Romeo and Juliet project

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Romeo and Juliet project

What do you know about Romeo and Juliet?

Romeo and Juliet

lesson 2

Romeo and Juliet

• written between 1591-1595
  
• (romantic) tragedy 
  
• star-crossed lovers / family feud
• most popular during Shakespeare's lifetime
• Romeo+Juliet by Baz Luhrmann (1996)
  

Make a list of the characters in act 1, who they are 

and whether they are a Montague or a Capulet

Characters act 1

Benvolio

Tybalt

Romeo

Rosaline

Count Paris

Juliet

Lady Capulet

Prince of Verona

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Montague - friend of Romeo

Capulet

Montague

Montague - Romeo loves her

Capulet - Juliet's father wants her to marry him

Capulet

Capulet - mother of Juliet

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How does Romeo try to seduce Juliet?

What does Romeo mean with: 'Thus from my lips, by yours, my sin is purged.'

What does Romeo mean when he says: 'Give me my sin again.'

In which line does Romeo realise about Juliet's identity? Cite the first two words

Juliet is afraid her new love is already married and says 'my name is like to be my weddingbed'. What does she mean?

In which line does Juliet realise about Romeo's identity? Cite the first two words

Find the contradictions in Juliet's lines in the 2nd column

Contradictions

grave

love

unknown

birth of love

weddingbed

hate

known

loathed enemy

Romeo and Juliet

lesson 3

Read act 2 along with video- prepare for some questions

until 4.34

What is this scene called?

1. Capulet's Orchard
2. Act 2
3. Orchard scene
4. Balcony scene

Romeo compares Juliet to

1. sun
2. moon
3. bright angel
4. saint

Romeo compares Juliet's eyes to

1. sun
2. lamp
3. stars
4. heaven

Which metaphor does Romeo use to say he would like to touch Juliet?

1. a stream
2. a glove
3. daylight
4. heaven

The what does Juliet mean with the famous line 'O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo'

Which words does Romeo use to tell Juliet it was a piece of cake to climb inside the garden to see her? Cite first two words

What is more dangerous than 20 swords according to Romeo?

1. Juliet's eyes
2. the kinsmen
3. the orchard walls
4. the enemy Capulet

Why does Friar Laurence decide to marry Romeo and Juliet?

1. He knows it is true love
2. He likes both of them
3. He will fake the marriage
4. He hopes the families' fight willl end

Read the rest of the handout and try to fill in the family trees

Summary of the whole play

Imagine that you have just met the most fabulous and wonderful person and, incredibly,  fallen in love. You are absolutely sure that they are the person you want to spend the rest of  your life with. The only problem is that their family is at war with your family and your parents  would never allow you to see each other.  What would you do and why? 

* stop seeing this person so you don’t upset your family

* tell your family about the situation and hope they understand

* see the person in secret

* marry the person in secret

* move away to another place with the person

  Is there anything else you could do?