Homework Assignment Specifics
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Lazy Sonnet
Read 3.1 and write a summary in the form of a “lazy sonnet”. Using only one word per line for 14 lines, try to capture the essence of 3.1. Rhyme your last two words.
Examples for 2.2: |
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Romeo and Juliet met and fell in love. They will on tomorrow marry. Hurry. |
Romeo enters Juliet’s home. They speak. They plan to marry. Meet at nine, Divine. |
Shakespearean Subtext
Read 4.1-4.2
Write a two-paragraph journal entry, one paragraph for each scene:
For 4.1, select Paris, the Friar, or Juliet; and write a paragraph describing what you think your character’s subtext is during this meeting.
For 4.2, select Juliet or her father (you may not select Juliet twice), and write a paragraph describing what you think your character’s subtext is during this meeting.
Comedy vs. Tragedy in Scenes
Read 4.4-5, and focusing on the comedic aspects of the scenes, answer the following questions on your own paper and be prepared to turn in upon your return from break:
Where are the comic touches used in these two scenes?
Where is the tragedy located? Where in reference to the comedic portions?
Why do you suspect there is this balance of comedy and tragedy?
What would be the effect if a director omitted these two scenes as Zeffirelli (1962) did in his production?
End Poem
Write a poem in response, using the following guidelines:
Select a character from the web done in class who intrigues you. You may work with the same character you studied earlier, or you may work with a different one. Focus your work on how this character relates to Juliet. Example: The Nurse.
List five or more strong verbs or verbals that you think of when you think of your character: betraying, protecting, caring, talking, complaining.
Select one of those verbs or verbals and identify a moment in the play when you when the character really performs that action. Example: betraying – the Nurse tells Juliet to marry Paris.
Turn the event into a poem that says something powerful and/or insightful about the character from the isolated incident.
The poem should be at least six lines long, and it should contain at least one quotation from the character that works well with the incident.
Example Poem:
The Betrayal
The Nurse watches her weeping charge.
Shall Juliet be
married
widowed through banishment
married…
All within a week?
Ah, life is too simple.
Loss and Gain
Loss and Gain
Like Susan and my husband
(God rest all Christian souls!)
Calmly, practically, coolly, she says the words that
slice the young girl’s heart in two:
“Romeo is banished…I think it best you married with the County.”
Final Words
Make the following chart on notebook paper and, as you read Romeo’s final passage (5.3.88-120?), note your discoveries.
Look for: |
Discoveries: |
Comparisons – List any metaphors and similes that you can find in the passage. |
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Personification – List any examples. |
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Word Categories – Look for two or mote words that relate to a category, such as plants, time, the heavens. |
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Repetition – Identify sounds or words that are repeated or that echo each other. |
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Sentence Types – Find the number of times commands, questions, statements, and exclamations appear. |
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Personal References – Find what Romeo says about himself. |
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