Romeo and Juliet Love, death, and youth A drama for the ages.

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Romeo and Juliet Love, death, and youth A drama for the ages

Everything you need to know before reading the play!

WHERE DOES THIS PLAY BEG IN?

veronaverona ItalyItaly Play performed in 1600s

1599

themes motifs +

YOUNG LOVE CAN BE IMPETIOUS AND IMPULSIVE

LOVE CAN LEAD TO MADNESS

THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF LOVE

YOU CAN NOT ESCAPE FATE

MOTIF: TIME

Peel, Peeeel You know how we roll! homework tonight! one Peel paragraph exploring the following point. ‘The silencing of Juliet in Luhrmann’s film serves to comment on the role of women in the Elizabethan period’!

IMAGERY

BLANK VERSE

DRAMATIC SPEECHES

SOLILOQUY: is a speech to one’s self. It reveals inner dialogue of a character

MONOLOGUE: SPEECH TO OTHERS; NOT TO SELF

ASIDE

DRAMATIC IRONY an audience’s understanding of a character’s words or actions is different from the character’s understanding. The audience’s special knowledge enables it to view the characters with superior understanding.

Verbal Irony Isn’t that cute? You actually think I care…

DIFFERENT VERSIONS

ZIFFERELLI

SO GET READY…

FOR ONE OF THE GREATEST

TRAGEDIES OF ALL TIME