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Tragic Love

Tragic Love. An Introduction to Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet Setting. Verona, Italy Late 1500’s. Characters: The Capulets. Juliet Capulet Lord & Lady Capulet Count Paris Tybalt Nurse. Characters: The Montagues. Romeo Montague Lord & Lady Montague Benvolio Montague

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Tragic Love

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  1. Tragic Love An Introduction to Romeo and Juliet

  2. Romeo and JulietSetting • Verona, Italy • Late 1500’s

  3. Characters: The Capulets • Juliet Capulet • Lord & Lady Capulet • Count Paris • Tybalt • Nurse

  4. Characters: The Montagues • Romeo Montague • Lord & Lady Montague • Benvolio Montague • Mercutio • Friar Lawrence

  5. Part I:Romeo and Juliet: Summary A family feud Falling in love A secret marriage

  6. Romeo and Juliet: Summary A fight A banishment A match-making father

  7. Romeo and Juliet: Summary A desperate plan

  8. Romeo and Juliet: Summary Some deadly gossip The death of Romeo and Juliet

  9. Romeo and Juliet: Summary A lesson learned: The Montagues and Capulets learn a lesson from the death of their children. They agree never to fight again.

  10. Romeo and Juliet Today • Why do we read Romeo and Juliet today? • How does the story connect to the lives of teenagers today?

  11. Part II:TRAGEDY Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy.

  12. Examples of tragedy:

  13. Thinking about Tragedy • What TV programs, movies, or books show tragedy? • How does tragedy affect people’s live?

  14. Tragic Love? • Romeo and Juliet is considered a “tragic love story.” • What is tragic love? • How does tragic love affect teenagers today?

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