Prologue Romeo + Juliet

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 6

Romeo and Juliet

What do you remember about Shakespeare?

Objectives

At the end of today's lesson

• I understand the start of the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
• I can translate Shakespeare's English to modern English

Activity (15 min)

• Watch the prologue
• Read the prologue
• Translate to modern English
• Answer the questions in Lesson up

Who will the play be about according to the prologue?

1. Romeo and Juliet
2. two households
3. a pair of lovers
4. children

Where is the story set?

What line tells us already how the story will end? Cite the first two words

Count the lines and look at the rhyme scheme? What kind of poem is this?

What you need to know

 The film is an adaptation and modernization of William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. 

While it retains the original Shakespearean dialogue, the film represents the Montagues and the Capulets as warring mafia empires, with legitimate business fronts, during contemporary America.  Swords are replaced with guns with brand names such as "Dagger" and "Sword".