Romeo and Juliet Revision for Prelim
Anagrams UEFD LTABTY REDHAT OOERM SSCEAUL OBIELNOV PULACTE AOENVR SPRIA EUGMNTOA YTTUARIOH LTUEIJ VEOL CUMEIORT
Anagrams UEFD: FEUD LTABTY: TYBALT REDHAT: HATRED OOERM: ROMEO SSCEAUL: ESCALUS OBIELNOV: BENVOLIO PULACTE: CAPULET AOENVR: VERONA SPRIA: PARIS EUGMNTOA: MONTAGUE YTTUARIOH: AUTHORITY LTUEIJ: JULIET VEOL: LOVE CUMEIORT: MERCUTIO
Character Connections Using the characters listed below, draw lines to connect characters and write an explanation of how they are linked. Romeo Juliet Capulet Montague Rosaline Tybalt Benvolio Mercutio? Paris? Nurse?
Characterisation Consider the personality traits listed below. Match characters to the descriptions and find two quotes as evidence for the word you have chosen. hostile impatient passionate troubled authoritarian practical meddling immature well-intentioned humorous unbalanced commanding Remember: characterisation is proved by what the character says about himself what others reveal characters own actions
Themes Using the themes listed below, show how Shakespeare explores each of these themes in ‘Romeo and Juliet’. You should include at least one quote. love hate family relationships youth and age conflict time fate Themes
Themes - Love One major theme that the play explores is the love between Romeo and Juliet. Yet it also explores different kinds of love. What is Shakespeare trying to show about the love between Romeo and Juliet through his exploration of these different types of love? TASK: Write a mini essay exploring this question.
Romeo and Juliet Revision Language Imagery Characters Plot Themes Use of sonnet form Soliloquy Repetition Parallel imagery (R&J) Paradox Antithesis Oxymoron Pun Ambiguity Hyperbole Irony Imagery Dark & Light Death Religion Characters Major: Minor: Changes Contrasts/comparisons Relationships Effect of minor on major Plot Events Time (structure) Key scenes Use of chorus (show events) Turning Point Romeo and Juliet Revision Themes love hate Family relationships / parents & children Youth and Age Conflict Time Fate (Prologue – foreshadowing) Setting Time Place