ROMEO AND JULIET

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ROMEO AND JULIET
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Drama

• Definition a story with action and dialogue for
  stage performance we are usually reading the
  script
• 2 basic stage structures
• picture-frame stage audience watches a
  fictional world through a window
• Audience is spying
• Characters are expected to act as ordinary people
• platform stage
• Stage extends into audience with tiers at the
  rear of the stage for additional acting areas
• Line between spectator actor was blurred
• Aside actor speaking his thoughts directly to
  the audience
• Soliloquy actor speaking his thoughts aloud
  usually a paragraph in length

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Drama

• Necessary Terms for the stage
• Comedy a drama that ends happily
• Tragedy a drama that ends unhappily
• History drama of the life of famous people
• Act major divisions of a play usually a scene
  change
• Scene division within acts setting is
  consistent time continues uninterrupted

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Romeo and Juliet

• Basis for play Pyramis Thisbe although the
  idea of tragic young love exists in all folklore
• Using well-known legends/myths was common could
  explain Shakespeares wide-ranging knowledge

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Theme

• Using wise judgment when making life choices is
  necessary.
• We will view the theme through a series of
  contrasts
• Infatuation vs. genuine, mature love
• Youthful haste vs. Mature Wisdom
• Passion vs. Reason
• Fate vs. Free Will Elizabethans argued over the
  idea of whether or not man was a product of fate
  (we cant control what happens to us) or if man
  had a free will to choose his own destiny
• The themes are revealed through
• Character Development reveals Shakespeares
  tone (attitude) towards characters
• Imagery

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Imagery

• Time pay close attention to all the different
  references to time passing, standing still,
  moving too quickly things that symbolize time
  passing
• Light and Darkness

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Act I Scene I
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SERVANTS
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RELATIVES/ FRIENDS
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ROMEOS FRIENDS

• Mercutio (mercurial)- volatile, fleshly,
  emotional
• Benvolio (benevolent)- rational, honest and
  reliable

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Discussion questions

• What significant information is revealed about
  Capulet in the opening of Act I, Scene ii?
• How old is Juliet? How does knowing her age
  affect your understanding of the theme and
  development of the play?
• What contrasts are apparent between Juliet and
  the other women in this scene? Why does
  Shakespeare draw a distinction among them?
• What extended metaphor is present in Act I, Scene
  iii?

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JULIET BACKGROUND

• Possibly named after the month of July
• Born near Lammastide (Aug. 1)
• Age 14

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JULIETS RELATIONSHIPS

• Father very close
• Mother fairly close
• Suitors not interested

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LADY CAPULET

• Age around 26-30
• Perspective on love
• Physical Attraction
• Self-Advancement

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ROMEOS FRIENDS

• Mercutio (mercurial)- volatile, fleshly,
  emotional
• Benvolio (benevolent)- rational, honest and
  reliable

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IMPORTANT QUOTES

• Some consequence yet hanging in the stars/shall
  bitterly begin his fearful date/with this nights
  revels, and expire the term/of a despised life
  closd in my breast/by some vile forfeit of
  untimely death (Act I, Scene IV).
• Fate vs. Free Will

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Romeo Juliet Meet

• Romeo begins with a great pick-up line
• He holds her hand and then says he will pay the
  fine of a kiss if he has profaned her hand.
• Important Quote
• Romeo "Is she a Capulet? / O dear account! My
  life is my foe's debt. I.v. line 113-114
• Juliet "My only love sprung from my only hate!"
  I. v. line 134
• Which character(s) do you find sympathetic? Why?

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Act II
Prologue - ideas of passion leading to the desire
for time to hurry Scene i Foil contrasting
character Benvolio - not overly
talkative Mercutio unpredictable
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Scene ii - After the party Romeo describes
Juliet in terms of light and both desire
darkness to hide them from Juliet's family Fate
vs. Free Will Youthful Haste exhibited What is
their plan?
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Important Quotes
Romeo "But soft, what light through yonder
window breaks? / It is the east, and Juliet is
the sun." II. ii. lines 3-4 Juliet "What's in
a name? That which we call a rose / By any other
name would smell as sweet." II. ii. lines
43-44 "Good night, good night! Parting is such
sweet sorrow, / That I shall say good night till
it be morrow." II. ii. lines 183-184
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• Act II, Scene III

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Themes

• Passion vs. Reason
• Youthful Haste vs. Mature Wisdom
• Infatuation vs. Genuine, Mature Love

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The Verona Gazette

• You are a reporter, writing a social column for
  one of Veronas local gossip magazines. Your job
  is to record what is happening with the Montagues
  and Capulets and any news that you may have
  picked up. You can write about the ball or some
  other recent event. Feel free to describe
  fictional characters, as well as real ones.
• Word Count 200 words minimum
• You may use first-person
• Must be typed
• Must include details and references to real
  events from Act 1-Act 2, Scene 3
• Due Wednesday

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Act II, Scene V
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Themes

• Youthful Haste vs. Mature Wisdom
• Infatuation vs. Genuine, Mature Love

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Act II, Scene VI
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IMPORTANT QUOTES

• Some consequence yet hanging in the stars/shall
  bitterly begin his fearful date/with this nights
  revels, and expire the term/of a despised life
  closd in my breast/by some vile forfeit of
  untimely death (Act I, Scene IV).
• Fate vs. Free Will

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Romeo Juliet Meet

• Romeo begins with a great pick-up line
• He holds her hand and then says he will pay the
  fine of a kiss if he has profaned her hand.
• Important Quote
• Romeo "Is she a Capulet? / O dear account! My
  life is my foe's debt. I.v. line 113-114
• Juliet "My only love sprung from my only hate!"
  I. v. line 134
• Which character(s) do you find sympathetic? Why?

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Act III, scene ii
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Juliet's conflict passion vs. reason l. 60-69
- oxymoron - brief phrases that combine
contradictory elements for effect Honors l.
90-91 - chiasmus - parallel phrase, clauses, or
sentences in which the 2nd reverses the elements
of the first, inverting the parallel structure
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Act III, scene iv
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Capulet changes his mind several times in this
scene. 1. Doesn't want to talk about marriage
tonight. -then decides to send Lady Capulet to
Juliet tonight. 2. Decides Juliet Paris will
marry on Wednesday - then decides that is too
early so moves it to Thursday 3. Will only
invite 1 or 2 people -then decides on half a
dozen
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Act III, scene v
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Why are Romeo and Juliet arguing about the type
of bird? l. 72-73 -- Elizabethan's believed that
grief should not be excessive Juliet uses words
with double meanings to argue with her
mother Compare Lady C's, Capulet's and Juliet's
reactions
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Explain the metaphor in l. 128-138 What evil
advice does the nurse give Juliet? How does
Juliet react? From what source does Juliet decide
to seek further advice? What desperate course
of action does she consider in the last 2 lines
- couplet?
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Act IV, Scene I
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Themes

• Youthful Haste vs. Mature Wisdom
• Fate vs. Free Will

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Friars Plan for Juliet

• Meet with parents and agree to marry Paris
• Drink the potion that makes her appear dead
• Lie in the family crypt
• Romeo (notified by letters) will come rescue
  Juliet with the Friar and take her to Mantua

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Act IV, Scene III
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Soliloquy

• Hypothetical what if scenarios
• The poison doesnt work and she will still marry
  Paris in the morning
• The friar has secretly plotted to poison her to
  cover his tracks
• She wakes before Romeo arrives and suffocates
• She is haunted by Tybalts ghost
• She goes insane and kills herself

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Act IV, Scene V
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Famous quote

• Death lies on her like an untimely flower

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• Paradox- Not life, but love in death
• Themes Fate vs. Free Will
• Reference to time
• Anaphora- Our instruments to melancholy bells

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Dear Juliet Letter

• You are the friend of Romeo or Juliet. One of
  these characters has come to you, asking for your
  advice on his/her love life.
• What kind of wisdom can you give to this
  character? Try to offer sensible, mature counsel
  to Romeo or Juliet.
• You need to include at least two quotes from the
  text that show Romeo/Juliets feelings toward
  this situation.
• You may assign yourself a fictional identity
• Must be typed, in the format of a letter
• Due Friday

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Act IV, Scene III
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Timeline

• 1. Start recording all the major events from
  Romeo and Juliet. Break up the events into days.
• Day 1 Romeo is lovesick over Rosaline and etc.
• 2. Create a linear timeline, showing the days and
  corresponding events