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1. 1/5/12 Please complete the Romeo and Juliet Anticipation guide on your desk. Once completed, you will meet with a partner to discuss.

2. William Shakespeare Widely regarded as the greatest writer in English Literature

3. Understanding Shakespeare and Elizabethan Drama Turn to page 574 in your books!

4. Shakespeare’s Life • Born on April 23, 1564. • Lived in Stratford-upon-Avon. • Educated at King’s New School in Stratford. • Married Anne Hathaway at the age of 18, she was 26 years old and pregnant with their first child. • They had a total of three children. • Susanna-oldest, and twins: Hamnet and Judith

5. Shakespeare’s Life • Hamnet died at the age of eleven from unknown causes. • Shakespeare divided his time between London and Stratford-upon-Avon throughout his career. • Died on April 23, 1616 which is his birthday!

6. His Accomplishments • Started out as an actor • Wrote 37 Plays • About 154 sonnets • Most were produced between 1590 and 1613 • Some believe that the works attributed to him are not actually his!

7. Did he Plagiarize? • About 150 years after Shakespeare died people began to doubt that he had actually written his plays. • Some believe that others such as Francis Bacon, Christopher Marlowe, and Edward de Vere are actually the authors. • In academic circles this theory, known as the Oxfordian Theory, is generally rejected.

8. The Globe • Built in 1599 • Constructed out of wood used in the construction of an earlier theatre called The Theatre. • The owner of The Theatre, James Burbage, Richard Burbage’s father, had a 21 year lease on the property The Theatre sat on. • When the lease ran out the owner of the property claimed to own the building.

10. The Globe • While the owner of the land was celebrating Christmas, a carpenter and the actors dismantled The Theatre and carried it piece by piece to a warehouse. • When the weather warmed they ferried the materials across the Thames and built The Globe. • Seating was arranged by class: • Wealthy got benches • “Groundlings”-poorer people watched from the “pit” • All but the wealthy would have been uneducated

11. The Globe • The Globe was roofless • There was only natural light, therefore, shows were performed in the afternoons. • Audience would have interacted with the play. • NO Scenery! • On June 29, 1613, The Globe burned during a performance of Henry the Eighth. • A canon used during the play misfired and caught the structure on fire. • Rebuilt by 1614 • Closed by the Puritans in 1642 • Torn down to make room for tenements in 1644.

12. The Actors • Only men and boys acted in the plays. • Young boys whose voices had not changed play women’s roles. • It would have been considered inappropriate for a woman to appear on stage.

13. The New Globe • Opened in 1997 • Approximately 750 feet from the site of the original Globe Theatre.

14. Elizabethan Words - Modern English • An, and – If • Anon – Soon • Aye – Yes • But – Except for • E’en – Even • E’er – Ever • Haply – Perhaps • Happy – Fortunate • Hence – Away, from her

15. Elizabethan Words – Modern English • Hie – Hurry • Marry – Indeed • Whence – Where • Wilt – Will, Will you • Withal – In addition to • Would - Wish

16. Romeo and Juliet Family Shields Assignment & competition. Then we will take the Of Mice and Men test!

17. Directions • You will be creating a family shield • Put an actual picture of yourself in the upper left corner; • a quote that represents you in the upper right corner; • five things you enjoy in the bottom left corner; • and a ‘C' or an ‘M' in the bottom right hand corner for Capulet or Montague (this will be randomly chosen!)

18. When you have your family… • Each family chooses colors. The upper right and lower left corner are one color; the upper left and lower right are another color. • Get together with your family, decide quickly on two colors. Come back and color your shield.

19. Three areas: • Capulet’s • Montague’s • BANISHED

20. Competition amongst families… • Students who earn a zero on an assignment are BANISHED immediately. • Once a family accumulates -5 points, a family member is banished. Negative points accumulate as a result of missed assignments, poor grades, bad behavior, or any other arbitrary thing that bugs me, the teacher. • Once a family accumulates +5 points, a banished member is brought back. Positive points accumulate as a result of high test scores, general helpfulness, or good behavior. • Families can either vote on who to banish or family members can volunteer to be banished or the teacher can choose who is banished. As far as the contest is concerned, banished members still contribute positive and negative points to the team and suffer no individual negative grade consequences. • At the end of the play, the team with the least amount of family members banished gets a reward.

21. Grab a seat with your family! **Capulet’s by the door; Montague’s by my desk! Sit ONLY where a paper is! **We have reading roles to sign up for! Remember, positive points for your family!

22. Background • Page 579 • Movie clip to preview the play! • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S6IJWilpx4&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active • Please visit this site to help you during the reading! http://nfs.sparknotes.com/romeojuliet/

23. Journal Think of a few times when an adult make demands that you considered difficult. What happened? How did you respond?