PPT-Romeo and Juliet A Star-crossed Romance

A Brief Introduction Romeo and Juliet was written by Shakespeare in 1594 or 1595 Romeo and Juliet was an experimental stage piece featuring several radical departures from longstanding conventions . A Shakespearian Tragedy. Cast of . Romeo and Juliet. Cast of . Romeo and Juliet. Definition: Highly Destructive . Sentence: The fire that spread down 1. st. street was very pernicious.. Definition: A formula for conjuring.. juliet. Act III . Act 3, Scene 1: Summary. Benvolio. is obviously nervous/scared to meet the . Capulets. as he knows a fight will likely occur.. Mercutio. laughs at his fears and accuses . Benvolio. ACT V. ACT V Scene 1 Preview/Review. Characters. – Romeo, . Balthasar. , Apothecary. Romeo is in a great mood as the scene starts. Romeo reflects on a dream he had about dying and someone breathing life into him. ACT . I. Scene . One. PROLOGUE. CHORUS. Two . households, both alike in dignity,. In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,. From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,. Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.. ACT III. ACT I Scene I Preview/Review. Benvolio and Mercutio are approached by Tybalt who is looking for Romeo.. Tybalt insults Romeo repeatedly which angers Mercutio.. Benvolio tries to stop the fight between Tybalt and Mercutio.. Romeo and Juliet . Objectives. Identify characters such as foils, static or dynamic, and flat or round, in particular Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt, and Mercutio.. Trace the development of Romeo’s character from his first mention in the play until his last, noting how and why he changes.. Who am I?. 26. th. April 1564. 23. rd. April 1616. Test your knowledge – . Work out which of these are . Shakepeare’s. words..... ‘Better . a witty fool than a Foolish . Wit’. ‘Revolutionaries . Team Montague. Characters close to Romeo. Romeo Montague. 16 years old. Only son of Lord and Lady Montague. Peaceful: Not interested in the feud between the . Montagues. and . Capulets. . Hopeless romantic: in love with Rosaline and Juliet throughout the play. The whole play is tinged with sadness because in the prologue, we are told the characters die.. The main reason they die is due to fate or “the Heavens”. They are innocent victims of their parents’ feud.. - . Complete . ACT I . Quiz in Sapphire. Literary Analysis and Composition (LAC). Mrs. Livingood. - Written around 1594 . or . 1595. “… the story of two adolescents finding in their sudden love for each other a reason to defy their families’ mutual hatred by marrying secretly.”. Hannah Prange, Hennessy Ta, Nikolina Stupar. Introduction. Introduction. : Love is often more powerful than hate in a person's life, and can make people do crazy things, and make drastic decisions. . Act 2 . Scenes 1 & 2. By Erin . Salona. Act 2, Prologue. Summarizes Act 1. Addresses the speed in which Romeo and Juliet have fallen in love. Makes fun at the way in which Romeo abandoned Rosaline quickly for Juliet. William Shakespeare. Context. Original story not created by Shakespeare. The . Tragical. History of . Romeus. and Juliet by Arthur Brook—1562 (two years before Shakespeare was born). Takes place in Verona, Italy. Acts 3,4 and 5 Romeo and Juliet As they walk in the street under the boiling sun, Benvolio suggests to Mercutio that they go indoors, fearing that a brawl will be unavoidable should they encounter Capulet men.