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    Guided Notes for Romeo and Juliet: An Introduction

    Lecture Questions
    Fill in the blanks by listening to and viewing the lecture.


    Romeo and Juliet was written by __________________________________.


    The English Renaissance was a __________________________ and __________________________
    movement.


    Most of Shakespeares plays fall under three genres:
    1.
    2.
    3.

    List two characteristics of a Shakespearean tragedy.
    1.
    2.


    Class Discussion
    Take very brief notes for each question as you actively engage in the class discussion.

    1. Is tragedy a popular genre in contemporary movies, literature, art, and
    music?




    2. Based on your prior knowledge, what makes the story of Romeo and Juliet a
    tragedy? If you are not familiar with the story, what can you speculate will
    happen in the plot based on the information you were given in regards to
    Shakespearean tragedies?




    Listen to the audio of the Prologue and follow along in your text. Be prepared for
    discussion.

    Class Discussion
    Take brief notes for each question as you actively engage in the class discussion.

    1. What is your first reaction to Shakespearean language? What problems do
    you expect to encounter as you read a full-length play in this language?




    2. Try to summarize what the prologue is telling us. Based on your initial
    reading, what do you think are the main points? What do you know?




    Comprehending and Analyzing The Prologue
    As we break down the Prologue for deeper understanding, underline or highlight
    significant words and phrases. It would also be a good idea to write notes in the
    margins.

    Two households, both alike in dignity,
    In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
    From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
    Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
    From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
    A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;
    Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
    Do with their death bury their parents' strife.
    The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love,
    And the continuance of their parents' rage,
    Which, but their children's end, nought could remove,
    Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage;
    The which if you with patient ears attend,
    What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.

    Class Discussion
    Watch the modern-day version of the Prologue and take notes as you actively engage
    in class discussion.

    1. What stylistic choices did the director make in order to convey the significant
    points of the Prologue?




    Lecture Questions
    Based on the character diagram presented in the lecture (this information is not given
    in the Prologue), fill in the blanks with the appropriate answers.

    The names of the two feuding families are __________________________ and

    __________________________.


    Romeo belongs to the __________________________ family and Juliet belongs to the

    __________________________ family.

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