doubts about going.

• Just as they arrived at the Capulet home, Romeo shared that he had a dream that made him hesitant to go to the party.

• Mercrutio made fun of Romeo’s dream and told everyone that he too had a dream about “Queen Mab”.

• Even after Mercutio’s teasing, Romeo still had his doubts, but he went to the party anyway.

Comprehension Check

Directions: select the best answer to each question

1. Who share that he had a dream that makes him hesitant to go to the Capulet’s party?a) Romeo b) nothing c) a little bita) Romeo

2. Who does Romeo fall for at the Capulet’s party? a) Juliet b) the nurse c) Rosaline a) Juliet

3. True or False: Before he kisses her, Romeo knows Juliet is a Capulet.a) True b) False

b) False

Objectives

Bloom’s: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, evaluation, synthesis

1. Demonstrate and Apply Knowledge

Act It Out

• Select a scene from the play with two or three characters in it.

• Rewrite the scene, using your imagination. Change the setting and language. For example, Romeo could be Superman; and Juliet, Lois Lane.

• Make puppets to represent the characters in the scene.

• On poster board, draw the background of the scene you selected.

• Practice the lines – use the voices you think the characters would have.

Character Chart What actions tell about the character

love-sick, reckless, romantic, whiny, impulsive

Identifying Characters in

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet

Romeo: Son of Lord and Lady Montague

Juliet:

Lord Capulet:

Lady Capulet:

Lord Montague:

Lady Montague: