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2.14.17
Warm up: Sit with your project group. I will assign you a scene. Read over the assigned scene. You will use this scene in your project (you may use others as well but MUST include this one).
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Short line­­ provides a space for action or meaningful pause. Something should fill the space. Shared line­­ spoken in quick succession. May indicate argument, banter, or something similar. Should inform characterization
Feminine ending­­ usually indicates indecision, lack of confidence, or lying (or similar)
Rhyming­­ emphasis, childishness, ??? Depends on context. There is a lot of rhyming in R+J, especially in the beginning. I think it is interesting to try to determine why and how that influences action
Perfect meter­­ strictly contained emotion, rigidity, inability to think creatively, similar
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2.15.17
Warm up: Vocab quiz
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Scenes: Samson and Gregory scene
Romeo and Benvolio
­­ how does the iambic pentameter connect to characterization? ­­ what are two options for interpreting/playing each scene?
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Zefferelli cuts out the latter part of the Romeo and Benvolio scene. Why? How does it contribute to or change the characterization of Romeo in Shakespeare's version? 5
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What are some different ways that love is discussed in the play?
Ex: desire/lust vs passion/emotion
How do the foil characters of Rosaline and Juliet help us understand these different views?
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What interpretation(s) of love will your adaptation use? How does that connect to the cultural context you want to use?
How will it appeal to your audience?
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2.16.17
Warm up: We have already identified “opposites” (“reversal”) as a motif in the play. In what way does the repetition of these opposite ideas contribute to our understanding of love in the play? What other themes might it contribute to? 8
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Mercutio and Romeo
Balcony scene
­­ how does the iambic pentameter connect to characterization? ­­ what are two options for interpreting/playing each scene?
­­ how do these scenes use reversals?
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Foils in R+J: Rosaline and Juliet
Nurse and Lady Capulet
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How do these foil pairs help us understand the action of the play?
Tybalt and Benvolio
Romeo and Mercutio
Romeo and Paris
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Tragic hero: ­­ noble stature/ greatness
­­ but not perfect! TRAGIC FLAW = an action or character trait that causes the hero to have a DOWNFALL
­­ This flaw helps us identify with the hero and understand the lesson.
­­ the punishment exceeds the crime
­­ there is some gain/discovery that teaches the hero something. How are Shakespeare's tragedies different from this classical definition? How does reversal play a role in the fate of a tragic hero and in tragedy in general? 11
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Commentary on the relationship between tragedy/comedy
Use of reversal in the traditional tragic sense, as the two lovers' intentions and actions lead only to misfortune
Sets up tension between fate/ free will that is a hallmark of tragedy: The lovers' fate is obvious and unavoidable, and yet it is an accumulation of the choices made by each character. 12
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How will your adaptation make use of reversal as a motif or theme?
Consider: You are only making one (or a few) scenes of your adaptation, but the concept exists in terms of the whole play. Your discussions can account for the whole play, even if the film is only a few scenes.
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2.17.17
Warm up: What is the Friar’s role in the play? How does he represent one or more archetypes? 14
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Friar Lawrence and Romeo
Juliet and Paris
­­ how does the iambic pentameter connect to characterization? ­­ what are two options for interpreting/playing each scene?
­­ how does Friar Lawrence fulfill an archetype in each scene?
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Father figure/ mentor
Man of God
How does Friar Lawrence create/participate in the play's irony?
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Situational irony­­ the event or scene is the opposite of the characters' intentions or the audience's expectations, often in EITHER a comic or tragic way. EX: Friar Lawrence tries to save the lovers, but the plan fails and they die as a result
Verbal irony­­ wordplay that is sardonic or sarcastic
EX: "Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man." Dramatic irony­­ the audience understands something the characters do not
EX: Juliet tells her mother she would rather marry Romeo than Paris.
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The archetypes in the play help contribute to the irony/reversals and/or the themes, much as the foils do. Mercutio­­ clown
Prince­­ order/justice/ neutrality/ control
Nurse­­ mother figure
R+J­­ the lovers
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What archetypes speak to the modern audience? Think of popular movies or tv shows you know that have archetypes. How can you incorporate those archetypes into the existing ones in the play?
How will your adaptation recognize irony in the play?
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Re­take instructions: February 17, 2017
Citing lines: (V.iv.70­4)
Each question is worth 25 pts. Answer 1 from each section: Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4­5
Total points will be added to the previous score as appropriate. [Please staple the original journals]
Do not write on the paper­­ please copy the question you are answering. 20