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Setting, Character, and Theme in Romeo and Juliet

Setting, Character, and Theme in Romeo and Juliet. What Is Setting?. Setting is WHERE and WHEN the drama takes place. What is our setting? 2010 Roswell, Georgia, USA. Setting = TIME and PLACE 14 th or 15 th Century (1300s or 1400s) Verona and Mantua, Italy.

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Setting, Character, and Theme in Romeo and Juliet

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  1. Setting, Character, and Theme in Romeo and Juliet

  2. What Is Setting? • Setting is WHERE and WHEN the drama takes place. • What is our setting? • 2010 • Roswell, Georgia, USA

  3. Setting = TIME and PLACE 14th or 15th Century (1300s or 1400s) Verona and Mantua, Italy Setting in Romeo and Juliet

  4. What Is a Character? • Characters are the people in a story or play. • Another word for the main character is the protagonist. • Who do you think are the protagonists in Romeo and Juliet? • Characters can be static or dynamic • Static characters stay the same • Dynamic characters change • The protagonist of a tragedy is the tragic hero • Generally good people • Tragic flaw leads to downfall

  5. Characters in Romeo and Juliet MontaguesCapulets Romeo Juliet Mercutio Upper Class Tybalt Benvolio Feuding* Nurse Lord and Lady Lord and Montague Lady Capulet

  6. What is Theme? • Theme is the “big idea” in a piece of literature • What the author is really trying to say about people and life • Themes in Romeo and Juliet: • The power of love • Obedience to parents • The danger of violence

  7. Verona, Italy

  8. Juliet Romeo

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