Friday, February 26, 2016

 

ENGLISH - Day 53

 

Listen to NPR story (Romeo & Juliet Misremembered):

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121975740

 

ANSWER the following questions (and turn in for CREDIT):

1.        WHAT IS THE DRAMATIC IRONY when…

a)        Romeo hears that Juliet is dead?

b)       The Capulets are planning for the wedding?

c)        The Capulets discover Juliet and think she is dead?

2.        What is Friar Laurence’s plan as he heads for the Capulet tomb?

3.        What is Paris’ intention of going to the Capulet tomb?

4.        According to our notes, at the end of a tragedy, the hero must…?

5.        Remember the plotline…exposition, conflict, rising action…? After a climax/turning point, the actions in a play…

6.        How does Shakespeare creates suspense after Juliet receives the potion from the friar?

7.        When Romeo says, “Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight,” what does he mean?

8.         “Here, here will I remain/With worms that are thy chambermaids” is an example of what literary term?

9.        There are lots of themes in this play, but the KEY theme (about the families) is what?

10.     In Romeo & Juliet, when characters speak in rhyme/poetry/iambic pentameter, it means what?

11.     The CENTRAL/MAIN conflict of this play is between whom?

12.     Generally speaking, what can we assume the 2 families are fighting about?

13.     The resolution of this play occurs when what happens?

14.      “amor” is a root word – it means LOVE in Spanish. “Affliction is enamored of thy parts.” Name another English word that uses the same root.

15.     The Prince in his final words displays…what?

16.     How does fate punish the 2 families for their feud?

17.     Number and list EVERY little (and big) fight or disagreement (physical and verbal)  in the whole play of Romeo & Juliet.

 

Complete “Who’s To Blame” activity:

What you’ll need:

1.       One piece of lined paper cut up into 10 slips

2.       Another piece of paper (to record your answers)

a.       Write each of the 10 characters on their own slip (Romeo, Juliet, Prince, Lord & Lady Capulet, Lord & Lady Montague, Fate (or Destiny), Tybalt, Nurse, Friar Lawrence, Mercutio

b.       On the back of each slip, write 2 different reasons that some people would say this character was responsible for the tragedy of the play

c.        Next arrange your slips in the following diamond-like order:  1,2,4,2,1 (record this order on your paper)

d.       Arrange them again in a single file order of 1 to 10 (record this order on your paper)

e.        Next, using your top 2 slips...

                                                                                       i.      Write a NEW SCENE (10 exchanges in script form) for the play where your #1 and #2 slips PREVENT THE TRAGEDY from occurring in the play.

Ex.

Romeo: blah blah blah

Lady Capulet: blah blah blah

Romeo: blah?

Lady Capulet:  no, blah!

 

ENGLISH homework:

·         Finish above.

·         Study for exam – Romeo & Juliet, The Odyssey see review sheet for details