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Romeo & Juliet

Romeo & Juliet. English 10-1. Prologue. Importance of the chorus suggests theme of drama and tragic course events will take person who delivered Prologue and/or Epilogue was often an integral part of Greek drama. Act I, Scene i.

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Romeo & Juliet

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  1. Romeo & Juliet English 10-1

  2. Prologue Importance of the chorus suggests theme of drama and tragic course events will take person who delivered Prologue and/or Epilogue was often an integral part of Greek drama

  3. Act I, Scene i

  4. Hostile houses of Montague (Romeo) and Capulet (Juliet) break into open conflict. • Prince, who is governor of the city, passes a decree which affects the later issue of the play • next time they break the peace, they will pay for it with their lives • Fiery Tybalt has a gift for hating • Kind and peace-loving Benvolio • Meet Capulets and Montagues

  5. Characters • Romeo: i. romantic dreamer ii. In love with love, rather than Rosaline iii. Loves to analyze his moods iv. Easy and clever v. brave swordsman vi. Thinks he is a dedicated lover • Tybalt:: i. fiery disposition ii. Ready to fight and kill at a word iii. Hates peace and Montagues as much as he hates hell.

  6. Act I, scene ii Action contributed through plot: • Party at Capulet’s • Romeo and Paris to be present • What will happen? • Paris’ interest in Juliet suggests a sub-plot Dramatic Interests: • Fate: servant cannot read and goes to Romeo • New love affairs • Humor of servant’s situation • Argument regarding Rosaline • suspense

  7. Act I, Scenes iii & iv

  8. Plot – Action: -Romeo is ready to enter the fateful feast and fears some consequence “hanging in the stars” Dramatic Interest: • Pageantry of feast, masks, excitement and suspense surrounding Capulet’s feast • smart talk and play on words: Romeo, Benvolio, Mercutio’s speeches on love, heavy hearts, “soul of lead, no nimble soles on his feet” • new character: Mercutio • Mercutio’s explanation of dreams :poetic and imaginative

  9. Characters: Mercutio: intellectual, vital, inventive, practical, plain-looking, lively companion Romeo: still in love, sad, sentimental, fond of puns. Obsessed with fate, resigned to what will be Benvolio: peace – making, light hearted

  10. Act I, scene v

  11. Dramatic Interests: • Romeo and Juliet meet and fall deeply in love in the instant • Note Romeo’s inconstancy: thought he was in love with Rosaline • Lovers aware of dangers involved in loving member of rival family • Tybalt: thoroughly aroused, raging. Montague has invaded Capulet home. Master of the Capulets has snubbed him. Alerts us to dangers of love between Romeo and Juliet.

  12. Characters: Capulet: • likeable, but not entirely wise; • genial host, humorous; generous towards Romeo, • does not banish him from feast; firm with Tybalt Romeo: • renegade from Rosaline: Did he ever really love her? • Beautiful in speech and action; • directness of his speech shows previous talk to be empty words of foolish love

  13. Juliet: • daughter of nobleman; • accepts Romeo’s advances and praises and reciprocates him; • lines spoken after Romeo leaves, show her to have deep, intuitive foreboding…fate Tybalt: • fiery, show-off, • man of deep and spiteful nature and of a resolute will: “I hate the word (peace) As I hate hell, all Montagues. And thee”

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