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Romeo and Juliet Review

Romeo and Juliet Review. Friday, March 2 nd. Today’s Agenda. Finish watching the movie (Act IV and V) Go over the study guide Review literary terms and themes. 14 Literary Devices. Allusion Aside Dramatic Irony Foreshadowing Metaphor Oxymoron Personification. Pun Rhyme Couplet

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Romeo and Juliet Review

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  1. Romeo and Juliet Review Friday, March 2nd

  2. Today’s Agenda • Finish watching the movie (Act IV and V) • Go over the study guide • Review literary terms and themes

  3. 14 Literary Devices • Allusion • Aside • Dramatic Irony • Foreshadowing • Metaphor • Oxymoron • Personification • Pun • Rhyme • Couplet • Simile • Soliloquy • Verse • Prose

  4. Literary devices • Rhyme: a poetic device which makes a word agree with another one in the terminal sound • Eg. Prologue (rhyming couplet in line 13 and 14) • Prose: a form of writing which we normally use • Verse: a piece of poetic writing • The nobility speaks in versewhile the lower class speaks in prose.

  5. Identify the poetic/literary device • Rhyming Couplet Example: “The which if you with patient ears attend, What here shall miss, our toll shall strive to mend” • Pun Example: Sampson: Gregory, on my word, we’ll not carry coals. Gregory: No, for then we should be colliers. Sampson: I mean, an we be in choler, we’ll draw.

  6. Themes in Romeo and Juliet • Love • Hate • Identity • Fate • Authority of adults vs youths’ passion

  7. Theme #1: LOVE • What kinds of love are there? • Infatuation (obsession) • Unrequited love • Mutual love • Platonic love (spiritual affection) – “pilgrims” (I, v) • Idolatry • Passionate love • Physical/Vulgar/Sexual love (Mercutio, the Nurse) • *Contractual/Conditional Love* (Paris)

  8. Theme #1: LOVE • How does the text define/describe true love and immature love? • What does the text suggest about unrequited love? Does the text propose that it is long-lasting or ephemeral? According to the text, how can such love be forgotten? • What kind of love does Romeo and Juliet demonstrate? • Examine Romeo’s love. Does the nature of his love change over the course of the play?

  9. Theme #2: HATRED, ENMITY

  10. What does the text suggest about the presence of enmity in society? • How many people die in the play? • How many of those people die because of the enmity between the two parties? • Causes violence • Harms innocent people • Causes misunderstanding

  11. Theme #3: Identity • Does one’s name affect his/her relationship with others? • What does the text suggest about the significance of one’s social status/name? • Do Romeo and Juliet overcome the obstacle which their names impose upon them? How?

  12. Theme #4: FATE • What does the text suggest about fate/destiny/fortune? • Does it propose that we can overcome it or that we have no control over our life? • “O, I’m fortune’s fool!” What is the significance of this quote? What does this quote suggest about Romeo’s character and the theme, fate?

  13. Authority of Adults vs Youths’ Passion • What does the text suggest about adults? • Consider the characteristics of Lord Capulet, Lady Capulet, the Nurse, Prince Escalus, and Friar Laurence. • How does Prince Escalus (unknowingly) hinder Romeo and Juliet’s love? • How is Friar Laurence different from the others? Or, is he the same as the other adults?

  14. Authority of Adults vs Youths’ Passion • Examine the similarities and differences among the adults in Romeo and Juliet. • Are there any adults whom Romeo and Juliet can entirely rely upon? • Does Friar Laurence take full responsibility of his actions all the time? • Who wins at the end? Teenagers or adults? Who realize their folly? • How do Romeo and Juliet bring about the two families’ reconciliation? • through their __________________________ love Which description goes into the blank? • Selfish and immature • Passionate and faithful • Conditional

  15. Fill in the blank • Romeo and Juliet suggests that love ___________ enmity. Which expression goes into the blank? A. is controlled by B. aggravates C. conquers D. preserves

  16. Romeo and Juliet’s faults • Romeo and Juliet are not safe from criticisms. • What kind of faults do Romeo and Juliet make? • A. deceiving their parents (not telling them about the marriage) • B. making indiscreet (rash) decisions • C. being disloyal to their families • D. A and B • What is the consequence of their faults?

  17. Fill in the blank • What does the text suggest about teenagers? • A. indiscreet or reckless • B. passionate about their beliefs • C. fearless of possible consequences of their decisions or actions • D. all of the above

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