romeo and juliet act 1

DRAMA: “THE TRAGEDY OF ROMEO AND JULIET”, ACT 1:

DRAMA: “THE TRAGEDY OF ROMEO AND JULIET”, ACT 1 By: William Shakespeare

CALIFORNIA STANDARDS:

CALIFORNIA STANDARDS Standard Reading 3.4: Determine characters’ traits by what the characters say about themselves in narration, dialogue, dramatic monologue, and soliloquy. Standard Reading 3.10: Identify and describe the function of dialogue, scene designs, soliloquies, asides, and character foils in dramatic literature.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

LEARNING OBJECTIVES Students will take notes on background information and key concepts in preparation for reading “Romeo and Juliet.” Students will determine a character’s personality traits and explain if they are round or flat. Students will recognize and explain the use of dramatic foils in a drama.

WHY READ LITERATURE?:

WHY READ LITERATURE? Read for the Love of Literature. No other author has been as widely read and admired as William Shakespeare Read for Information. Find out why the role of Juliet was always played by a young boy. Read to Be Inspired. Shakespeare’s story of two young lovers kept apart by a senseless feud still retains its power today.

How to Read Literature:

How to Read Literature Use Strategies for Reading Drama Picture the action. *Use stage directions to form a mental image of the way characters move around on stage and interact with one another. *Pay close attention to stage directions related to setting. For example, if the action takes place in a 1950s drugstore, it will have a much different feel than if it is set in a character’s living room.

How to Read Literature (continued):

How to Read Literature (continued) Use text aids. Text aids are notes outside the main text that clarify the meaning of a word or phrase or add detailed information. *Try not to let text aids interrupt the flow of your reading. If you come to an unfamiliar phrase, first try to figure it out from context. *If you need to use a text aid, substitute the footnoted language directly into the original sentence, and then reread the new sentence with the surrounding text.

How to Read Literature (continued):

How to Read Literature (continued) 3 . Read blank verse. Blank verse is a poetic form that uses regular meter to create a certain mood and rhythm. The author often uses blank verse to create a more formal atmosphere. To get used to the feel of blank verse, read passages aloud, stressing every second syllable. Read at a steady pace, and pause only when you see punctuation…

How to Read Literature (continued):

How to Read Literature (continued) Paraphrase. Paraphrase, or summarize, a key idea or passage in your own words to ensure that you understand what you have read. *Replace formal language with words that are more commonly used. *When summarizing , eliminate ideas that are not essential to the meaning of the passage.

Literary Analysis: Character:

Literary Analysis: Character What are characters ? The people or animals who take part in a literary work.

Literary Analysis: Character:

Literary Analysis: Character What are round characters ? A character with many personality traits, like a real person.

Literary Analysis: Character:

Literary Analysis: Character What are flat characters ? A one-dimensional character, embodying only a single trait. Shakespeare’s plays often include flat characters who provide comic relief.

Literary Terms:

Literary Terms What is a dramatic foil ? A character who highlights the traits of another character through contrast. Example: Benvolio is peaceful and tries to stop the fight in Act I, while Tybalt has a fiery hot temper and joins in the fight.

Reading Strategy:

Reading Strategy What are text aids ? The numbered explanations of Shakespeare’s language that appear alongside the text. Substitute these hints for difficult words/phrases in the play.

Vocabulary Development:

Vocabulary Development Pernicious (adj) Augmenting (verb) Grievance (noun) causing great injury or ruin (p.774) increasing; enlarging (p.775) injustice; complaint (p.776)

Vocabulary Development:

Vocabulary Development Transgression (noun) Heretics (noun) Wrongdoing; sin (p. 777) Those who hold to a belief opposed to the teachings of the church (p. 780)

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Inspired by Shakespeare The Taming of the Shrew Twelfth Night Othello Hamlet Romeo and Juliet

Prepare to Read: The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act I:

Prepare to Read: The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act I Preview Connecting to the Literature The world is filled with rivalries—among countries, families, schools, even groups of friends. Occasionally, rivalries become so fierce that the members of one group refuse to associate with their rivals. In extreme cases, as you will see in this play, rivalries can even erupt into violence.

Background:

Background Shakespeare based his play about star-crossed lovers from feuding Italian families on a poem published in 1562 by Arthur Brooke. Brooke’s 3,000-line poem has a highly moral tone: Disobedience, as well as fate, leads to the deaths of the two lovers. Brooke’s poem, in turn, was based on a French version of the story, written in 1559.