In Fair VeronaWelcome to .

. . Romeo & Juliet

Part I: Elizabethans1) Why was this called the Elizabethan period?

It was named after the Queen of England – Queen Elizabeth I (She was 25 when she became queen.) She was a very strong, independent woman who supported the arts. It was during her reign that England flourished. In addition, it was during her time that their was a cultural renaissance – she valued the arts.

2) What was life like during the Elizabethan period?There were classes of people based on occupation, wealth and family. These classes determined what you could wear, where you could get a job, where you could live, what your kids could do, etc. Facts on Life

3) What was the hub of the England?London was the heart of England – the leader of culture, trade, drama, poets and literary works. (This is where Shakespeare lived and wrote.)

4) What do people eat during this time?There were three meals eaten: Breakfast (not formal), Dinner (11am or 12pm), and Supper (6pm). The potato is a new item; tomatoes are considered poisonous, chocolate is not around, almond is the most common “sweet” flavor, you can’t eat meat on Fridays or Saturdays – not for religion – but to support the fishing industry! Common Foods Snack Foods

Part I: Elizabethans (continued)1) What did they do during this time?

Gambling, dice playing (craps), Tennis, lawn bowling, badminton, attend the theatre (done in the afternoon because there was no lighting in theaters) THINGS TO DO

2) What were schools like?Noble children got their education from private tutors. Public schools begin at 7am in the winter and 6am in the summer. After prayers, they worked until 9am, when they ate breakfast, then they worked until 11. Dinner is from 11 – 1. The school day ended at 5 or 5:30.

3) What did you study?Latin, history, literature, drama, astronomy

4) What was included in a private education?7:00-7:30 Dancing 1:00-2:00 Cosmography(Astronomy) 7:30-8:00 Breakfast 2:00-3:00 Latin 8:00-9:00 French 3:00-4:00 French 9:00-10:00 Latin 4:00-4:30 Writing 10:00-10:30 Writing and Drawing 4:30-5:30 Prayers, Recreation, Supper, 10:30-1:00 Prayers, Recreation, Dinner

Part II: Shakespeare1) What is ironic about the day that Shakespeare died?

He died on the day he was born (well, his birthday is speculated –we really know is he was baptized on the 26th). (He was 52 when he died. Average life was 48, 78 today)

2) Who did he marry? How many kids?He married Anne Hathaway, at the age of 18. She was 26.They had three kids: Susanna, Hamnet (died at age 11), & Judith (twins)

3) What were the lost years?Between 1578 (when he finished school) and 1582 (married Anne) we have no information about what he was doing. However, the plays of William Shakespeare required a significant knowledge of Astronomy and the Law, Seamanship and Military matters, not to mention of Italy where many of his plays are based. Potential occupations during his Lost Years: A Sailor or Soldier, A Law clerk, A Teacher,

3) What does “bard” mean? How does it tie to Shakespeare?A bard is a poet. Shakespeare is a poet – probably one of the most famous poets of all.

4) Random? Shakespeare invented the word "assassination".; 37 plays and composing 154 sonnets. Shakespeare is credited by the Oxford English Dictionary with the introduction of nearly 3,000 words into the language

Globe Theater Construction• Shakespeare and his men had always

performed at “The Theater” • “The Theater” refused to renew their lease.• So the “Men” traveled and performed at various

playhouse while the Globe was constructed on the Thames River

• The Globe opened in 1599 – it was built from?The Timbers from “The Theater”

Part III: The Globe Theater1) How did the audience respond if they didn’t like a play?

They threw things at the stage – particularly rotten food.2) What did the flag on top of the Globe mean? What colors did

they useIt told people that there was a play going on that day: black – tragedy, white = comedy, red = history.

3) What was the trap door in the stage used for?Ghosts would rise from it or other creatures would descend into it.

4) How much did audiences pay to watch? You paid one penny to a box , which was held by a collector at the front to be a “groundling” and, one more penny (on the stairs) to sit on the first gallery, one more penny in the box at the second flight. When the show started, the men put the boxes backstage - the box office. Nobles could sit in a chair on the sidelines.

5) Who attended the plays?Men and women attended plays, but often the famous women would wear a mask as a disguise. The audiences only dropped during outbreaks of the bubonic plague.

6) Virtual Tour

“For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet & Romeo. . . • The setting: The settings for the production are Verona and

Mantua in Italy• The theme: The play Romeo and Juliet is categorized as a

Tragedy• Number of words: The number of words in Romeo and Juliet,

according to the Complete Public Domain Text is 25,948 • Most important characters: The most important characters

in Romeo and Juliet are:Montague and Juliet Capulet

• Motifs · Light/dark imagery; opposite points of view• Symbols  · Poison; thumb-biting; Queen Mab• Globe Theater: 2:50 - End• Queen Elizabeth: 2:11 – 4:37

Part IV: Setting

Name That Image

Literary & Shakespeare Terms: Day 1• Prologue: The beginning of the play that focuses the

audience on THEME!• Soliloquy: Speech a character gives alone on stage

where they express their inner most thoughts and feelings. It’s like reading a journal entry.

• Sonnet: A 14-line lyric poem written in iambic pentameter.Iambic is a stress pattern: “to BE or Not to BE” Pentameter: number of stressed syllablesPent – 5, which means Pentameter is 5 stressed syllablesIt has several rhyme schemes – meaning different parts of it have to rhyme for it to be a sonnetSet up:– 3 – four line sections– Ends with a 2 line couplet (two lines that rhyme

• Tragedy: A piece of literature where something “tragic” happens. Tragedies were written to create some fear and pity but also to talk about human nature.

• Couplet: Two lines of poetry that rhyme• Pun: To use a word in a funny way!

Shakespeare Words• Ay, aye: Yes• Dost: (you) do• Doth: (he, she, it)

does• E’er: ever• Ere: before

(something or time)• Hadst: you• Ho: Hello!• Is’t: Is it• Knave: rascal• Marry: I swear• Ne’er: Never• Oft: often

• Sirrah: sir• Soft: Wait• ‘Tis: It is• Twas: It was• ‘Twixt: Between

R & J PrologueChorus • Two households, both alike in dignity, • In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, • From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, • Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. • From forth the fatal loins of these two foes • A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life; • Whose misadventur'd piteous overthrows • Doth with their death bury their parents' strife. • The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love, • And the continuance of their parents' rage, • Which, but their children's end, nought could remove, • Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage; • The which if you with patient ears attend, • What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.

Prologue:• Who is the "Chorus" who speaks the prologue? • Whom are we introduced to? • Where is the play taking place? • When does the play take place? • How long is the play intended to be? • What does the prologue tell us about the story? • The prologue was common in Elizabethan plays. In Latin its

name literally means “the talking that comes before.” Many plays had a Chorus throughout the play as well, describing the action, asking the audience to use their imaginations, and apologizing for the limitations of the performance.

• The prologue is in the form of a sonnet. The sonnet was created in fifteenth-century Italy. In the 1590’s a sonnet craze swept through Elizabethan England. Shakespeare wrote over 150 sonnets. A Shakespearean sonnet is (usually) a fourteen-line piece of verse in Iambic Pentameter with an ABABCDCDEFEFGG rhyme scheme. The sonnet often has an abrupt thematic of tonal change after the eighth line or in the final couplet.

Literary & Shakespeare Terms: Day 2• Go Between• Tragic Flaw/Tragic Hero:• Aside• Paradox:• Comic Relief:• Fate:• Free Will:• Dialogue:• Monologue:• Blank Verse

Literary & Shakespeare Terms: Day 3

Literary & Shakespeare Terms: Day 4

Literary & Shakespeare Terms: Day 5

Sites Used• http://

www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/springfield/eliz/elizabethanengland.html

• http://elizabethan.org/compendium/home.html• http://www.william-shakespeare.org.uk/index.htm• http://

www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon45.html (Queen)

• http://www.bardweb.net/globe.html (Shake & Globe)• http://

www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-romeo-and-juliet.htm (RJ)