Romeo and Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet

• English 9

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The Prologue

• Turn to the prologue on page 722.
• What do we learn from the prologue?
• What questions come to mind after reading the
  prologue?
• Predict what you think will be key issues in the
  play.

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What is a FEUD?

• Think of examples of feuds. Perhaps think of wars
  that started because of long-term conflicts
  between two sides, populations that have clashed
  in the past or currently, gang rivalries, etc.
• Write down a reason why you think feuds often
  drag on and result in violence or other serious
  consequences.

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Whos involved in the feud?

• Capulets (including Juliet) vs.
• the Montagues
• (including Romeo)

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Terms

• Characterization- process of conveying
  information about a character through
  descriptions, actions, speech, and thoughts.
• Aside- a dramatic device where characters speak
  to audience and it is unheard by other
  characters.
• Conflict-
• External - Man vs. society man vs. man man vs.
  nature
• Internal - Man vs. self

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Terms cont.

• Epithet- a characterizing word taking the place
  of a noun for a person or thing.
• Pun- play on words based on similarity of sound
  between two different words with two different
  meanings.
• Blank verse- unrhymed verse written in iambic
  pentameter.
• Couplet- two lines that rhyme and have the same
  meter.

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Terms continued

• Iambic meter- 2 (two) syllable foot daDUM
• Iambic pentameter- (10 lines) or 5 (five) feet of
  stressed and unstressed syllables daDUMx5