Romeo&Juliet

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 5

Watch the video - wb p. 117

11.1 Rephrase in your own words what information we get about this tale?

Think of the topical questions (who? what? where?)

Watch the video - wb p. 117

11.3 What this prologue again in the 1996 Baz Luhrman version

a. Complete with the original words

b. The phrase 'star-crossed lovers' was introduced by Shakespeare and had often been used  since then.
What does this phrase mean?

Watch the video - wb p. 119

12.1 Complete the summary

Watch the video - wb p. 120

12.2 Extract 1: watch how Romeo and Juliet fallin love at first sight in the 1969 Zefferelli film.

Follow along in your book (text)

Afterwards try to answer the questions: all except for 'g'

Extract 2 - wb p. 122-123

12.2 Extract 2: after the party. Romeo sneaks into Juliet's garden and proclaims his love for her in the famous balcony scene.

Analyse the text by answering the questions: a ->g

wb p. 124 - 13.1

Being a tragedy, Romeo and Juliet does not have a happy ending. Read about the outcome of the story in the mock (= spotten) newspaper article below.

13.1 Unfortunately, the subheadings have been left out. Reconstruct them!

+  the questions of ex. 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5!

Classical correction

Don't forget the "Who's who"! 

13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5

Subheading paragraph 2

Subheading paragraph 1

Subheading paragraph 3

Answers to the questions

see Scoodle

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wb p. 127 - 14.4

Apply this structure to your version of Romeo and Juliet.

Write a short paragraph next to the five parts of the narrative arch. Use the diagram in order to do this correctly.

Exposition: ...

Rising action: ...

Climax: ...

Falling action: ...

Resolution (= denouement): ...

Narrative arc

Romeo and Juliet

What to study?

• You know the plot and characters.
• You are able to analyse excerpts seen in class and situate them in the story.
• You are able to situate and analyse an unseen excerpt in the story.
• You know the structure of a tragedy and you can link the parts to the play.