Romeo and Juliet
Love, death,
and youth
A drama for the ages
Everything you need to know before reading the play!
WHERE DOES THIS PLAY BEGIN?
verona
ItalyPlay performed in 1600s
YOUNG LOVE CAN BE IMPETIOUS AND IMPULSIVE
LOVE CAN LEAD TO MADNESS
THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF LOVE
FAMILY GRUDGES CAN LEAD TO DEATH & DESTRUCTION
YOU CAN NOT ESCAPE FATE
MOTIF: LIGHT VS DARK
Peel, Peeeel
You know how we roll!
homework tonight!one Peel paragraph exploring the following
point. ‘The silencing of Juliet in Luhrmann’s film serves to comment on the role of women in
the Elizabethan period’!
DRAMATIC SPEECHES
SOLILOQUY:is a speech to one’s self. It reveals inner dialogue of a character
MONOLOGUE:SPEECH TO OTHERS; NOT TO SELF
DRAMATIC IRONY
an audience’s understanding of a
character’s words or actions is different from the character’s understanding. The audience’s special
knowledge enables it to view the characters
with superior understanding.
Verbal Irony
Isn’t that
cute?
You actually
think I
care…
DIFFERENT VERSIONS
FOR ONE OF THE GREATEST
TRAGEDIES OF ALL TIME