1. Turn in Prologue and video viewing sheet from yesterday
Tuesday – February 3, 2015
Entry Task
Turn in Prologue and video viewing sheet from yesterday
Silent reading/daily edits
Agenda
Daily edits
Romeo and Juliet
Dramatic terms
Character list
Review prologue & summary
Listen to Scene 1
Homework: NONE

2. You will need… Daily edits Pen/pencil TO BE HANDED OUT Character list
Dramatic terms list
Romeo and Juliet
CD gathering packet

3. Learning Targets I will identify and fix grammatical errors.
I am familiar with important characters in Romeo and Juliet
I know some tips on how to read a Shakespearean tragedy.

4. Success Criteria Students will have…
…completed Tuesday’s daily edits
…read through the character list for Romeo and Juliet
…listened to Act 1, Scene 1 Romeo and Juliet

6. Essay Prompt:
Are Romeo and Juliet to blame for their deaths? If so how much of it can be blamed on their personality flaws or their individual choices? How do other factors such as family expectations, society pressure, fate/destiny, secrets contribute to their deaths?

7. Act 1 Wordy Summary Sampson and Gregory, servants to the Capulets and Abraham and Balthasar, servants to the Montague family, start a street fight, which is joined by Benvolio (Montague) and Tybalt (Capulet). Escalus, the Prince of Verona who angrily learns of this fight, declares a death penalty for further feuding between the two families. Romeo we learn is lovesick; Rosaline, the object of his affections will not return his love. His friend Benvolio tells Romeo to look at other girls...

8. Characteristics of a Shakespearean Tragedy
Characters
Dramatic Conventions
Tragic Hero
the protagonist, or central character
usually fails or dies because of a character flaw or a cruel twist of fate
Soliloquy
a speech given by a character alone
exposes a character’s thoughts and feelings to the audience
Antagonist
the adversary or hostile force opposing the protagonist
can be a character, a group of characters, or a non-human entity
Aside
a character’s remark that others on stage do not hear
reveals the character’s private thoughts
Foil
a character whose personality and attitude contrast sharply with those of another character
Dramatic Irony
when the audience knows more than the characters
helps build suspense
Comic Relief
a humorous scene or speech intended to relieve tension
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9. Reading Shakespearean Tragedy
Act III
Act IV
Act II
Act V
Act I
Conclusion

10. Tips for Reading Shakespearean Tragedy
Keep track of the relationships between characters – are they friends, relatives or enemies? Also, consider a character’s dramatic function – tragic hero, antagonist, foil, comic relief-which will help you interpret his/her words or actions.

11. Tips for Reading Shakespearean Tragedy
2. Note important character traits revealed through dialogue, soliloquies, and asides, as well as through the action. Do the characters show any flaws or weaknesses?

12. Tips for Reading Shakespearean Tragedy
3. Look for cause-and-effect relationships between events, especially those events that lead to the tragic outcome.