Day Four Romeo and Juliet

Oxymoron

Oxymoron Oxy Moron?

Oxymoron Definition: A figure of speech in which seemingly contradicting terms appear next together

Oxymoron 1. Deafening silence Definition: A figure of speech in which seemingly contradicting terms appear next together 1. Deafening silence

Oxymoron 1. Deafening silence 2. Jumbo shrimp Definition: A figure of speech in which seemingly contradicting terms appear next together 1. Deafening silence 2. Jumbo shrimp

Oxymoron 1. Deafening silence 3. Great Depression 2. Jumbo shrimp Definition: A figure of speech in which seemingly contradicting terms appear next together 1. Deafening silence 3. Great Depression 2. Jumbo shrimp

Oxymoron 1. Deafening silence 4. Pretty ugly 3. Great Depression Definition: A figure of speech in which seemingly contradicting terms appear next together 1. Deafening silence 4. Pretty ugly 3. Great Depression 2. Jumbo shrimp

Oxymoron 5. Same difference 1. Deafening silence 4. Pretty ugly Definition: A figure of speech in which seemingly contradicting terms appear next together 5. Same difference 1. Deafening silence 4. Pretty ugly 3. Great Depression 2. Jumbo shrimp

Find Your Own! Seek through Act One, Scene 1 (1.1) Romeo complains a lot about Rosaline not loving him back He uses oxymorons to communicate just how very sad he is that Rosaline doesn’t love him back 

Find Your Own! Seek through Act One, Scene 1 (1.1) Romeo complains a lot about Rosaline not loving him back He uses oxymorons to communicate just how very sad he is that Rosaline doesn’t love him back  Find at least five oxymorons and write them down in your “Example” box or on the back of your packet.

Find Your Own! Share the ones you found with a partner Make sure to share your list – you might have identified one that will be on your final quiz!

Act 1.3 Refresher!

What Happened? Discuss the following questions with a partner and be ready to share: Can you identify a foil in this scene? (check your vocab definition) Who is Paris? What is the point of the Nurse’s first speech about Juliet’s age?

Monologue

Monologue Definition: A speech delivered by one person to another person on stage

Monologue

Monologue In 1.3 (the scene we just read), the Nurse monologues about Juliet’s childhood In the upcoming scene, Mercutio monologues about Queen Mab Most of the time, a monologue exists any time there is a long speech with other characters on stage.

Act 1.4

Draw Queen Mab in Journal Look at the details that Mercutio gives for Queen Mab Put your name on one side of the paper and write down the details you want to draw For example, “No bigger than an agate stone” would show why you drew her as a tiny creature Draw the picture on the other side

Draw Queen Mab Agate stone size You must use at least five details from the text. Write them on one side and draw them on the other. Ideas: Size Carriage/wagon Her job (specific incident) What she looks like Agate stone size

Tragedy

Why do we read tragedies? http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-tragedies- are-alluring-david-e-rivas

Aristotle’s Tragic Formula Plot is the most important element

Aristotle’s Tragic Formula Plot is the most important element Complex character – not perfect!

Aristotle’s Tragic Formula Plot is the most important element Complex character – not perfect! Hamartia: character has a flaw or makes an error of judgement

Aristotle’s Tragic Formula Plot is the most important element Complex character – not perfect! Hamartia: character has a flaw or makes a fatal choice Hero falls from greatness.

Examples? Oedipus Rex Killed his father, married his mother, ended up with his eyes gouged out

Examples? Oedipus Rex Davy Jones Killed his father, married his mother, ended up with his eyes gouged out Davy Jones Fell in love, was betrayed, turned into a sea- monster, dies unloved

Examples? Oedipus Rex Davy Jones Romeo Killed his father, married his mother, ended up with his eyes gouged out Davy Jones Fell in love, was betrayed, turned into a sea- monster, dies unloved Romeo High social standing, falls in love, fell into ruin and eventual death

Act 1.5

10 Relationship Qualities Find the list you made on the back of your packet that listed the top ten relationship characteristics Do Romeo and Juliet have any of the qualities you wrote down yet? Put (1.5) next to every quality you think they currently have or are experiencing

Packet Work Time Work on the following elements: We will be having a packet checkpoint two classes from now! Work on the following elements: Start and finish your summary of act one (second page) Start your official character map (fourth page)