Romeo & Juliet Lessons Week 3

Do Now Mon 3/10 Make a Mask!

Let's Review Act 1, Scene 4 Mercutio tells of a Dream Queen that gives you both good dreams and nightmares! Romeo tells us about his dream: “I fear, too early; for my mind misgives Some consequence yet hanging in the stars Shall bitterly begin his fearful date With this night’s revels and expire the term Of despised life, clos’d in my breast By some vile forfeit of untimely death.”

Cold Read Act 1, Scene 5 First servingman (3) Second servingman (2) Anthony (1) Potpan (1) Lord Capulet (9 long) Second Capulet (2) Romeo (10) Tybalt (6) Juliet (11) Nurse (7) Benvolio (1)

Let's Discuss How did Tybalt react to Romeo? How did Capulet react to Romeo? What did you think of the interaction between Romeo and Juliet? Why did the nurse lead Juliet away? Was there a “fight” and a “love” part?

Time to Learn the Dance!

Do Now: March 12 Read through the prologue of Act 2, and: Underline the opposites, or contrasting elements Eg. Old Desire Young Affection For each line, think of an action that you could do to show what is going on. Eg. I would note: “Now old desire doth in his [death-bed lie],” cross arms on chest

Angelica/Raymundo/Brenden Groups for Tableaux Jenn/Jonathan/Cheyenne Crystal/Abijah/ Malik Kyara/Chris Nazjae/Elizabeth Jason/Jorge Kaitlyn/Sabryna Alex/Emani/ Kevin Angelica/Raymundo/Brenden

Prompt Book: Marking for Movement US=Upstage C=Center DS=Down Stage R=Stage Right L= Stage Left Audience

Marking for Movement Excited! Romeo enters UR, moves to C, stops Exits DL B&M enter UR, move center Searches CL, DL ROMEO (entering alone) Can I go forward when my heart is here? Turn back, dull earth, and find thy centre out. (Enter BENVOLIO and MERCUTIO) BENVOLIO Romeo! my cousin Romeo! MERCUTIO He is wise; And, on my lie, hath stol'n him home to bed. BENVOLIO He ran this way, and leap'd this orchard wall: Call, good Mercutio. MERCUTIO Nay, I'll conjure too. Romeo! humours! madman! passion! lover! Appear thou in the likeness of a sigh: Sing song voice

Act it out!: What do you think this scene means? Pick one of these questions to answer in an exit slip. What do you think this scene means? How did the different groups choices effect the meaning of the scene? Or did not? What would you have done differently?

Time to Learn Sword Play! Lesson # 2

Do Now: Thoughtful Thursday March 13 In your quick write section: Describe the morning using: personification metaphor simile allusion Do Now: Thoughtful Thursday March 13

Try Shakespearean Construction: Reversed word: The morning turned down my mouth. becomes The morning downturned my mouth. Reversed thought: Morning might be good. Morning might be good. Good for nothing is morning. Reversed sentence structure: Morning is a tiring, lonely, hated thing. A hated thing, tiring and lonely is morning.

Act 2, Scene 3 Read Friar Lawrence’s Soliloquy Soliloquy: Find examples of the literary elements we practiced Answer questions about what the soliloquy might mean Read the rest of the scene and summarize Soliloquy: A long monologue or speech performed by one actor on stage. It shows the interior thoughts OR conflicts of that character

Do Now March 17 Watch the video clip and answer: How did the director change up Romeo & Juliet? Do you think it was a good idea?

Act 2, Scene 2: Film Comparison Using the film comparison sheet, watch (or listen) looking for differences between directors’ choices. Zeffirelli’s 1969 version BBC 2011 version Royal Shakespeare Company stage version For kicks—how does it compare to Leonardo Di Caprio?

Shall we try it? .Shadow Film