Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

Wednesday, February 25

Grab one of each sheet from the front table. Glue/staple the anticipation guide to page 283 of your reading

section. (You will be taking notes on page 281, so we are skipping that page for now.)

The other sheets will go in your folder, but for now leave them out on your desk.

Staple your fragment integration paragraph to page 118 of your writing section.

Leave your notebook open on page 281 of your reading section.

Reminder: Bring your copy of R + J to class on Friday.Want a copy? I have a few more! $5 each.

What do you know about Shakespeare or Romeo and Juliet?

About Shakespeare

Lived from 1563-1616

Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England

Married Anne Hathaway

Is the 2nd most quoted writer in the English language

Introduced almost 3000 words into the English language

A fraud??

Shakespeare’s Plays

Tragedies: involve the ruin of the leading characters; includes the death and destruction of some noble person through a flaw in his character

Comedies: lighter drama in which the leading characters overcome the difficulties that beset them; usually ends in marriage

Histories: are largely centered around the historical rulers of England

The Globe and Its Spectators

Partly owned by ShakespeareBurned down in 1913 and rebuilt the

following year

Actors were strictly maleTheatres were typically located in the “sketchy”

part of townWealthy got benchesThe poorer people stood and watched from the

courtyard (pit). Cost: one penny.All but the wealthy were uneducated and illiterateMuch more interaction than today

Audiences were rowdy, loud troublemakers who booed if they didn’t like the play. Because of this, plays had much violence and vulgar language

About the Play

Setting: Verona, Italy in the 15th Century Famous in Shakespeare’s time for violence

Written in the early to mid 1590s

Terms to Know

Symbol: something that exists in and of itself but also represents something else The mockingbird in TKaM: a bird, but also innocence

Theme: the author’s messageMood: the emotional atmosphere of the text

(me)Tone: how the author feels about that which

he or she writes (the author)

Foil: a character who serves as a contrast to the main character Atticus and Bob Ewell The Ewells and the Cunninghams

Motif: a recurring subject or idea that emphasizes a theme Dark and light Dreams

Hamartia: a tragic flaw that causes the downfall of the protagonist Selfishness, pride, greed, …

Aside: speech directed to the audience that is not supposed to be heard by others on stage

Apostrophe: addressing someone/something absent, dead, or nonhuman as if it were present and capable of understanding

You stub your toe: “stupid post!”

Soliloquy: speaking one’s thoughts aloud. Other characters cannot hear this.

Pun: a form of word play that suggests two or more meanings by exploiting multiple meanings of words or of similar-sounding words “I’m glad I know sign language. It’s pretty handy.”

Chorus: a group who typically recites the prologue and epilogue; a group that also comments upon the happenings of the story.

Iabmic pentameter: occurs when one creates an unrhymed line with 5 pairs of unstressed and stressed syllables. But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?

Sonnet: a poem consisting of 14 lines where each line has 10 syllables. Usually this is presented in iambic pentameter.

Shakespeare’s Language

Shakespeare lived and wrote during the Renaissance—a time of immense artistic, intellectual, social, and political change.

The English language was changing greatly during this time. Shakespeare uses words that are being phased out,

are just being introduced, are changing meanings, and are being made up.

He sometimes arranges sentences strangely. Him I hit. -vs- I hit him.

He also uses quite a bit of wordplay (figurative language, puns, etc.)

Shakespeare’s Language

He often omitted words or used contractions. We do this today:

“Been to class yet?” “No. Heard Ray’s givin’ a test.” “Wha’sup wi’that?”

Some of his common omissions or contractions: ‘tis=it is Ope’=open O’er=over Gi’=given Ne’er=never (or e’er=ever) I’=in oft/’=often E’en=even A’=he

Sentence Structure and Rhythm

I ate the sandwich.I the sandwich ate.Ate the sandwich I.Ate I the sandwich.The sandwich I ate.The sandwich ate I.

Thursday, February 26

Grab one of each sheet from the front table.Staple/glue the white one to page 285 of your

reading section.Turn in your project by setting it over on the

side table! I can’t wait to take a look at them!

Your group has just been given a set of top 40 songs that have been rewritten in the form of a Shakespearean sonnet. Work with your group to see if you can figure out what the title of each song is!

Friday, February 27

Grab a sheet from the front table.Sign up for a reading job!Turn in your “Creating Language”

assignment.If you have a copy of R + J, get it out. If you

don’t, grab a dark blue text book from the back bookshelf and open it to page 627.

Tuesday, March 2

Welcome back!Pull out your book (or go get one from the

back).Pull out your character map.

Wednesday, March 3

I need 8 more readers! Sign up on your way in.

Grab 3 essay grading sheets.Pull out your book (or grab one from the

back).Pull out your character map.

IMPORTANT CHANGE: Act I paper is now due on Friday, March 6! Act II paper is now due on Wednesday, March 11!

Thursday, March 4

Pull out your book (or grab one from the back).

Pull out your character map.Open your notebook to page 287 of your

reading section.

If you write your paper on Act I, it is due tomorrow!!

Character Analysis: Passages

For each of the following characters, highlight ONE passage from Act I that you feel most captures their personality. Then in the margins, analyze what you have just highlighted. Romeo Prince Mercutio Tybalt Juliet Benvolio Nurse Lady Capulet Lord Capulet

Big Dreams

What does Romeo and Mercutio’s discussion about dreams help us understand about… Romeo and Mercutio as characters Love

Other mentions of dreams: 1.3.68 (More in upcoming scenes)

Character Analysis: Foils

In your rows, carefully examine the two characters assigned to you. How are they foils (opposites)? Benvolio and Tybalt Romeo and Mercutio Nurse and Juliet

Friday, March 6

Turn in your Act I paper. Don’t forget to staple the pink grading sheet to the front.

Grab a sheet from the front table.Open your notebook to page 287.Get out your book (or grab one from the

back).

Star Gazing

When the stars alignNow I’m not a highly metaphysical manBut I know when the stars are aligned you canBump into a person in the middle of the roadLook into their eyes, and you suddenly know…

Thank my lucky starsIt’s written in the starsStar-Crossed

Monday Pun Day, March 9

If you have taken your post its out of your lit circle book, return it to the side table and cross your name off the sign out sheet.

Once you get your “quiz” back, staple it to page 286.

Pull out your copy of Romeo and Juliet (or grab a copy from the back)

Lit Circle Project revisions due tomorrow

Tuesday, March 10

On page 289 of your reading section, draw a big flower with 6 petals. This can take up the whole page. (See example drawing on the board to the left.)

Pull out your book (or get one from the back shelf).

If you are writing your paper on Act II, it is due tomorrow!

The prompt about Friar Lawrence is listed under Act III, but you may choose to write about it in Act II if you wish.

Flowers

1.2.291.3.791.4.272.2.432.2.121-1222.3.23-242.5.42

Who is speaking?

What is this person talking about? What is the context?

Why is the flower reference significant here?

Wednesday, March 11

Sign up for Act III roles! If you wrote a paper for Act II, staple a

grading sheet to the front and turn it in.Write down the due dates for your next paper

(see due dates board)Open your notebook to your yellow mood

sheet (page 275)Pull out your book (or grab one from the back

shelf).

Thursday, March 12

Pull out your book or grab one from the back shelf.

Friday (!!!), March 13

Pick a seat

Pull out your book or grab one from the back shelf.

Tear a piece of paper out from the “vocab” section of your notebook.

Pick Your Part

Friar LawrenceRomeoNurseCapuletLady Capulet and JulietParis

3.3.71-3.5.125—Quiz (14 points)

1. What do you think of Romeo’s behavior in 3.3? Is it understandable, or do you want to join the Nurse in telling him to “be a man” (3.3.88)? Explain.

2. Why does Romeo draw his dagger in 3.3.108?3. What is Friar Lawrence saying to Romeo in 3.3.116-118?4. Yesterday you made a plan for Romeo and Juliet’s future

together. What is Friar Lawrence’s plan, according to 3.3.148-154?

5. What can you infer about Paris’ character from 3.4?6. What agreement do Capulet and Paris come to in 3.4?

Does this change your opinion of Capulet? Explain.7. Circle all of the light and dark (day and night) references

in 3.5.8. How does Juliet respond to Lady Capulet’s news in 3.5?

Monday Pun Day, March 16

Happy Monday! Grab a sheet from the front table

and put it on page 121 of your writing section.

Sit with the same groups you sat with on Friday.

Pull out your book or grab one from the back shelf. If you did not finish reading Act III, do that now with your group while I hand back essays.

Open your notebook to page 291 of your reading section.

Reminder: If you choose to write about Act III, your paper is due tomorrow!

Essay Feedback

See key on boardMLA format

Notebook page 101 Writing handbook page 3

Apart vs. a partWoman vs. womenCannot vs. can notApostrophes: plurals, possessives

Essay Feedback

Write statements, not questions. Why??Avoid questions and “Imagine…” as Ads.Analyze deeply.

Words Actions Comparisons Craft (sonnet) Character opinions Symbols and motifs

Essay Feedback

Use precise word choice—see bulletin board

Use a mix of long and short sentences Remember what each kind of sentence accomplishes

Essay Feedback

Delete unnecessary or repetitive information This will help with your word choice and your

sentence structure

HOW? 1 fanboy per sentence Precise word choice Proofread Perd Hapley?... See worksheet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcszyb5d7nA

Essay Feedback

If you are done with this essay, staple it to page 123 of your writing section. If you want to revise, don’t forget to fill out a pink sheet.

Tuesday, March 17

Turn in your Act III paper if you chose to write it.Sign up for an Act IV role.Open your notebook to page 290 of your reading

section and answer this question: When you think about birds and/or flying, what do you think

of? What associations do you have? What are the connotations of these words?

Get out your book or grab one from the back shelf.

If you are revising your Act I or Act II paper, please bold or highlight your revisions.

Wednesday, March 18

Pull out your book or grab one from the back shelf.Open your notebook to page 293 of your reading section

and draw the image on the board to the left. This should take up the whole page.

Don’t forget: Your Act IV paper is due tomorrow!

If you are revising your Act I or Act II paper, please bold or highlight your revisions.

Poison

1.2.502.3.243.2.473.3.443.5.904.3.245.1.52, 625.1.82-88

Examine each reference to poison in the play.

Is poison a symbol or a motif?

Thursday, March 19

Sign up for a role!If you wrote your paper on Act IV, turn that

in.Open your notebook to page 293 (the poison

page).Pull out your book or grab one from the back

shelf.

Your Act V paper is due on Monday! All of you must write this paper.

Friday, March 20

Pull out your character map, and staple/glue it to page 284 of your reading section.

Dominoes

We must, like Prince, try to “know [the] spring, [the] head, [the] true descent” of all of this tragedy (5.3.218). What is the source of the destruction?

Monday Pun Day, March 23

Grab a bright pink sheet from the front table.

Turn in your Act V paper.Find your new seat!While Ray hands back your

work: finish filling out your

anticipation guide on page 283 of your notebook

on page 282, write down some themes from Romeo and Juliet Refer to your anticipation

guide, your poison page, and your dominoes page for inspiration

Hamartia

a tragic flaw that causes the downfall of the protagonist/hero Selfishness, pride, greed, …

Character Flaw Downfall

Light and Dark

Light 2.2.1-2 3.5.6-10

Dark 2.1.30-32 3.5.1-5

Significance?

Tuesday, March 24

Grab a sheet from the front table.Sit with your 3D Model Project groups.

Wednesday, March 25

Take a look at the notes posted in the back and side of the room as you prepare for the test. Feel free to take pictures if you wish. Use these notes and your mind map to prepare for the test on Thursday.

Passage Analysis Questions

Regarding the test, be ready for: Questions that ask you to explain how a symbol or motif helps

develop a theme How do flowers help develop a theme about good and evil?

Questions that ask you to take a stance on a topic and give evidence/examples to support your position What is Juliet’s hamartia? Explain her fatal flaw and how it leads

to her destruction. Questions that ask you to analyze a given passage

Explain the importance of stars and light imagery in the following passage. “But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? / It is the

east, and Juliet is the sun [. . .] Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven, / Having some business, do entreat her eyes / To twinkle in their spheres till they return” (2.2.1-2,15-17).

Act II: Motif Analysis

1.1-1.21.4-1.52.1-2.2

What are the references to dark and light referring to?Who is speaking when these references are made?What is this person’s emotional state as he/she

speaks?

Dark and light are opposites. What other opposites are beginning to show? Is there a connection?