Ying Yang Project

1. Ying Yang Project

2. Act 1 scene 1: Yin-Yang • The Yin-Yang is an ancient Chinese symbol that represents the duality of nature and attempt to explain how everything works. The outer circle represents “everything”, while the black and white shapes within the circle represent the interaction of two energies, called “yin” (black) and “yang” (white), which causes everything to happen. They are not completely black and white, they cannot exist without each other. The shape of the yin and yang sections of the symbol, actually gives you a sense of the continual movement of the two energies, yin to yang and yang to yin, causing everything to happen. Therefore, the yin-yang represent all opposites.

3. Your assignment: • represent Romeo’s state oxymoronic state in Act I, scene I by creating your own yin-yang symbol. Directions: 1. Chose one oxymoron from the following lines: Here’s much to do with hate, but more with love. Why, then, O brawling love! O loving hate! O any thing of nothing first create! O heavy lightness! Serious vanity! Mis-shapen chaos of well-seeming forms! Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, Sick health! Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is! This love feel I, that feels no love in this.

4. Your assignment: • 2. Find pictures on line, in newspapers, and magazines to represent each aspect of your chosen oxymoron. You can draw pictures and fit it into the symbol. • 3. Create a Yin-Yang on paper and glue the pictures on this respected side. • TIPS • Fill each side with pictures but still keep shape of the Yin-Yang Symbol • Do not forget about the drops of white & black in each side of circle • Add color for more points

5. Example: Why, then, O brawling love! (fill pictures on each side)