1. DO NOW – 3/11/16 Prepare a VERBAL response ONLY: In Act 2, scene 6, Friar Laurence tells Romeo: “These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which as they kiss, consume.” What type of figurative language is this, and what does mean? In Act 2, scene 6, Friar Laurence tells Romeo: “These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which as they kiss, consume.” What type of figurative language is this, and what does mean?

2. Topic / Objective & Essential Question Topic / Objective: 1) To compare the Baz Luhrman film adaptation of R&J to Shakespeare’s original play. Essential Question: 1) What are the major events that set up Act III? Topic / Objective: 1) To compare the Baz Luhrman film adaptation of R&J to Shakespeare’s original play. Essential Question: 1) What are the major events that set up Act III?

3. HOMEWORK Read Act III, scene 1. Write a one paragraph summary (4-5 sentences) of the major events of the scene. Continue independent reading (we’ll wrap this up next Friday).

4. Exam ON Thursday 3/17, we’ll have a written exam on Romeo and Juliet, up through Act III.

5. Motif MOTIF – a repeated image, idea, or theme. IN ACT 2, SCENE 2, the motifs of “light” and “dark” appear throughout the scene.

6. Act 2, scene 5, lines 61-76 The nurse informs Juliet that she needs to meet Romeo and Friar Laurence’s cell. After they are married, she will get a ladder to help Romeo climb the wall so that they can be together.

7. Act 2, scene 6, lines 9-35. Q: How does Shakespeare set up the climax in Act 3? 1)Friar Laurence is going to marry R&J in secret. 2)Once they are married, they can “consummate” their marriage. 3)Friar Laurence’s words have clues of foreshadowing.

8. QUIZ On scrap paper, answer the following question with a 3-4 sentence response: 1) In scene 6, Friar Laurence urges Romeo to be cautious. Given what you know about Romeo, and about the fates guiding “the star-crossed lovers,” do you think Romeo will take his advice? Explain your response with specific examples from the text.