The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet By: William Shakespeare

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The Tragedy of Romeo and JulietBy William
Shakespeare
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Warm Up 11/14/08 (10 minutes)Recall the love
stories that you have read about in books or seen
in movies and on TV. Did the couples love seem
real to you? Did the romance end happily? What
were the complications in your favorite romances?
Were the obstacles caused by the couples
themselves, or by social factors or other outside
forces beyond the couples control?
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Understanding Setting and Background

• 14th Century Italy
• Broken into city states ruled by different
  princes or dukes
• Romeo is from the house of Montague and Juliet is
  from the house of Capulet
• Arranged marriages by social class

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Prologue Rewrite
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• What is a feud? Are there any feuds going on with
  people you know? Do you know of any other stories
  based on feuds? Do those feuds having anything in
  common with Romeo and Juliet, that you know of?
  What does it usually take to resolve a feud?

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Notebook Layout
Scene/Setting Plot
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While Listening Take Notes

• On Post-it mark your reading strategies
• Visualize (V)
• Connect (C)
• Evaluate (check mark)
• Question (?)
• Predict (P)
• Attach Post-its to the back of your Act 1 page in
  notebook

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• List 5-7 qualities that you want in a boyfriend,
  girlfriend, husband or wife then write a brief
  explanation about how you would feel if your
  parents picked who you were going to date or
  marry and the person they wanted you to date did
  not have the qualities that you wanted? What
  would you do?

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Iambic Pentameter

• A metrical line of five units, each of which is
  made up of two syllables, the first line
  unstressed and the second line stressed.
• The most common form of meter used in blank verse
  and the sonnet.
• See page 1019 in the Language of Literature Text
  for an example.

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Poem Response

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Focused Freewrite (10 minutes)

• Compare and contrast Mercutio and Romeo. Use
  specific evidence from Act 1, Scene 4 to support
  your answer.

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Film Reaction

• Evaluate Zaffirrellis version of Romeo and
  Juliet.
• Do you think the film provides an interesting and
  accurate portrayal of the play?

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Focused Freewrite (5 minutes)

• Which details in Act 2 seem like they may
  foreshadow future events? What do you think they
  foreshadow?

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Anger Focused Freewrite

• Think about the power of anger. Write about a
  time when you were so angry that you acted
  without thinking.What were the consequences of
  your actions?

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Irony when there is a contrast between what is
expected and what actually occurs.

• Situational irony occurs when a character or the
  reader expects one thing to happen but something
  else actually occurs. Example
• Dramatic irony occurs when the reader or viewer
  knows something that a character does not know.
  Example

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Warm Up

• Do you agree with the princes decision to banish
  Romeo from Verona? I
• If so, support your opinion with two reasons.
• If not, what is the proper punishment for his
  actions

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Warm Up

• Compare and contrast the behavior of the nurse
  and Friar Laurence in Act Three. Which of the two
  would you trust if you were Romeo and Juliet?
  Why?

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Romeo and Juliet Anticipation Guide

• Romeo and Juliet die at the end of the play.
• Romeo is a Capulet.
• Juliet is a Montague
• Romeo is not in love with Juliet at the beginning
  of the play.
• It is better to follow your heart rather than
  your mind.
• Family is more important than friends.
• Benvolio is a player.
• Romeo and Juliet meet at a party.
• The nurse wants Juliet to marry Paris.
• Mr. and Mrs. Capulet dislike Mr. and Mrs.
  Montague.
• Romeo and Juliet become engaged the first night
  they met.
• Friar Laurence is dishonest and makes bad
  decisions.
• Romeo kills Juliets cousin in self defense
• Tybalt kills Romeos best friend in self defense.
• To be banished means to be murdered.
• Juliets father arranges for her to marry Romeo.
• Juliet ingests a liquid that makes her look like
  she is dead.
• Juliet is dishonest and makes bad decisions.
• Romeo is dishonest and makes bad decisions.

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Vocabulary Warm Up Archaic Words

• Add these words to your 2nd Quarter Glossary
• An if (sometimes)
• Ay yes
• Coz cousin
• Doth does
• Thee you
• Thine your
• Thou art you are
• Thou wert you were
• Tis it is

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Warm Up 11/20/08

• What is a feud? Are there any feuds going on with
  people you know? Do you know of any other stories
  based on feuds? Do those feuds having anything in
  common with Romeo and Juliet, that you know of?
  What does it usually take to resolve a feud?

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Agenda

• Warm Up
• Notebook set up for plot and reading strategy
  notes
• Act1, Scene 1 reading and analysis
• Insult activity

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Act 1 questions

• How does the nurse feel about her getting
  married?
• How does Juliets mother feel about her getting
  married?
• How does Juliet feel about getting married?

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Act 1 Questions

• How old is Juliet?
• Who wants to marry Juliet?
• Who is having a party?
• How does Romeo find out about the party?
• Why is Romeo going to go to the party?

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Pun

• A pun is a joke that comes from a play on words.
• Puns can make use of a words multiple meanings
  or of a words rhyme.
• Example Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find
  me a grave man. A pun is used with the word
  grave which can mean both solemn or a tomb.

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The feud between the Montagues and Capulets has
continued for a long time. What sorts of
longstanding disputes exist today in communities
and nations? Why do you think these conflicts are
so hard to resolve?
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Warm Up 11/16

• How would you describe Romeo and his attitude
  toward love?

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Warm Up 11/15/07

• In your opinion, how might Juliet be changed by
  meeting Romeo?

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Adjusted Agenda

• Thursday View Zaffirelli version of Romeo and
  Juliet and write film comparison
• Act One Response to Literature Due
• Friday View Luhrman version of Romeo and Juliet
• Notebooks Due
• Monday If response to literature is complete,
  seminar. If not, quiz.

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• Where are the characters going?
• What is Mercutios reaction to Romeo
  lovesickness?
• What is Romeo feeling about their attending the
  dance?

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Comic Relief Notes (Add to glossary)

• Comic Relief a humorous scene, incident, or
  speech that is included in a serious drama to
  provide a change from emotional intensity.

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• Why is Tybalt angry?
• What is Capulets reaction to Romeo being at the
  party?
• How does Tybalt respond to when Capulet refuses
  to confront Romeo?
• Why do Capulet and Tybalt quarrel?
• What foreshadowing does Tybalt give as he leaves
  the dance?

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• What is the first thing that Romeo does when he
  meets Juliet?
• What is the purpose of Romeos conversation?
• How does Juliet seem to feel about Romeos
  kisses?
• How does Juliet feel about the fact that she has
  fallen in love with the one of her fathers
  enemies?

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Warm Up 11/27/07

• Add the following definition to your 2nd quarter
  glossary.
• Soliloquy a speech that a character makes while
  alone on a stage or when no one is supposed to be
  listening.

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• Who is trying to find Romeo?
• Why does Mercutio make fun of Romeos love for
  Rosaline?
• What does Mercutio do to try to anger Romeo and
  make him respond?

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• What is Romeos response to Juliets concern for
  his life?
• What does Juliet fear will happen if Romeo swears
  that he loves her?
• How does Juliet respond when Romeo asks her for a
  vow of true love toward him?

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• What does Juliet suggest Romeo do if his serious
  about her?
• Why does Juliet call Romeo back after she has
  said goodbye?

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• What is the main point of Friar Laurences
  soliloquy?
• What does Romeo ask Friar Laurence to do?
• What is the friars immediate reaction?
• Why does the friar agree to help Romeo?

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• What did Tybalt send to Romeos house?
• Why is Mercutio concerned about Tybalt?
• Why is Mercutio pleased when Romeo exchanges puns
  with him?
• How does Mercutio act toward the nurse when she
  arrives?
• How does the nurse react to Mercutio?
• Why is the nurse worried about Romeo at first?
• What does Romeo propose to do?

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• How does Juliet feel about the long absence of
  the nurse?
• What does the nurse talk about instead of telling
  Juliet her news immediately?
• What is the nurses news, when she finally
  delivers it?