Beseech – beg Beshrew – curse Betimes – soon, early Canst – cannot Choler – anger, rage Didst – didn’t Draw - Doth – does Durst - dared Ere – before E’en – even Exeunt – all actors leave stage Exit – one actor leaves stage Fain – gladly Forsooth - Forsworn – swear not to do something Hark - listen Hadst – hadn’t Hath/Hast – has, have “Have at thee” – “Take that!” Hence – from here Hie - hurry Hither – here Issue - offspring I warrant – I’ll bet Like - likely List – listen Loathe - unwilling Marry – By the Virgin Mary! Maw – stomach Methinks – I think Of late - recently Oft – often Pate – head Prithee – please Quoth – spoke, said Sirrah – sir Soft – wait a minute; hush! Sooth - truth Thee – you (direct object of verb) Thine – yours Thither - there Thou – you (subject) Thrice – times Thy – your ‘Tis – it is Twain - two Vanished - gone Visage – face Were – would be What ho! – What the heck! Whence – from where? Wherefore – why? Whither – where? Withal – with, with this Within – inside Without - outside Would - wish Wouldst – would Interpreting Shakespeare’s Language Decode the following message using the language key. Alas, an thou canst learneth these words, thou hast nay brains in thy pate! Aye, ‘tis enough to maketh thy teacher’s visage in choler, sirrah. Wherefore art thou waiting? The bell will ringeth ere thou hast begun! How would you say the following sentences in modern English? Use the language key page for help. Also, remember that the worked order may be inverted. Put the words in the order we would say them today. Wherefore didst thou not hear that noise? 1.
Describe Friar Laurence. Do you agree with his opinion regarding Romeo’s love for Juliet. Is it appropriate that Friar Laurence and the Nurse help Romeo and Juliet get married? Choose one of the following with your must have a speaking part—to share with the rest of the class: Act out a talk show format (host is your decision) in which you focus on a specific scene in the play. Act out a news broadcast in which you focus on a specific scene in the play. Act out a press conference in which one character must answer questions from many interviewers/journalists. Act out a scene from the play in Shakespearean language or modern language. Include bloopers if you want. Act out a scene from what you think will happen in the play (any future scene) in Shakespearean language or modern language. Include bloopers if you want. Pretend you are Romeo or Juliet and “sell” your new husband/wife to your mother and father. What would you say and do to get them to buy in to your idea. ACT II: QUOTE IDENTIFICATION Identify and justify the below themes, symbols, motifs, and relevance to today with specific text evidence and citing. (ACT.scene.lines) = (I.iii.5-10). THEME Themes are the underlying purpose, message, lesson in the literary work. LINES FROM TEXT (with proper citation) At least 2 examples/box MEANING OF The forcefulness of love and hate: The intense passion that arises from love at first sight and supersedes other values, such as honesty, loyalty, and morals. Shakespeare portrays love not as dainty, but rather as a destructive, violent, powerful force that can cause violence and that captures the individual and pushes them against their world and even themselves. Similarly, Shakespeare portrays hate as just as forceful, causing a dramatic, deadly feud that has no basis. Within this also is the uselessness of violence. The individual vs. society: The battle between the individual’s needs and the needs/demands of the society (social institutions, political/law institutions, religious institutions and family institutions).
1. “If ever you disturb our streets again, Your lives shall pay the forfeit of peace” (I.i,104-105) 2. “Oh, dear account! My life is my foe's debt” (I.v,132) 3. “But soft! What through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun!” (II.ii,2-3) 4. “O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?” (II.ii,35) 5. “That which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet” (II.ii,46-47) 6. “In one respect I'll thy assistant be; For this alliance may so happy prove, To turn your households' rancor to pure love” (II.iii, 98-100) 7. “These violent delights have violent ends, And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, Which as they kiss consume” (II.vi, 9-11) 8. “A plague o' both your houses!” (III.i, 95) 9. “Ah, welladay! He's dead, he's dead, he's dead. We are undone, lady, we are undone. the day! He's gone, he's killed, he's dead” (III.ii, 41-43) 10. “Delay this marriage for a month, a week; Or, if you do not, make the bridal bed In that dim monument where Tybalt lies” (III.v, 227-229 ) 11. “I dreamed my lady came and found me dead” -- (V.i,6) 12. “All are punished” (V.iii, 319) 13. “The is not thy friend or the world’s law; the world affords no law to make thee rich. Then be not poor, but break it and take this” (V. i, 77-79). Romeo & Juliet Film Comparison Franco Zeffirelli 1968 Baz Luhrmann 1997