everything you need to know before reading the play!
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Everything you need to know before reading the play!. Romeo and Juliet. Love, death, and youth. A drama for the ages. Setting, Character, and Theme in Romeo and Juliet. What Is Setting?. Setting is WHERE and WHEN the drama takes place. What is our setting? 2010 Roswell, Georgia, USA. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Everything you need to know before reading the play!
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Romeo and Juliet
Love, death, a
nd youth
A drama for the ages
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Setting, Character, and Theme
in Romeo and Juliet
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Setting is WHERE and WHEN the drama takes place.
What is our setting?◦ 2010◦ Roswell, Georgia, USA
What Is Setting?
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WHERE DOES THIS PLAY BEGIN?
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verona
ItalyPlay performed in 1600s
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1599
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GLOBE THEATER
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Characters are the people in a story or play. Another word for the main character is the
protagonist. Who do you think are the protagonists in Romeo
and Juliet? Characters can be static or dynamic
◦ Static characters stay the same◦ Dynamic characters change
The protagonist of a tragedy is the tragic hero◦ Generally good people◦ Tragic flaw leads to downfall
What Is a Character?
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Characters in Romeo and Juliet Montagues Capulets
Romeo Juliet Mercutio Upper Class Tybalt
Benvolio Feuding* Nurse Lord and Lady Lord and
Montague Lady Capulet
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Theme is the “big idea” in a piece of literature
What the author is really trying to say about people and life
Themes in Romeo and Juliet:◦ The power of love◦ Obedience to parents◦ The danger of violence
What is Theme?
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Verona, Italy
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Juliet Romeo
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themes
motifs
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YOUNG LOVE CAN BE IMPETIOUS AND IMPULSIVE
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LOVE CAN LEAD TO MADNESS
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THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF LOVE
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FAMILY GRUDGES CAN LEAD TO DEATH & DESTRUCTION
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YOU CAN NOT ESCAPE FATE
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MOTIF: TIME
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MOTIF: LIGHT VS DARK
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Literary terms to know
These are in your packet
Which is your homework tonight
Print the Romeo and Juliet packet!
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IMAG
ERY
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DRAMATIC SPEECHES
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SOLILOQUY:is a speech to one’s self. It reveals inner dialogue of a character
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MONOLOGUE:SPEECH TO OTHERS; NOT TO SELF
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ASIDE
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DRAMATIC IRONYan audience’s
understanding of a character’s words or actions is different from the character’s understanding. The audience’s special
knowledge enables it to view the characters
with superior understanding.
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Verbal Irony
Isn’t that cute?
You actually think I care…
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metaphor
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DIFFERENT VERSIONS
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LUHRMAN
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ZIFFERELLI
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SO GET READY…
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FOR ONE OF THE GREATEST
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TRAGEDIES OF ALL TIME
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LET’S LOOK AT
THE PROLOGUE