1. Romeo & Juliet
Lessons Week 3

2. Do Now Mon 3/10
Make a Mask!

3. 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.”

4. 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)

5. 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?

6. Time to Learn the Dance!

7. 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

8. 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

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

10. 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

11. 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?

12. Time to Learn Sword Play!
Lesson # 2

13. 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

14. 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.

15. 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

16. 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?

17. 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 version
Royal Shakespeare Company stage version
For kicks—how does it compare to Leonardo Di Caprio?

18. Shall we try it?
.Shadow Film