Name: Period: The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet By William Shakespeare Are Romeo and Juliet driven by love or lust? Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday STANDARDS READING SKILLS FOR LITERATURE: Inferences (R1); Theme (R2); Word Choices (R4) WRITING SKILLS: Text Evidence (W1) LANGUAGE SKILLS: Grammar (L1); Conventions (L2); Word Meaning (R4) SPEAKING AND LISTENING SKILLS: Collaboration (SL1); Presentation (SL4) ASSESSMENTS: 1
ESCALUS, Prince of Verona MONTAGUE, Head of one of the two Houses at variance with each other ROMEO LADY MONTAGUE, Wife to Montague ROMEO, son to Montague BENVOLIO, Nephew to Montague, Friend to Romeo *FRIAR LAURENCE, a Franciscan BALTHASAR, Servant to Romeo (Balthazar in some books) ABRAHAM, Servant to Montague FRIAR JOHN, of the same Order *MERCUTIO, Kinsman to the Prince, Friend to Romeo CAPULET, Head of one of the two Houses at variance with each other LADY CAPULET, Wife to Capulet JULIET JULIET, Daughter to Capulet TYBALT, Nephew to Lady Capulet NURSE to Juliet SAMPSON, GREGORY, ANTONY, & POTPAN, Servants to Capulet PETER, Servant to Juliet's Nurse *COUNTY PARIS, wealthy gentleman, suitor to Juliet, kinsman to the Prince * not distinctly part of that family by blood or serving; however, connected to family by interest. Citizens of Verona; Male and female Kinsfolk to both Houses; An Apothecary; Three Musicians; Page to Mercutio; Page to Paris; another Page; an Officer; Townsfolk; Masquers; Guards; Watchmen; Attendants; Chorus announcer 2
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The Prologue Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life; Whose misadventured piteous overthrows Doth with their death bury their parents strife. The fearful passage of their death-marked love, And the continuance of their parents rage, Which, but their children s end, naught could remove, Is now the two hours traffic of our stage; The which if you with patient ears attend, What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend. 4
STAGES OF TRAGEDY BASIC SITUATION RISING ACTION CLIMAX FALLING ACTION CATASTROPHE ACT I ACT II ACT III ACT IV ACT V Tragedy vs. Sad Story: Timeframe of the Play 5
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Act I (i-v) 00:00-00:39 minutes (39 minutes) Graphic Scene Summary Summarize the most important event(s) of the scene with images, dialogue and/or thought bubbles, and text box. Add a note to the day/time. Prologue Act I, scene i 7
Act I, scene ii Act I, scene iii 8
Act I, scene iv Act I, scene v 9
Act I For each of the passages you must be able to identify who is speaking to whom, what is happening leading up to this moment, what is being said in plain English and why it is being said. Three civil brawls, bred of an airy word / By thee, old Capulet, and Montague, Have thrice disturbed the quiet of our streets (I, i, 88-90) O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! / It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night / As rich a jewel in an Ethiop s ear / beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear! (I, v, 45-48) Is she a Capulet? O dear account! My life is my foe s debt. (I, v, 118-119) Go ask his name. If he be married, / My grave is like to be my wedding bed. (I, v, 135-136) My only love, sprung from my only hate! / Too early seen unknown, and known too late! (I, v, 139-140) 10
IDENTIFYING FACTS Act I 1. What does the Prologue say is the only thing that will end their parents rage? 2. What is Romeo s tone in lines (I, v, 118-119) and Juliet s tone in lines (I, v, 135-136) 3. What warning does the Prince give the street brawlers in Scene 1? INTERPRETING MEANING 4. Mercutio is used as a foil to Romeo. The word foil in drama means that a character or scene is set up as a contrast to another character or scene. This contrast makes the particular qualities of each character (or scene) stand out vividly. In what specific ways is Mercutio a foil to Romeo? 5. Scene 4 sets up a sense of foreboding a feeling that something bad is about to happen. This feeling will hang over the rest of the story of these star-crossed lovers. Identify Romeo s specific expressions of foreboding, as he sets off for the party in Scene 4. 6. Why do we need Act I, scene iv? 11
Act II, scene i Act II (i-vi) 00:39-1:10:00 (31 minutes) Act II, scene ii 12
Act II, scene iii Act II, scene iv 13
Act II, scene v Act II, scene vi 14
Act II For each of the passages you must be able to identify who is speaking to whom, what is happening leading up to this moment, what is being said in plain English and why it is being said. What s in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other word would smell as sweet. / So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called, / Retain that dear perfection which he owes / Without that title (II, ii, 43-47) With Rosaline, my ghostly father? No. / I have forgot that name and that name s woe. (II, iii, 45-46) Is Rosaline, whom thou didst love so dear, / So soon forsaken? Young men s love then lies / Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes. (II, iii, 66-68) For this alliance may so happy prove / To turn your household s rancor to pure love. (II, iii, 91-92) But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? / It is the East, and Juliet is the sun! / Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, / Who is already sick and pale with grief. (II, ii, 2-5) 15
IDENTIFYING FACTS Act II 1. What plans do Romeo and Juliet make in Scene 2? 2. What fault does Friar Laurence find in Romeo in Scene 3? 3. What do the lines II, v, 75-76 mean? 4. Why is Tybalt looking for Romeo in scene iv? INTERPRETING MEANING 5. What different feelings and emotions do Romeo and Juliet express in Scene 2? Which character speaks more cautiously about love, and why? 6. Mercutio teases Romeo s romantic love in Scene 4. How does Mercutio s sarcastic teasing emphasize Romeo s excessive love? Do you think Mercutio is merely teasing Romeo, or is he genuinely worried about his friend? 7. How does the Friar s decision to marry Romeo and Juliet change the story? 16
Act III, scene i Act III (i-v) 1:11:00-1:47:00 minus 1:34:40-1:38 (36 minutes) Act III, scene ii 17
Act III, scene iii Act III, scene iv 18
Act III, scene v Act III For each of the passages you must be able to identify who is speaking to whom, what is happening leading up to this moment, what is being said in plain English and why it is being said. A plague a both your houses! / They have made worms meat of me. I have it, / And soundly too. Your houses! (III, i, 105-107) My very friend, hath got his mortal hurt / In my behalf my reputation stained / With Tybalt s slander Tybalt, that an hour / Hath been my cousin. O sweet Juliet, / Thy beauty hath made me effeminate / And temper soft ned valor s steel (III, i, 109-114) 19
I do protest I never injured thee, / But love thee better than thou canst devise / Till thou shalt know the reason of my love (III, I, 67-69) Come, cords; come, nurse. I ll to my wedding bed; / And death, not Romeo, take my maidenhead! (III, ii, 136-137) Ha, banishment? Be merciful, say death ; / For exile hath more terror in his look, / Much more than death. Do not say banishment. (III, iii, 12-14) In what vile part of this anatomy / Doth my name lodge? Tell me, that I may sack / the hateful mansion. (III, iii, 106-108) These times of woe afford no times to woo (III, iv, 8) Let me be taken, let me be put to death. / I am content, so thou wilt have it so. (III, v, 17-18) Consider: 1. Debrief (db) Question: From Lady Capulet s perspective, why is Juliet crying so much? What line tells you this? Why is Juliet really crying? 20
Act III IDENTIFYING FACTS 1. What causes the sword fight between Mercutio and Tybalt? 2. How is Mercutio killed? 3. Why does Romeo kill Tybalt? 4. What is Romeo s punishment? 5. What does Juliet threaten in Scene 2, after she learns of Romeo s banishment? 6. What is the Friar s plan in Scene 3? 7. What plans have her parents made for Juliet in Scene 4? INTERPRETING MEANING 8. The turning point of a play takes place when something happens that turns the action of the play either upward a happy ending or downward toward a tragic ending. Tybalt s death is the Turning point; provide evidence, and analyze this statement? 9. How does the Nurses behavior toward Juliet contrast with the Friar s behavior toward Romeo? 21
Act IV, scene i Act IV (i-iv) 1:47:00-1:57:40 (10 mins) Act IV, scene ii 22
Act IV, scene iii Act IV, scene iv 23
Act IV, scene v Consider: 2. Debrief (db) Question: (i) How does Juliet play with words to answer Paris questions about love, but not actually say that she loves Paris? 3. Debrief (db) Question: (iii) In Juliet s monologue at the end, what reservations does she have? 4. Debrief (db) Question: (iv) In comparison to the scenes before and after, how is the mood of scene iv? Provide specific examples to back up your statement. Translate the lines you choose. 5. Debrief (db) Question: (v) At which line does the Nurse touch Juliet and notice that Juliet is dead? How do you know (what lines before and after show it as such)? 6. Debrief (db) Question: (v) The Friar knows that Juliet is not dead. What consolation does he offer the people grieving about Juliet? 24
Act IV For each of the passages you must be able to identify who is speaking to whom, what is happening leading up to this moment, what is being said in plain English and why it is being said. Be not so long to speak. I long to die / If what thou speak st speak not of remedy. (IV, i, 67-68) And with this knife I ll help it presently. (IV, I, 54) Take thou this vial, being then in bed, / And this distilling liquor drink thou off. / When presently through all thy veins shall run / A cold and drowsy humor, for no pulse / Shall keep his native progress, but surcease. (IV, i, 93-96) Send for the county. Go tell him of this. / I ll have this knot knit tomorrow morning. (IV, ii, 24-25) Ready to go, but never to return. (IV, v, 34) Romeo, Romeo Romeo, I drink to thee. (IV, III 58) 25
IDENTIFYING FACTS Act IV 1. What does Juliet threaten to do if the Friar cannot help her? 2. What is the Friar s plan to get Romeo and Juliet together? 3. What change does Capulet make in the wedding plans, in Scene 2? 4. What is the situation in the Capulet household at the end of Act 4? What religious comfort does the Friar offer the Capulets? INTERPRETING MEANING 5. The use of dramatic irony gives us the pleasure of suspense. We wait anxiously to find out what will happen when the characters discover what we already know. Where is dramatic irony used in Scenes 2, 3, or 4? 26
Act V, scene i Act V (i-iii) 1:57:40-2:18:00 end (20 mins) Act V, scene ii 27
Act V, scene iii Consider: 1. Debrief (db) Question: Who is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet? It can be nearly everyone in the play. Ignore the smaller parts like the musicians as they are not part of the complicated story line. Ignore Romeo and Juliet (for just this moment) as it really is their fault, they brought it on themselves. However, if you were to choose another character, (1) who would you choose, (2) why--explain in detail, (3) quote and cite lines that support your explanation 2. Debrief (db) Question: After receiving the news, how do Lord Capulet and Lord Montague react? What do they say they will do for each other? (quote the lines, cite the lines). 28
Act V For each of the passages you must be able to identify who is speaking to whom, what is happening leading up to this moment, what is being said in plain English and why it is being said. This is that banish d haughty Montague / That murdered my love s cousin with which grief / It is supposed the fair creature died (V, iii, 49-51) By heaven, I love thee better than thyself, / For I come hither armed against myself (V, iii, 64-65) Come, bitter conduct; come, unsavory guide! (V, iii, 116) O churl! Drunk all, and left no friendly drop / To help me after? I will kiss thy lips. / Haply some poison yet doth hang on them, / To make me die with a restorative. (V, iii, 163-166) Where be these enemies? Capulet! Montague, / See what a scourge is laid upon your hate, / That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love. (V, iii, 291-293) 29
IDENTIFYING FACTS Act V 1. What news does Romeo s servant bring him in Scene 1? 2. Why does Romeo buy the poison? 3. Why didn t Romeo receive the Friar s letter explaining the change in plans? 4. What does Romeo find when he enters the tomb? INTERPRETING MEANING 5. Are Romeo and Juliet in Love or Lust? Write a claim that states your opinion with explanation of what Love/Lust means. Provide evidence and analysis to support your claim. 30
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