V5 P2 W4 Romeo and Juliet

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Basic rules

• We do our work when we should
• We are silent during explanations and raise our hands for questions
• Our phone is in our "zakkie" on the corner of our table
• We don't eat, drink, or chew gum in class

learning goals

I know the basic plot of Romeo and Juliet

I can indicate the themes in Romeo and Juliet

homework check

Why is it surprising that Hamlet talks of 'the pangs of dispriz'd love'?

Why is it surprising that Hamlet talks of 'the pangs of dispriz'd love'?

Rejection in love is not a problem that Hamlet has had: Ophelia seems to love him, although (as Hamlet will have been well aware) she could not show her interest in him too openly.

Why is the phrase 'to die; to sleep' repeated?

Why is the phrase 'to die; to sleep' repeated?

It gives the impression of Hamlet turning things over again and again in his mind. He is exploring all the implications of death.

What is the conclusion of the last two lines?

What is the conclusion of the last two lines?

Fear of what may come after death deters people from fleeing the difficulties that they have in life; the message is “better the devil you know.

What do you already know about Romeo and Juliet

Look at the statements and rank them from which is the most to which is the least important thing to have in a relationship. 

Now  discuss your answers with a partner, justifying your answers.

Having things in common

Being from the same town/area

Being the same age

Getting on with each other’s family 

Being able to trust each other

Match the vocabulary with the correct definition a–h with the numbers 1-8

1........ to take place

2........ to step in

3........ to be keen for something

4........ lifeless

5........ in disguise

6............. poison

7........ a priest

8........ a tomb

a. to really want something 

b.to happen

c. wearing different clothes so that people don’t know who you are 

d. a minister of the church who performs ceremonies, like marriage e. to get involved

f.space under the ground or inside a stone building to bury a dead person

g. dead

h. a substance that causes illness or death

Do some research into 

Romeo and Juliet.

            you'll answer some questions 

about the plot afterwards.

The Montagues and the Capulets hate each other so much that they ...

1. don't speak to each other.
2. fight whenever they meet.
3. play horrible tricks on each other.

The Capulets organise a party to ...

1. introduce their daughter to a possible husband.
2. introduce Juliet to the Montagues
3. celebrate Juliet's fourteenth birthday.

Romeo and his friends ...

1. watch the party from a safe distance.
2. plan to cause trouble at the party.
3. go to the party in disguise.

Romeo and Juliet go to a priest called Friar Lawrence to ...

1. get advice.
2. ask him to persuade their families to make peace.
3. get married.

Romeo kills Tybalt because ...

1. Tybalt wants to stop him seeing Juliet.
2. Tybalt is planning to kill Romeo.
3. Tybalt kills Romeo's best friend.

Friar Lawrence says he will help Juliet by ...

1. helping her to escape with Romeo.
2. giving her a drug to make people think she's dead.
3. talking to her parents.

The plan goes wrong because ...

1. Romeo doesn't get Friar Lawrence's message.
2. the drug is too strong.
3. Juliet's family don't believe that she is dead

In the end, the Montagues and the Capulets ...

1. are united by their loss and make peace.
2. continue fighting until they are all dead.
3. think the tragedy is Friar Lawrence’s fault.