Romeo and Juliet Forbidden Love and Family Loyalty

Who is William Shakespeare? The Globe Theater

Who is William Shakespeare? Born in 1564 to John and Mary Arden Shakespeare 1582: Married to Anne 1583: Birth of Daughter Susanna 1585: Birth of twins: Judith and Hamnet : Established in London as actor/playwright; first work Comedy of Errors

Who is William Shakespeare? 1593: Begins writing sonnets (until 1597-ish) : Some more famous plays Romeo and Juliet and Midsummer Night’s Dream : Best known plays including the rest of the tragedies 1599: The Globe Theatre built 1609: Publication of the Sonnets April 23, 1616: Shakespeare dies

His Works Poetry o The Sonnets o The Rape of Lucrece Plays  Tragedies: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth  Comedies: Much Ado About Nothing  Histories: Richard III, Henry V

The Time Period Elizabethan Era The Renaissance Actors were men only o Men even played female roles! Plays were one of the main source of entertainment

Three Classifications of Shakespearean Drama: COMEDY HISTORY TRAGEDY

Romeo and Juliet is a… Tragedy

TRAGIC HERO Qualities of a Tragic Hero: Possesses high importance or rank Exhibits extraordinary talents Displays a tragic flaw—an error in judgment or defect in character—that leads to downfall Faces downfall with courage and dignity

BLANK VERSE Written like poetry But tells a story More free-flowing rules o doesn’t have a rhyme scheme or set number of lines, etc. Iambic Pentameter

Lines have a rhythm to them 10 syllables Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables if YOU | would PUT | the KEY | inSIDE | the LOCK da DUM | da DUM | da DUM | da DUM | da DUM

SOLILOQUY AND ASIDE Soliloquy - Long speech given by a character while alone on stage to reveal his or her private thoughts or intentions Aside - Character’s quiet remark to the audience or another character that no one else on stage is supposed to hear

DRAMATIC IRONY Irony—contrast between appearance and reality Dramatic Irony—the audience or reader knows something the character(s) does not know

Conflict External o Man vs. Man Example: o Man vs. Nature Example: o Man vs. Society Example: Internal o Man vs. himself Example:

Figurative Language Simile – comparison using “like” or “as” o Her face is like a summer’s day… Metaphor – comparison by saying one thing is another; finding similarities in two seemingly unalike things o “I am the East, and Juliet is the West…”

Figurative Language Pun – play on words o "Vandals destroyed many road signs. They really pulled out all the stops." Alliteration - group of words that begin with the same letter or sound o desire doth in his deathbed lie

Foreshadowing In literature, a hint about what is to come or what the outcome of the conflict will be

Foil A character with qualities that are in sharp contrast to another character, thus emphasizing the qualities of each How is Mercutio a foil to Romeo?

Shakespearian Words Act I dog – a man of low standing in society, no one wants anything to do with him maidenhead - virginity bite my thumb – the ultimate insult (like giving someone the finger) shrift - confession coz - nephew

Act I Vocabulary Words adversary –opponent; enemy boisterous – noisily jolly or rowdy nuptial – having to do with marriage or a marriage ceremony augmenting – adding to warrant – swear begot - born

Act II Vocabulary 1. cunning - skillful, sly, clever 2. vile - repulsive, wicked, disgusting 3. predominant - having superior strength, influence, or authority 4. unwieldy - hard to manage because of size or weight 5. bounty - generosity, something given generously 6. substantial - existing, real, not imaginary 7. imagery - word pictures, words that paint a picture

Do Now Assume that you write an advice column for a newspaper or magazine. A modern day Romeo (or Juliet) writes to you asking for advice. He or she explains what happened at the party and also mentions the family feud. 1.Write what his or her letter says. 2.Write your response

Journal Entry Write about a time when you've done something wrong and it's affected others around you. What did you do? How did it affect others? What consequences did you face? Did you resolve it?