Romeo and Juliet project

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Romeo and Juliet project

What do you know about Shakespeare?

Shakespeare

- Stratford upon Avon

- 1564-1616 (52 y)

- famous plays + poems

- black death

- made up many words and expressions we still use

- The Globe in London

When was the globe originally constructed?

1. 14th century
2. 15th century
3. 16th century
4. 17th century

The best place in the globe to see a play is

1. in the pit
2. first circle
3. second circle
4. top circle

Difference between west end plays now and plays then

1. audience in the dark / audience in the light
2. no participation with audience/ participation
3. women in the plays / no women allowed
4. important to see the play / important to hear the play

What happened if the audience didn't like the play?

1. shouting at actors
2. throwing things at actors
3. the play stopped
4. audience is bored and goes on instagram

Read the prologue

try to understand it / translate it

follow along and answer the next few questions

In which city is the story set?

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

Who will the play be about according to the prologue?

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

What will the duration of the play be?

What is the rhymesceme? Use letters to represent the sceme (aabbcdcd etc)

Romeo and Juliet

lesson 2

Act 1

Romeo and Juliet

• written between 1591-1595
  
• (romantic) tragedy 
  
• star-crossed lovers / family feud
• most popular of his works during Shakespeare's lifetime
• Romeo+Juliet by Baz Luhrmann (1996)
  

Make a list of the characters in act 1, who they are 

and whether they are a Montague or a Capulet

Characters act 1

Benvolio

Romeo

Rosaline

Juliet

Tybalt

Count Paris

Lady Capulet

Prince of Verona

.

Montague - friend of Romeo

Montague

Montague - Romeo loves her

Capulet

Capulet

Capulet - Juliet's father wants her to marry him

Capulet - mother of Juliet

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How does Romeo try to seduce Juliet?

What does Romeo mean with: 'Thus from my lips, by yours, my sin is purged.'

What does Romeo mean when he says: 'Give me my sin again.'

In which line does Romeo realise about Juliet's identity? Cite the first two words

Juliet is afraid her new love is already married and says 'my grave is like to be my weddingbed'. What does she mean?

In which line does Juliet realise about Romeo's identity? Cite the first two words

What do you like best about this scene acted out?

What do you think of this movie interpretation?

Find the contradictions in Juliet's lines in the 2nd column

Contradictions

grave

love

unknown

birth of love

weddingbed

hate

known

loathed enemy

On your handout write a  synopsis of what happens in act 1, so that you can continue easily next week

Romeo and Juliet

lesson 3

Act 2

Read act 2 along with video- prepare for some questions

until 4.34

What is this scene called?

1. Capulet's Orchard
2. Act 2
3. Orchard scene
4. Balcony scene

Romeo compares Juliet to

1. sun
2. moon
3. bright angel
4. saint

Romeo compares Juliet's eyes to

1. sun
2. lamp
3. stars
4. heaven

Which metaphor does Romeo use to say he would like to touch Juliet?

1. a stream
2. a glove
3. daylight
4. heaven

The what does Juliet mean with the famous line 'O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo'

Which words does Romeo use to tell Juliet it was a piece of cake to climb inside the garden to see her? Cite first two words

What is more dangerous than 20 swords according to Romeo?

1. Juliet's eyes
2. the kinsmen
3. the orchard walls
4. the enemy Capulet

Why does Friar Laurence decide to marry Romeo and Juliet?

1. He knows it is true love
2. He likes both of them
3. He will fake the marriage
4. He hopes the families' fight willl end

On your handout write a  synopsis of what happens in act 2, so that you can continue easily next week

Read the rest of the handout and try to fill in the family trees

Summary of the whole play

Imagine that you have just met the most fabulous and wonderful person and, incredibly,  fallen in love. You are absolutely sure that they are the person you want to spend the rest of  your life with. The only problem is that their family is at war with your family and your parents  would never allow you to see each other.  What would you do and why? 

* stop seeing this person so you don’t upset your family

* tell your family about the situation and hope they understand

* see the person in secret

* marry the person in secret

* move away to another place with the person

  Is there anything else you could do?  

You'll watch a clip about the Globe. 

You'll have to answer questions afterwards.