Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

We will be reading, listening to, and viewing Romeo and Juliet during the next couple of weeks. The background test on Shakespeare and Act I & Act II of Romeo and Juliet will be on Tuesday, March 29. Study for the quiz! The following will be helpful in preparing for it - study the webquest on Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Times, How William Became Shakespeare CD lecture handout, the PowerPoint presentation handout, and any other handouts you were given over the last couple of weeks. The following terms should be studied: concealment, soliloquy, aside, couplet, sonnet, blank verse, prose, malapropism, oxymoron, noble-patron, actor-sharer, and repertory system. You will also be responsible for writing a log entry for Romeo and Juliet. The handout will be given in class. It is also listed below. The writing prompt will be due on Friday, April 8. WRITING PROMPT: EXAMINE THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG ROMEO, BENVOLIO, AND MERCUTIO. WHAT TRAITS AND PHILOSOPHIES OF LIFE DOES EACH REPRESENT? PROVIDE EXAMPLES TO DEFEND YOUR RESPONSE. WHAT MIGHT SHAKESPEARE HAVE BEEN SAYING ABOUT THESE DIFFERENT APPROACHES OF LIFE THROUGH THESE CHARACTERS? CONCLUDE BY DISCUSSING WHO YOU FIND YOU ARE MOST LIKE: ROMEO, BENVOLIO, OR MERCUTIO? EXPLAIN WHY.