Romeo and Juliet Forbidden Love and Family Loyalty Slide 2 Who
is William Shakespeare? www.oppidanlibrary.com/shakespeare.htm The
Globe Theater www.unplowedground.com/.../travels/travels.html Slide
3 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 1587-1592: Established in
London as actor/playwright; first work Comedy of Errors Slide 4 Who
is William Shakespeare? 1593: Begins writing sonnets (until
1597-ish) 1594-1596: Some more famous plays Romeo and Juliet and
Midsummer Nights Dream 1597-1608: Best known plays including the
rest of the tragedies 1599: The Globe Theatre built 1609:
Publication of the Sonnets April 23, 1616: Shakespeare dies Slide 5
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 Slide 6 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 Slide 7 Three Classifications of Shakespearean Drama:
COMEDY HISTORY TRAGEDY Slide 8 Romeo and Juliet is a Tragedy Slide
9 TRAGIC HERO You will need to know this Qualities of a Tragic
Hero: Possesses high importance or rank Exhibits extraordinary
talents Displays a tragic flawan error in judgment or defect in
characterthat leads to downfall Faces downfall with courage and
dignity Slide 10 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 Slide 11 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 Slide
12 BLANK VERSE Act 1 Literary terms Written like poetry But tells a
story More free-flowing rules o doesnt have a rhyme scheme or set
number of lines, etc. Iambic Pentameter Slide 13 Iambic Pentameter
Act 1 Literary Terms Lines have a rhythm to them 10 syllables
Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables He JESTS at SCARS that
NEV er FELT a WOUND But SOFT! what LIGHT through YON der WIN dow
BREAKS? Slide 14 SOLILOQUY AND ASIDE Act 1 Literary Terms Soliloquy
- Long speech given by a character while alone on stage to reveal
his or her private thoughts or intentions Aside - Characters quiet
remark to the audience or another character that no one else on
stage is supposed to hear Slide 15 Conflict Act 1 Literary Terms
External o Man vs. Man Example: o Man vs. Nature Example: o Man vs.
Society Example: Internal o Man vs. himself Example: Slide 16 Foil
Act 1 Literary Terms 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? Slide 17 Figurative Language
Act 1 Literary Terms Simile comparison using like or as o Her face
is like a summers 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 Slide 18 Figurative Language
Act 1 Literary Terms 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 Slide 19 Foreshadowing Act 1 Literary
Terms A hint about what is to come in literature or what the
outcome of the conflict will be Slide 20 Act 1 Literary Terms
Characterization: The way the author describes a character, through
dialogue, descriptions, actions and reactions. Couplet: Two lines
that rhyme Epithet: a characterizing word or phrase firmly
associated with a person or thing and often used in place of its
actual name Slide 21 Act 1 Characters Chorus Sampson Gregory Abram
Benvolio Citizen Tybalt Capulet Lady capulet Montague Lady Montague
Prince Romeo Paris Peter Nurse Juliet Mercutio 1 st Servingman 2 nd
servingman Capulets cousin Slide 22 REMEMBER TO DO THE QUESTIONS
FOR EACH ACT!! Slide 23 DRAMATIC IRONY Act 2 Literary Terms
Ironycontrast between appearance and reality Dramatic Ironythe
audience or reader knows something the character(s) does not know
Slide 24 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 Slide 25 Act 2
Literary Terms Analogy: a similarity between like features of 2
things. Situational irony: When what happens is the opposite of
what is expected Verbal Irony: When what is said is opposite of
what is meant Monologue: a prolonged talk by a single speaker
Oxymoron: cruel kindness Soliloquy: when someone is talking to
themselves alone Slide 26 Character List Act 2 Narrator Chorus
Romeo Benvolio Mercutio Juliet Nurse Friar Lawrence Peter Slide 27
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?
Slide 28 REMEMBER TO DO THE QUESTIONS FOR EACH ACT!! Slide 29 *
Banishment: to kick out or get rid of * Dexterity: skill in using
the hands or body, agile * Idolatry: excessive or blind adoration *
Reconcile: to make amends or to make right * Exile: to expel from
ones native land * Fickle: likely to change * Gallant: brave,
noble-minded, chilvarous Act 3 Vocabulary Slide 30 Act 3 Literary
Terms Allusion: a reference to something Climax: the peak of a
story Dramatic structure: the structure of a story. Plot Pyramid
Symbol: when an object or word has a figurative and literal
meaning. Slide 31 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 Slide 32 REMEMBER TO DO THE
QUESTIONS FOR EACH ACT!! Slide 33 Act 4 Vocabulary Lament: to show
great sorrow for Shroud: a piece of cloth to cover up a corpse
Vial: a small container Loathsome: disgusting, revolting, repulsive
Slide 34 Act 4 Literary terms Protagonist: the hero of the story,
the leading character Antagonist: the villan, a person who is
opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another. Slide 35
REMEMBER TO DO THE QUESTIONS FOR EACH ACT!! Slide 36 Act 5
Vocabulary Ambiguity: doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or
intention Peruse: to read through Remnants: the remaining parts or
pieces Haughty: Snobbish Slide 37 Act 5 Literary terms Motivation:
providing a reason to act a certain way Theme: the moral of the
story, the unifying or dominant idea of a piece of work Slide 38
REMEMBER TO DO THE QUESTIONS FOR EACH ACT!!
