Tragic Love: An Introduction to Romeo and Juliet

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Tragic Love An Introduction to Romeo and Juliet

• Mrs. DeWitt
• MUHS, English 1-2

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Part IRomeo and Juliet - Summary
Act III Climax
Act II Rising Action
Act IV Falling Action
Act I Exposition
Act V Resolution
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A Family Feud
Setting Verona, Italy Late 1500s
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The Capulets and the Montagues have been fighting
for several years.

• Montagues
• Romeo Montague
• Lord and Lady Montague
• Benvolio Montague
• Mercutio
• Friar Lawrence

• Capulets
• Juliet Capulet
• Lord and Lady Capulet
• Count Paris
• Tybalt
• Nurse

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Capulets throw a party.

• Romeo wants to go to the party to see Rosalind, a
  girl he likes, but his family is not invited.
• He dresses in costume and sneaks in!

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Falling in Love lt3

• At the party Romeo sees a girl, Juliet, and falls
  instantly in love.
• He finds out she is a Capulet.
• Juliet sees Romeo and falls in love with him too,
  but she does not know he is part of the Montague
  family. She finds out later that he is.
• Juliet goes out onto her balcony to tell the
  stars about her love for Romeo.
• Romeo hears her and tells her he feels the same
  way.

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A Secret Marriage

• The next day, Romeo and Juliet are married
  secretly by Romeos friend, Friar Lawrence.

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A Fight

• The same day Romeo and Juliet are married, there
  is a fight between Juliets cousin Tybalt and
  Romeos cousin Benvolio and best friend Mercutio.
• Tybalt is angry that Romeo came to the Capulet
  party.
• Romeo shows up to the fight. He doesnt want to
  fight Tybalt, because he is married to Juliet,
  but he cannot tell anyone.
• Romeos cousin and friend do not understand why
  Romeo will not fight. Mercutio fights Tybalt
  instead. Tybalt kills Mercutio.
• Romeo is furious and kills Tybalt.

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A Banishment

• The Prince of Verona tells Romeo that he must
  leave the city and never come back.
• Juliet is very sad that Romeo is gone.

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A Match-Making Father

• Juliets father, who doesnt know that Juliet is
  already married to Romeo, decides to marry her to
  a man named Count Paris.

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A Desparate Plan

• Juliet goes to Friar Lawrence for help.
• He gives her a potion to drink that will make her
  look dead, even though she will really be just
  sleeping.
• The Friar says he will tell Romeo to come get her
  from the family tomb.

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Some Deadly Gossip

• Before the Friar can tell Romeo that Juliet is
  not really dead, Romeo gets a message from a
  friend that Juliet is dead in Verona.
• Romeo wants to die beside his wife, so he buys
  poison and goes to Juliets tomb.
• At the door of the tomb, Romeo fights and kills
  Count Paris.

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The Deaths of Romeo and Juliet

• Inside the tomb, Romeo drinks the poison and dies
  next to Juliet.
• One minute later, Juliet wakes up and sees Romeo
  dead next to her.
• Friar Lawrence comes into the tomb and tells
  Juliet what has happened.
• Juliet takes Romeos dagger and kills herself.

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A Lesson Learned

• The Montagues and the Capulets learn a lesson
  from the deaths of their children.
• They agree to never fight again.

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Romeo and Juliet Today,Over 400 Years Later

• Why do we read Romeo and Juliet today?
• How does the story connect to the lives of
  teenagers today?

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Quick Write

• What do you think it would be like if your family
  did not approve of the person you were in love
  with? What would you do to resolve this conflict?

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Part II Tragedy

• Romeo and Juliet is a tragic love story.
• Tragedy Definition a dramatic work that has a
  serious or sad theme. It has a character that
  has many problems or weaknesses. A tragedy
  usually ends with the deaths of one or more of
  the main characters.

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Examples of Tragedy
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Tragic Love

• What is tragic love?
• How does tragic love affect teenagers today? Can
  think of an example of tragic teenage love?