An Introduction to romeo and juliet

1. An Introduction to romeo and juliet

2. Romeo and Juliet • It was written about 1595. • It is considered a tragedy. • Tragedy-drama where the central character(s) suffer disaster/great misfortune. • West Side Story (movie) is based on Romeo and Juliet.

3. Romeo and Juliet setting • Verona, Italy • Late 1500s

4. Romeo and juliet • Romeo and Juliet tells the story of two young lovers who fall deeply in love and do everything they can to be together. • However, their families hate each other which make Romeo and Juliet forbidden to be together.

5. Feuding families • The Montagues • Lord and Lady Montague-Romeo’s parents • Mercutio-Romeo’s best friend and relative of the Prince • Benvolio-Monatgue’snewphew, Romeo’s cousin and thoughtful friend. • Balthasar and Abraham-Romeo’s loyal servants • Rosaline-The woman Romeo is infatuated with at the beginning of the play

6. Feuding familes • The Capulets • Lord and Lady Capulet-Juliet’s parents • The Nurse-Juliet’s nurse who has taken care of her since birth • Tybalt-Juliet’s cousin • Sampson and Gregory-The Capulet’s servants

7. Feuding families • Friar Lawrence-Friend to both Romeo and Juliet • Paris-Related to Prince Escalus (Prince of Verona), whom Lord Capulet wants Juliet to marry.

8. The Montagues Rosaline Lord and Lady Montague Montague Mercutio Balthasar and Abraham Benvolio

9. The Capulets Sampson and Gregory Lord and Lady Capulet Capulet The Nurse Tybalt

10. Romeo • The only son of Montague and Lady Montague. • Romeo is a teenager filled with sensitivity, intellect, and is very handsome. • Because of his young age, he is somewhat immature and impulsive, but because of his passionate ways, he is a very likable character.

11. Romeo • At the beginning of the play he is in love with Rosaline, but once he sees Juliet he falls in love with her and forgets about Rosaline. • Nothing else besides being with Juliet matters to Romeo, especially the family feud. • He will stop at nothing to be with her for eternity.

12. Juliet • The beautiful daughter of Lord and Lady Capulet. She quickly falls in love with Romeo, the son of her family’s rival family. • Juliet is very close to her nurse and confides in her about her love for Romeo. • Juliet is supposed to marry Paris and she is determined to not allow that to happen.

13. Literary terms relating to shakespeare • Blank Verse • Much of Romeo and Juliet is written in blank verse, meaning unrhymed iambic pentameter. • Soliloquy • Long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage. (Hamlet’s famous “To Be or Not To Be” speech is a soliloquy; he is thinking it!)

14. Literary terms relating to shakespeare • Foreshadowing-to give clues or hints to events that will happen later in the story, whether good or bad. • Allusion-a brief reference to a person, event, or place • Oxymoron-putting two contradictory words together • Examples: • Jumbo shrimp • Act naturally • Found missing • Alone together • Living dead • Sweet sorrow

15. Literary terms relating to shakespeare • Pun-consists of a deliberate confusion of similar words or phrases, usually for a humerous effect. • Examples: • A pessimist’s blood type is b-negative. • I used to work in a blanket factory, but it folded. • Acupuncture is a jab well done.