Romeo and Juliet By William Shakespeare
Ms. Dobbins 2014 Topics in Literature/Composition I Lexington High School
Essential Questions: What is the difference between revenge and justice? Who or what should we be loyal to? How much control do we have over our lives? How do our actions and words define who we are? How do authors use language to create character?
Table of Contents Literary Devices
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Critical Terms Sets
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Shakespeare Top 10 Notes
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Prologue
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Characterization
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Characterization Tracking
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Act 1 Preview
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Act 1.1 Questions
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Oxymorons!
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Act 1.2 Preview & Questions
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Act 1.3-1.4 Questions
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Act 1.5 Preview & Questions
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First Encounter
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Act 2 Preview
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Act 2 Questions
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Act 3.1 Preview
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Act 3.1 Questions
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Act 3.3-3.5 Preview
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Act 3.3-3.5 Questions
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Soliloquy Assignment
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Act 4 Preview
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Act 4 Questions
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Juliet’s Fears
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Act 5 Preview
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Act 5 Questions
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Social Offenses
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Literary Devices Alliteration – A repetition of sounds Example: Diction – An author’s choice of words Foreshadowing – A hint of an action to come Hyperbole – An extravagant exaggeration used for emphasis or vivid descriptions Example: Irony (Three Types) Verbal Irony – When the author says the opposite of what he means Situational Irony – When a situation turns out opposite of what is expected Dramatic Irony – When the audience knows something the characters do not Metaphor – An indirect comparison between two unlike things not using like or as Example: Monologue – An extended speech by one character, addressed to another character(s) Mood – The “atmosphere” of a whole work, expressed as an adjective like “dark” or “playful” Motif – An image or concept that is repeated throughout a work of literature Paradox – Apparent contradiction that is nevertheless true (to love and hate someone at the same time) Personification – Giving an inanimate object life-like qualities Example: Pun – a play on words Example: Oxymoron – Apparently contradictory terms placed side by side (loving hate) Soliloquy – a dramatic technique in which a character speaks his thoughts aloud when he believes himself to be alone, often revealing his feelings, state of mind, motives, or intentions. Simile – Comparison using like or as Example: Symbol – An object that stands for an idea, belief or intangible concept Theme – The central idea in a piece of literature. Not a single word, but a complete idea. For example, “love is easier to express than hate” is a theme, “love” is not. Tone – The author’s attitude toward his characters or his subject, you can usually find the done by looking at the language. Usually the tone is something like satiric, approving or condemning.
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Critical Terms Lists You will complete vocabulary squares for these words.
Act 1:
Act 3:
Dignity
Consort
Grudge
Minstrel
Brawls
Tedious
Disposition
Affliction
Kin
Calamity
Foe
Mercy
Solemnity
Woe
Bewitched
Confession
Act 2:
Acts 4&5:
Jest Wherefore Henceforth
Entreat Apothecary Everlasting
Faithfully Anon Alliance Perchance
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Top 10 Notes
Directions: As we go through the PowerPoint presentation in class, you need to take notes on Shakespeare’s life, professional career, and the era in which he lived. You will be held responsible for this material. 1) Shakespeare’s Birthplace: William Shakespeare was born on ________________________________ in ___________________________________________________________________________________.
His father was important because _______________________________________________________________.
2) Marriage and Children:
Shakespeare’s wife was named ________________________________________.
They had ___________ children.
3) Shakespeare as an Actor: Shakespeare was a member of _______________________________________________, a successful theater company. While a member, he made is living in three ways: 1. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 4) The Elizabethan Era:
In other parts of the world, the Elizabethan Era was known as _______________________________.
Theaters were often closed because ______________________________________________________________
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5) Shakespeare’s Works: His plays fall into three categories: ______________________________, _______________________________, and _____________________________. He wrote _______ plays and ________ sonnets. 1
6) The Shakespeare Debate:
Most people believe that Shakespeare was _____________________________________________________.
A minority of scholars believe he was not an individual because ______________________________
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7) The Globe Theater:
The theater opened for the first time n ___________.
8) The Audience:
Who went to the theater? _________________________________________________________________________
________________ people could fit in The Globe.
9) The Acting Companies:
The companies had ___________________ members.
Actors could play up to _______________ roles in a single play.
Could women be members? __________
10) The Costumes:
Why were the costumes so important? __________________________________________________________
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Shakespearean Insults To construct a Shakespearean insult, combine one word from each column below, and preface it with "Thou":
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artless bawdy beslubbering bootless churlish cockered clouted craven currish dankish dissembling droning errant fawning fobbing froward frothy gleeking goatish gorbellied impertinent infectious jarring loggerheaded lumpish mammering mewling paunchy pribbling puking puny qualling rank reeky roguish ruttish saucy spleeny spongy surly unmuzzled vain venomed villainous wayward weedy yeasty
base-court bat-fowling beef-witted beetle-headed boil-brained clapper-clawed clay-brained common-kissing crook-pated dismal-dreaming dizzy-eyed doghearted dread-bolted earth-vexing elf-skinned fat-kidneyed fen-sucked flap-mouthed fly-bitten folly-fallen fool-born full-gorged guts-griping half-faced hasty-witted hedge-born idle-headed ill-breeding ill-nurtured knotty-pated milk-livered motley-minded onion-eyed plume-plucked pottle-deep pox-marked reeling-ripe rough-hewn rude-growing rump-fed sheep-biting spur-galled swag-bellied tardy-gaited toad-spotted unchin-snouted weather-bitten
apple-john baggage barnacle bladder boar-pig bugbear bum-bailey canker-blossom clack-dish clotpole coxcomb codpiece death-token dewberry flap-dragon flax-wench flirt-gill foot-licker fustilarian giglet gudgeon haggard harpy hedge-pig horn-beast hugger-mugger lewdster lout maggot-pie malt-worm mammet measle minnow miscreant moldwarp mumble-news nut-hook pigeon-egg pignut puttock ratsbane scut skainsmate strumpet vassal whey-face wagtail
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Romeo and Juliet is a Shakespearean tragedy. A tragedy is a drama in which the main character (tragic hero) is overcome by the obstacles facing him. The character’s life is brought to catastrophe, usually death, through a tragic flaw, some weaknesses in himself, or by fate. Features of a Tragedy: •
The tragic hero has qualities that will eventually destroy him
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The tragic hero faces temptation
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The hero makes a series of wrong decisions
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There are tragic events that happen to the hero, which ultimately lead to his destruction
Social Offenses Activity 4
Prologue: The prologue foreshadows the entire play. In the prologue, what does the chorus say will happen to the two lovers? __________________________________________________________________________________________
Character Introductions on Wall
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