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ROMEO AND JULIET

ROMEO AND JULIET. William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet . Based on narrative poem written by Arthur Brooke: The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet Young man and fourteen-year-old girl fall in love at first sight Had to die because they married unwisely and against wishes of parents

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ROMEO AND JULIET

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  1. ROMEO AND JULIET William Shakespeare

  2. Romeo and Juliet • Based on narrative poem written by Arthur Brooke: The TragicallHistorye of Romeus and Juliet • Young man and fourteen-year-old girl fall in love at first sight • Had to die because they married unwisely and against wishes of parents • Differs from Shakespeare’s play; he says that fate has doomed them to disaster, leaves it up to the stars; “star-crossed lovers”

  3. Setting Verona– city in Italy Two families whose feud has lasted for generations

  4. HOUSE OF CAPULET Juliet: daughter to Capulet, takes the lead in the romance, lyrical use of language, has premonitions but does not act on them, isolated, only one in the play to guess the outcome Tybalt: Juliet’s cousin, foil to Romeo, passionate, prideful, easily provoked, high-spirited, hot-blooded, fiery nature, inflexible, single set of absolutes Nurse: Juliet’s nurse, stereotypical, arrogant, garrulous, ignorant, bawdy, uncultivated, old and infirm, fickle, wants the“bestfor Juliet” (translated: wants Juliet married to anyone), looks at love as “animal lust”, comic Capulet: Juliet’s father, impatient, loves Juliet but is misguided in his love, querulous, inflexible, old, looks at love as a good match

  5. HOUSE OF MONTAGUE Romeo: son of Montague, isolated, passionate, idealistic, naive, has premonitions but does not act on them, helpless Mercutio: kinsman to Prince and friend of Romeo, witty, honorable, intelligent, loves word play, amiable, could be voice of reason but underestimates Romeo’s passion, his death makes the tragedy inevitable Benvolio: Montague nephew, friend of Romeo, peacemaker Other important characters Paris: a count, betrothed to Juliet Friar Laurence: Romeo’s counselor, loved and respected, attempts to do what is “right”

  6. Elements in the play Pun Foreshadowing Dialogue Monologue Soliloquy Aside Rhetoric Blank verse Iambic pentameter Couplets

  7. Drama • Conflict • Exposition (Act 1) • Rising action (Act II) • Crisis, turning point (Act III) • Falling action (Act IV) • Climax/Resolution (Act V) • Tragedy • Tragic hero • Tragic flaw • Comedy

  8. Characteristics of a Tragic Hero • A tragic hero is of noble birth, meaning that he is royalty. AND/OR • A tragic hero has a noble disposition, meaning that he is a good person (better than most people) at some point in the play. • A tragic hero suffers a reversal of fortune, meaning that he has everything at one point in the play and then loses it. • A tragic hero recognizes the consequences of his actions. • A tragic hero has a tragic flaw, a defect in his character (i.e. hubris), that leads to his downfall. • The audience watches the actions of the tragic hero and is moved to pity and fear.

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