Star Crossed Star Crossed LoversLovers

Romeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet

Word Splash – Word Splash – collaborate with the collaborate with the person next to you and write sentences person next to you and write sentences

using all of the words below:using all of the words below:

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fate

tragedy

Romeo

Juliet Lovers

astrology

Star-crossed

death

life families

ProloguePrologue

““Two households, both alike Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,where we lay our scene,

From ancient grudge break From ancient grudge break new mutiny, Where civil new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands blood makes civil hands

unclean.”unclean.”

Prologue continued…Prologue continued…From forth the fatal loins of these two foesFrom forth the fatal loins of these two foes

A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life;A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life;

Whose misadventured piteous overthrowsWhose misadventured piteous overthrows

Doth with their death bury their parent’s strife.Doth with their death bury their parent’s strife.

The fearful passage of their death-marked love,The fearful passage of their death-marked love,

And the continuance of their parent’s rage,And the continuance of their parent’s rage,

Which, but their children’s end, naught could Which, but their children’s end, naught could remove, remove,

Is now the two hours’ traffic of our stage; Is now the two hours’ traffic of our stage;

The which if you with patient ears attend,The which if you with patient ears attend,

What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.mend.

What is Astrology?What is Astrology?

The study of the positions The study of the positions and aspects of celestial and aspects of celestial bodies in the belief that bodies in the belief that they have an influence on they have an influence on the course of natural the course of natural earthly occurrences and earthly occurrences and human affairs. human affairs.

In other words…In other words…

At the moment when each of At the moment when each of us was born, the stars and us was born, the stars and planets were all aligned in planets were all aligned in

a unique way. According to a unique way. According to astrology, that’s what astrology, that’s what

makes each of us different.makes each of us different.

Astrology continued…Astrology continued… The stars do change in regular ways The stars do change in regular ways

with the seasons.with the seasons.

Astrologers divide the year into 12 Astrologers divide the year into 12 periods which are associated with the periods which are associated with the appearance of certain constellations, or appearance of certain constellations, or groups of stars, just like we have 12 groups of stars, just like we have 12 months in the year.months in the year.

There are 12 astrological signsThere are 12 astrological signs

Astrology continued…Astrology continued…

People born under a certain sign are People born under a certain sign are believed to have some similar believed to have some similar qualities.qualities.

Astrologers also believe that some Astrologers also believe that some signs are more compatible than others signs are more compatible than others – and so,– and so,

if two people are “star-crossed” then if two people are “star-crossed” then

their signs are their signs are notnot compatible. compatible.

So, what do So, what do AstrologyAstrology and and Romeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet have in have in

common?common?

Most people in Shakespeare’s time Most people in Shakespeare’s time believed in astrology. They believed in astrology. They

believed that the course of their believed that the course of their lives was partly determined by the lives was partly determined by the hour, day, month and year of the hour, day, month and year of the

birth, hence “the stars” under birth, hence “the stars” under which they were born.which they were born.

People in Shakespearean People in Shakespearean times also believed in times also believed in

Fate/DestinyFate/Destiny Predetermined (preplanned) course of Predetermined (preplanned) course of

eventsevents

Predetermined future whether in Predetermined future whether in general or of an individualgeneral or of an individual

Concept that is based on the belief Concept that is based on the belief that there is a fixed natural order of that there is a fixed natural order of the universe.the universe.

Some Quotes to Some Quotes to Think About…Think About…

““Meeting you was fate, Meeting you was fate, becoming your friend was becoming your friend was

a choice, but falling in a choice, but falling in love with you I had no love with you I had no

control over.”control over.”

Author unknownAuthor unknown

Marcus Aurerlius – Roman Marcus Aurerlius – Roman Emperor once said…Emperor once said…

““Accept the things to Accept the things to which fate binds you which fate binds you

and love the people with and love the people with whom fate brings you whom fate brings you

together, but do so will together, but do so will all your heart.”all your heart.”

Henry Miller, American Henry Miller, American AuthorAuthor

““We create We create

our fate every dayour fate every day

we live.”we live.”

““Fate is a misconception, Fate is a misconception, its only a cover up for the its only a cover up for the

fact you don’t have fact you don’t have control over your own control over your own

life.”life.”

Author UnknownAuthor Unknown

Astrology, Fate & ChanceAstrology, Fate & Chance

It was believed that the stars or It was believed that the stars or planets influenced a person’s planets influenced a person’s

life. Romeo and Juliet are life. Romeo and Juliet are referred to as “star-crossed referred to as “star-crossed lovers”. It was destined that lovers”. It was destined that

they would meet, fall in love, but they would meet, fall in love, but that their love would not work that their love would not work

out as they planned it.out as they planned it.

Ticket Out The Door…Ticket Out The Door…

On the paper provided, answer 1 the On the paper provided, answer 1 the following 2 questions while you following 2 questions while you listen to the music…listen to the music…

1.1. How important do you think fate is in How important do you think fate is in affecting what happens to us?affecting what happens to us?

1.1. To what degree do you think we To what degree do you think we control our own destinies?control our own destinies?