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Hello, my friends. For today:. Vocab Quiz 19 QuickWrite The Love Connection The Balcony Scene Haikus. Vocab. 31: cogn 32: ped 33: ject 34: inter 35: in 36: de 37: im. QuickWrite.
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Hello, my friends. For today: • Vocab Quiz 19 • QuickWrite • The Love Connection • The Balcony Scene • Haikus
Vocab • 31: cogn • 32: ped • 33: ject • 34: inter • 35: in • 36: de • 37: im
QuickWrite • Option 1: Do you believe in love at first sight? What does this mean about Romeo and Juliet’s relationship? • Option 2: Would you defy your parents to marry someone you love? Why or why not?
The Love Connection • Complete the handout in pairs. • What is the effect of having such a variety of experiences, feelings, and attitudes about love and marriage in one play? • What are some insights that you gained? • What complications might arise because of these different viewpoints? • In addition to the feud, what are some other problems the young lovers will encounter? • Regarding the topic of love and marriage, with which character do you most identify and why?
The Love Connection • Lady Capulet (Wife) • 1.3.70-74 • Nurse • 1.3.96 • Mercutio • 1.4.27-28 • Remember! Don’t write out the whole quotation, only a few key words. • Romeo • 1.1.188-192 • Benvolio • 1.1.227-228 • 1.2.45-46 • Capulet • 1.2.13 • 1.2.16-17 • Juliet • 1.3.67 • 1.3.98-100
The Love Connection • Romeo: Love is painful/heavy/beautiful • Benvolio: Wise, gives advice to find someone new, sensible • Capulet: Don’t marry too young • Juliet: Not looking forward to getting married, don’t want to vs. haven’t thought about it • Wife: Wants Juliet to marry, she was a young mother • Nurse: Women are made better through marriage, clear views on gender • Mercutio: don’t give up on love, knowledgeable? Love isn’t fair: be ready.
The Balcony Scene • Read through the scene to discuss general meaning • Viewing of two film versions
The Balcony Scene • Viewing of two versions. • Before we watch: • Play close attention to similarities/differences between the two film versions, as well as our text, in terms of: • Cuts • Characterization • Tone • Pace
What do you think? • Rank the three versions of this scene we’ve encountered so far (the text, the ’68 version and the ’96 version) in order of your preference (1st, 2nd, 3rd). • Please discuss • 1) Why you liked/didn’t like that particular version • 2) Why you think the author/director chose to present this scene the way he did. Who was the intended audience for each?
For next time… • Finish Balcony Scene reviews • Vocab Lesson 20 • Read Act 3.1 and 3.2