William Shakespeare s Romeo + Juliet Fred Fudpucker Team 55, Period 5 English I 55 April 2055
Your Playbook You will turn in your playbook at the end of the unit. It is required in order to pass it s part of the final exam. Always bring your entire playbook to class. If you lose your playbook, you must come in outside of class for a new one.
Play Book Unit Goals 2 Students will use The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet to learn how to 2. Identify figurative and literal language (Reading 1.1, 3.7). 3. Explore ambiguity and subtlety (Reading 3.8). 4. Identify different types of irony (Reading 3.8).
Play Book Unit Goals 2 Students will use The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet to learn how to 2. Identify key elements of plays (Reading 3.10). 3. Construct literary response essays (Writing 2.2).
What s the big deal? Shakespeare was the greatest writer in the 1,000-year history of the English language. His plays demonstrate an understanding of human character, human relationships, and human complexities unknown before his time. His poetry and his use of words to express ideas has impacted all of Western Civilization.
Timeline 1564 Shakespeare born 1558 Elizabeth I crowned Queen of England 1594 Romeo and Juliet 1599 Julius Caesar 1601 Hamlet 1606 Macbeth 1611 The Tempest 1616 Shakespeare s death 1603 James I crowned king of England 1609 Galileo discovers the moons of Jupiter 1620 Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock
Background Information Shakespeare was part of the Renaissance, a revival of classical literature, science, and philosophy in Western Europe. His plays contain many classical allusions, and many are set in Italy. Romeo and Juliet, written about 1594, was one of his early plays. He wrote 37 between 1592 and 1611. He was not very famous during his lifetime. His plays were often performed at The Globe in London, and sometimes at the court of Queen Elizabeth, and later King James.
The Globe Theater
Life in 1594 + Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway when she was 26, but that was unusual. Most people married at age 11 or 12.
Life in 1594 Anne Hathaway s house was a 3-bedroom house with a small parlor, kitchen, and no bathroom. Mother and Father shared a bedroom. Anne had a queen-sized bed, but did not sleep alone. She also had 2 other sisters and 6 servant girls. They didn t sleep like we do lengthwise, but all laid on the bed crosswise.
Play Book Unit Map 2 Romeo and Juliet is about OVERWHELMING ROMANTIC LOVE through the CHOICES made by two people through FATE / DESTINY (were they meant to be together?) in spite of AN ANCIENT BLOOD FEUD in spite of LOSS, SACRIFICE (loyalties, life) in spite of TRADITION (the need to retaliate, family pride, obeying elders)
Which would you be more likely to say? CONVERSATION A Been to P.E. yet? Naw. Hear we re runnin the mile. Wassup with that? CONVERSATION B Have you experienced Physical Education today? No, I have not. I heard that we are running a distance of one mile. Most of us would talk in a way that sounds more like CONVERSATION A. What is up with that? Which way would you guess Shakespeare s characters talk?
Play Book Shakespearean Slang 8 a = he a = on an = or, if anon = soon, right away, coming bite my thumb = flip you off but = only, than, if, not, unless, otherwise doth = does e en = even e er = ever ere = before forsooth = indeed (negative) gi = give Good-den, go-den, God-den = good evening (in the late afternoon) hap, happy = luck, lucky hath = has hence = away from here, from this place, from this time hither = to this place ho = (interjection) humor = mood, moisture i = in
Play Book Shakespearean Slang 8 Jack = common fellow, ordinary guy maid = unmarried girl mark = listen to marry = (oath of surprise, amused contempt) naught = nothing ne er = never nice = slutty, delicate, cautious, hesitant, subtle, small, meager, precarious, precise o er = over oft = often ope = open owes = owns peace = silence, quiet quoth = said shrift = forgiveness for confessed sins soft = quiet, hush stay = wait still = always
Play Book Shakespearean Slang 8 thee = you thine = your thou = you thus = and so thy = your tis = it is wherefore = why withal = with that woe = grief, misfortune, lament wont = custom, habit wot = know
Verona, Italy Play Book 10 Insults.
Verona, Italy Play Book 9 Key vocabulary.
Play Book Vocabulary 9 word connotation POS denotation / synonyms apothecary O N medieval pharmacist / potion-maker arrogant - ADJ full of yourself aside O N an actor speaks; other characters don t hear
Play Book Vocabulary 9 word connotation POS denotation / synonyms chastity + ADJ not having sex before marriage (abstinence = N) confidante +/O N a friend you tell secrets to dignity + N worth, nobleness, excellence (pride of the rich)
Play Book Vocabulary 9 word connotation POS denotation / synonyms distaste - V show dislike, destroy the pleasure of exiled - ADJ not allowed to return fervor - N intensely felt (feverishly)
Play Book Vocabulary 9 word connotation POS denotation / synonyms ineffectual - ADJ not effective, failing infatuated - ADJ obsessed with melancholy +/O ADJ solemn and quiet
Play Book Vocabulary 9 word connotation POS denotation / synonyms moderation + N not going overboard (example: not drinking too much) monk O N a type of Catholic priest (member of a specific order) monologue O N a long speech in a play
Play Book Vocabulary 9 word connotation POS denotation / synonyms mystical O ADJ associated with the supernatural naïve - ADJ innocent (in a bad way) patriarch O N the male leader (usually of a family or tribe)
Play Book Vocabulary 9 word connotation POS denotation / synonyms propriety O N proper behavior (usually associated with the rich) prudent + ADJ wise course of action pun O/- N a word used to mean 2 things
Play Book Vocabulary 9 word connotation POS denotation / synonyms satire O N a re-creation that s meant to ridicule bad behavior sentimental O ADJ having strong personal feelings for soliloquy O N a long speech given by an actor alone on stage
Play Book Vocabulary 9 word connotation POS denotation / synonyms sonnet O N 14 lines, iambic pentameter, rhyming couplet suckled O ADJ nursed as a baby with breast milk suitor O N a man courting a woman in hopes of marriage
Play Book Vocabulary 9 word connotation POS denotation / synonyms swordsman O N man with a sword trifle O/- N V N = illusion, trick V = waste, squander vain - ADJ full of yourself (your looks)
Play Book Vocabulary 9 word connotation POS denotation / synonyms vulgar - ADJ rude, coarse, impolite (1600 = referring to poor)
Verona, Italy Play Book 3 The cast.
Verona, Italy Play Book 4 Every day: Bite-sized summaries (4) Play map (5-6) Romeo + Juliet Scene Summary (new) Scenarios (7)
Play Book Play Map 5 A Shakespearean Tragedy The main character(s) either totally innocent (FATE) or totally responsible (FREE WILL) Do you believe in fate, or do you believe in free will?
Play Book Play Map 5 What usually happens in a Shakespearean tragedy exposition introduces conflict, characters, setting rising action a series of complications to the conflict crisis / turning point a choice made by the main character(s) falling action events that result from the turning point main character(s) die, loose ends tied up
Play Book Play Map 5 Symbols
Lesson Plan 1. Play map: Figure out who s in the scene 2. Discuss scene 3. Film (if time) 4. Bite-sized summary 5. Play map: finish 6. Scene summary
Act I Scene 1 Scene Summary I.1 Shakespeare illustrates the main conflict of the story. First, a fight breaks out between the M s and C s. Then, the Prince warns M and C to keep the peace. Finally, Romeo is sad because Rosaline wants to be a nun. The most important symbol in this section of the play is: sword because it s the weapon of choice and represents the conflict between the two families.
Scene Summary I.1 A question this section of the play raises about human nature is: How do some people come to believe that fighting and retaliating is so important that it doesn t matter why the fight started? Why do some people believe fighting is more important than getting along? Why do some people fall in love with the idea of love, instead of falling in love with the actual person they think they love? My original title for this section of the play is: Romeo in Love with Love, and Disconnected from the Fight Posers Fight While Romeo Dreams of Love
Famous Quotations I.1 Famous quotations from I.1: Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean (Prologue, 4). A pair of star cross d lovers take their life (Prologue, 6). Peace? I hate the word / As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee (I.1.61-3). Here s much to do with hate, but more with love. (I.1.166)
Act I Scene 2-4 Scene Summary I.2-4 Shakespeare First, in Scene 2, Then, in Scene 3, Finally, in Scene 4, The most important symbol in this section of the play is: dreams because they reflect. A question this part of the play raises about human nature is:. My original title for this section of the play is:.
Famous Quotations I.2-4 Famous quotations from I.2-4: Younger than she are happy mothers made (I.2.12). Compare her face with some that I shall show / And I will make thee think thy swan a crow (I.2.88-9). It is an honor that I dream not of (I.3.66). If love be rough with you, be rough with love. / Prick love for pricking, and you beat love down (I.4.27-8).
Who s Talking? I.4.95
Act I Scene 5 Scene Summary I.5 Shakespeare deepens the conflict by. First, Then, Finally, The most important symbol in this section of the play is: the mask because it reflects. A question this part of the play raises about human nature is:? My original title for this section of the play is:.
Famous Quotations I.5 Famous quotations from I.1-5: O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! (I.5.44) You kiss by th book (I.5.109). O dear account! My life is my foe s debt (I.5.118). My only love, sprung from my only hate! / Too early seen unknown, and known too late! (I.5.138-9)
Act II Scene 1-2 Scene Summary II.1-2 Shakespeare First, in Scene 1, Then, in Scene 2, Finally, The most important symbol in this section of the play is: the balcony because it reflects. A question this part of the play raises about human nature is:. My original title for this section of the play is:.
Famous Quotations II.1-2 Famous quotations from Act II Scenes 1-2: But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks? / It is the East, and Juliet is the sun (II.2.2-3) O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? / Deny thy father and refuse thy name (II.2.33-4). What s in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other word would smell as sweet (II.2.43-4). Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow / That I shall say good night till it be morrow (II.2.185-6).
Scene Summary II.3-6 Act II Scene 3-6 Shakespeare First, in Scene 3, Then, in Scene 4, Then, in Scene 5, Finally, in Scene 6,
Act II Scene 3-6 Scene Summary II.3-6 The most important symbol in this section of the play is: Friar Laurence s herb garden because. A question this part of the play raises about human nature is:. My original title for this section of the play is:.
Act II Scene 3-6 Scene Summary II.3-6 Shakespeare continues to deepen the conflict by introducing new problems. First, Romeo asks Friar Laurence to marry R+J; the Friar agrees because he thinks it will heal the conflict between the two families. Then, Mercutio and Benvolio tell Romeo that Tybalt wants to duel him. Romeo tells Juliet s nurse that their love is true, and asks her to tell Juliet that they will marry that same afternoon. Then, the Nurse tells Juliet about the wedding plans.
Act II Scene 3-6 Scene Summary II.3-6 Shakespeare continues to deepen the conflict by introducing new problems. Finally, Friar Laurence warns Romeo that the intensity of his love will only lead to problems. He leads Romeo and Juliet off to be married. The most important symbol in this section of the play is: Friar Laurence s herb garden because plants have the power to heal (medicine) and the power to kill (poison). They are like people. Also, it suggests Friar Laurence has the power to impact the outcome of this story. But does he have the wisdom?
Act II Scene 3-6 Scene Summary II.3-6 Shakespeare continues to deepen the conflict by introducing new problems. A question this part of the play raises about human nature is: When forced to choose, should you be loyal to a friend, or should you do what you know is right? My original title for this section of the play is: The Power and Friendship of Friar Laurence
Famous Quotations II.3-6 Famous quotations from Act II Scenes 3-6: Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied, / And vice sometime by action dignified (II.3.21-2). if ye should lead her in a fool s paradise, as they say, it were a very gross kind of behavior (II.4.155-6). Conceit, more rich in matter than in words, / Brags of his substance, not of ornament (II.6.30-1).
Act III Scene 1-3 Scene Summary III.1-3 Shakespeare First, in Scene 1, Then, in Scene 2, Finally, in Scene 3, The most important symbol in this section of the play is: dagger because it reflects. A question this part of the play raises about human nature is:. My original title for this section of the play is:.
Act III Scene 1-3 Scene Summary III.1-3 Shakespeare reveals the crisis of the play, the turning point from which there can be no return. First, there is a street fight in which Tybalt kills Mercutio, and then, in revenge, Romeo kills Tybalt. The Prince orders Romeo banished from Verona; otherwise, he will be executed. Then, the Nurse promises to bring Romeo in secret back to Juliet. Finally, the Friar and the Nurse prevent Romeo s suicide, then the Friar tells the Nurse to go home and tell Juliet that Romeo is coming to her.
Act III Scene 1-3 Scene Summary III.1-3 The most important symbol in this section of the play is: the dagger because it represents Romeo s bad decisions and his impulsiveness. A question this part of the play raises about human nature is: Why do young men believe that fighting is more courageous than walking away (not running away) from a fight? My original title for this section of the play is: Crisis.
Famous Quotations III.1-3 Famous quotations from Act III, Scenes 1-3: A plague a both your houses! (III.1.100) O, I am fortune s fool! (III.1.130) Can heaven be so envious? (III.2.39) There s no trust, / No faith, no honesty in men; all perjured, / All forsworn, all naught, all dissemblers (III.2.85-7). Ha, banishment? Be merciful, say death (III.3.12).
Scene Summary III.4-5, IV.1-5 Act III Scene 4-5 and Act IV Scene 1-5 Shakespeare reveals the paths of the characters, who seem unable to reverse the course of fate. First, in Scene 4 of Act III, Then, in Scene 5, Then, in Scene 1 of Act IV, Then, in Scene 2, Then, in Scene 3, Then, in Scene 4, Then, in Scene 5,
Scene Summary III.4-5, IV.1-5 Act III Scene 4-6 and Act IV Scene 1-5 The most important symbol in this section of the play is: the vial (potion) because. A question this part of the play raises about human nature is:. My original title for this section of the play is:.
Scene Summary III.4-5, IV.1-5 Act III Scene 4-5 and Act IV Scene 1-5 Shakespeare reveals the paths of the characters, who seem unable to reverse the course of fate. First, in Scene 4 of Act III, Capulet tells Paris that he can marry Juliet in three days. Then, in Scene 5, the next morning, Romeo runs from Juliet s room when the Nurse comes in to say that Lady Capulet is on her way up. Lady Capulet tells Juliet the good news about her marriage to Paris, but Juliet insists she cannot, that it is too soon. She asks her father to postpone the wedding. He flies into a rage. After her parents storm out, the Nurse counsels Juliet to marry Paris. She pretends to agree.
Scene Summary III.4-5, IV.1-5 Act III Scene 4-6 and Act IV Scene 1-5 Shakespeare reveals the paths of the characters, who seem unable to reverse the course of fate. Then, in Scene 1 of Act IV, Juliet finds Paris in Friar Laurence s cell. After he leaves, she tells the Friar that she will commit suicide unless he helps her. He gives her a potion that will make her sleep for 2 days and appear dead, and he promises to have Romeo come rescue her after the Capulets think she is dead, so that Romeo and Juliet can leave Verona and build a life together.
Scene Summary III.4-5, IV.1-5 Act III Scene 4-6 and Act IV Scene 1-5 Shakespeare reveals the paths of the characters, who seem unable to reverse the course of fate. Then, in Scene 2, Juliet apologizes to Capulet and says she will obey his wishes. He moves the wedding up a day, to the very next morning. Then, in Scene 3, Juliet asks Lady Capulet and the Nurse to leave her alone for the night. Then, in Scene 4, Capulet and Lady Capulet oversee the wedding preparations. Then, in Scene 5, the Nurse finds Juliet dead. The Friar prepares the family for her funeral.
Scene Summary III.4-5, IV.1-5 Act III Scene 4-6 and Act IV Scene 1-5 The most important symbol in this section of the play is: the vial because it represents false hope. A question this part of the play raises about human nature is: How are parents supposed to know when they are doing what is best for their children, and when they are damaging their children? It s not always clear. My original title for this section of the play is: Juliet Ends Her Pain by Falling Asleep
Famous Quotations III.4-5 Famous quotations from III.4-5: I must hear from thee every day in the hour, / For in a minute there are many days (III.5.44-5). Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! / I tell thee what get thee to church a Thursday / Or never after look me in the face (III.5.161-3). I ll ne er acknowledge thee, / Nor what is mine shall ever do thee good. / Trust to t. Bethink you. I ll not be forsworn (III.5.195-7). Ancient damnation! O most wicked fiend! (III.5.237).
Famous Quotations IV.1-5 Famous quotations from IV.1-5: Take thou this vial (IV.1.93). Come, vial. / What if this mixture do not work at all? / Shall I be married then tomorrow morning? / No, no! This shall forbid it. Lie thou there (IV.3.20-4). All things that we ordainèd festival / Turn from their office to black funeral / Our instruments to melancholy bells, / Our wedding cheer to sad burial feast (IV.5.84-7).
Act V Scenes 1-3 Scene Summary V.1-3 Shakespeare First, in Scene 1, Then, in Scene 2, Finally, in Scene 3, The most important symbol in this section of the play is: the tomb because. A question this part of the play raises about human nature is:. My original title for this section of the play is:.
Act V Scene 1-3 Scene Summary V.1-3 Shakespeare resolves the conflict of the story in a tragic way. First, Balthasar comes to Mantua to tell Romeo that Juliet is dead. Then, Friar Laurence learns that his messenger, Friar John, was unable to deliver his message to Romeo. The Friar goes to the Capulet tomb so that Juliet will not awaken alone.
Act V Scene 1-3 Scene Summary V.1-3 Finally, at the Capulet tomb, Paris tries to arrest Romeo, but Romeo kills him. Seeing Juliet dead, Romeo drinks the poison. Juliet awakes, and tries to die by kissing Romeo, because she thinks there may be poison on his lips. Then she stabs herself. Later, everyone shows up at the tomb. We find out that Lady Montague has already died of grief. The Friar tells everyone what has happened. The Prince blames Capulet and Montague for their children s deaths; the patriarchs agree with him, and pledge to reconcile their families.
Act V Scene 1-3 Scene Summary V.1-3 The most important symbol in this section of the play is: the tomb because Romeo compares it to a womb, capable of giving life if all goes well. Life and death in this story depends on the tomb. You could even argue, after all the death, that a new life results: the friendship between the two families. A question this part of the play raises about human nature is: Why does it take a death in the family for people to come to their senses? My original title for this section of the play is: The Death of Love and the Birth of Friendship
Famous Quotations V.1-3 Famous quotations from Act V, Scenes 1-3: The world affords no law to make thee rich; / Then be not poor, but break it and take this (V.1.73-4). The obsequies that I for thee will keep / Nightly shall be to strew thy grave and weep (V.3.16-7). Thou detestable maw, thou womb of death, / Gorged with the dearest morsel of the earth, / Thus I enforce thy rotten jaws to open, / And in despite I ll cram thee with more food (V.3.45-6).
Famous Quotations V.1-3 Famous quotations from Act V, Scenes 1-3: O true apothecary! / Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die (V.3.119-20). O happy dagger! / This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die (V.3.169-70). if aught in this / Miscarried by my fault, let my old life / Be sacrificed some hour before his time / Unto the rigor of severest law (V.3.266-9).
Prompt Book Procedure Paraphrase on the script (all write) Group quiz Company Handout (all write) Stage diagram (all write) Script Decisions: Lines, Language, Setting (all write) Character Report (each has their own) Script Notes: Tone, Pauses, Body Language, Blocking, Facial Expressions Costume Decisions