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DramaRomeo and Juliet: Act One – part 1

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Consider the prologue to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in detail, with linguistic and structural analysis

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Analysing the prologue

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Analysing the prologue

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Complete the following revision tasks, focusing on the details and language of the prologue.

1. Try to ‘translate’ the prologue into modern English.

Analysing the prologue

2. How many references to pairs can you find? Why do you think there are so many references?

3. Consider the image ‘star-cross’d lovers’. How do you respond to it? What may ‘star-cross’d’ refer to?

4. The prologue is written in sonnet form. Research this form and suggest why it may have been used here.

5. In small groups, prepare a dramatic reading of the prologue. Which lines or words would you emphasize? Annotate the script to show your choices.

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The play opens in a street in Verona, with a conversation between some young male servants.

Male stereotypes

What stereotypes can you think of that are associated with groups of modern males? Do they apply here?

Note down your ideas under these headings:

topics of conversation

style of language

tone of conversation

physical behaviour.

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