Shakespeare Storyboard Shakespeare Storyboard Class!Class!

Students of Students of

ENG 1D Enriched 2009: Let’s ENG 1D Enriched 2009: Let’s

Do Do Romeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet in in Tableau!Tableau!

What does “tableau” mean?What does “tableau” mean?

• A picturesque A picturesque grouping of persons grouping of persons and/or objects to and/or objects to represent scenes in represent scenes in a play, novel, or a play, novel, or literary text in literary text in generalgeneral

• So…we have to So…we have to make ‘spontaneous’ make ‘spontaneous’ pictures with people pictures with people and take picturesand take pictures

Set the stage!Set the stage!Move all desks to Move all desks to

the perimeter of the the perimeter of the room NOW!room NOW!

Tableau 1: Tableau 1: Capulets vs. MontaguesCapulets vs. Montagues

in the brawl!in the brawl!

Tableau #2:Tableau #2:Choose a Romeo, and make Choose a Romeo, and make

him look SAD him look SAD , , as well as a Rosaline, who is as well as a Rosaline, who is

just not that into himjust not that into him

Tableau #3: Tableau #3: Juliet, her mother, and the Nurse Juliet, her mother, and the Nurse

discuss marriage, with the discuss marriage, with the mother looking forceful, the mother looking forceful, the Nurse looking hilarious, and Nurse looking hilarious, and

Juliet looking reluctantJuliet looking reluctant

Tableau #4:Tableau #4:Benvolio tells Romeo that Benvolio tells Romeo that

they are going to a masqued they are going to a masqued ball to find other womenball to find other women

Tableau #6: Tableau #6: Mercutio spins his fairy tale Mercutio spins his fairy tale

about Queen Mababout Queen Mab

Tableau #7:Tableau #7:Romeo sees Juliet Romeo sees Juliet

and it is love at first sightand it is love at first sight

Tableau #8: Tableau #8: Romeo ‘chats’ Juliet upRomeo ‘chats’ Juliet up

Tableau #9: Tableau #9: The young couple is shocked The young couple is shocked

to learn each other’s true to learn each other’s true identity…and Tybalt is MADidentity…and Tybalt is MAD

Tableau #10:Tableau #10:Romeo stalks Juliet at her Romeo stalks Juliet at her

balconybalcony

Tableau 11:Tableau 11:The Nurse approaches The Nurse approaches

Romeo with “a sail, a sail”; Romeo with “a sail, a sail”; she is mocked and bullied by she is mocked and bullied by

MercutioMercutio

Tableau #12:Tableau #12: Romeo and Juliet are married Romeo and Juliet are married

by Friar Lawrence the next by Friar Lawrence the next dayday

Tableau #13:Tableau #13:Tybalt picks a fight with Tybalt picks a fight with

Mercutio…and then RomeoMercutio…and then Romeo

Tableau #14:Tableau #14:Mercutio is killed, and Romeo Mercutio is killed, and Romeo

kills Tybaltkills Tybalt

Tableau #15:Tableau #15:Mercutio curses everyone, Mercutio curses everyone, shouting “A plague o’ both shouting “A plague o’ both

your houses!”your houses!”

Tableau #16:Tableau #16:Romeo yells that he is Romeo yells that he is

“fortune’s fool!”“fortune’s fool!”

Tableau #17:Tableau #17:Juliet’s parents force her to Juliet’s parents force her to

marry Paris on Thursdaymarry Paris on Thursday

Tableau #18: Tableau #18: Juliet gets a secret potion from Juliet gets a secret potion from the Friar, and fakes her death…the Friar, and fakes her death…

Tableau #17:Friar Lawrence writes some

snail mail to Mantua

Tableau #18:Romeo hears of Juliet’s death

and is devastated

Tableau #19:Tableau #19:Romeo weeps over the ever Romeo weeps over the ever

fair Julietfair Juliet

Tableau #20:Tableau #20:“Here’s to my love.”“Here’s to my love.”

Tableau #21:Tableau #21:Juliet wakes, and finds Juliet wakes, and finds

Romeo deadRomeo dead

Tableau #22:Tableau #22:“Oh, happy dagger! “Oh, happy dagger! This is thy sheath!”This is thy sheath!”

Tableau #23:Tableau #23:Friar Lawrence runs away, Friar Lawrence runs away,

but is caughtbut is caught

Tableau #24:Tableau #24:Friar Lawrence confesses all Friar Lawrence confesses all

to the Princeto the Prince

Tableau #25:Tableau #25:“All are punished!”“All are punished!”

The End – The End – Group Photo with Group Photo with Dead Couple and Dead Couple and

Textbook on the FloorTextbook on the Floor