Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Ms. Friday– English I AD

Who is William Shakespeare?

1564: Born to John and Mary Arden Shakespeare 1582: Married to Anne Hathaway 1583: Birth of daughter - Susanna 1585: Birth of twins - Judith and Hamnet : Established in London as actor/playwright; first work Comedy of Errors

Who is William Shakespeare? 1593: Begins writing sonnets (until 1597-ish) : Some more famous plays Romeo and Juliet and Midsummer Night’s Dream : Best known plays including the rest of the tragedies 1599: The Globe Theatre built 1609: Publication of the Sonnets April 23, 1616: Shakespeare dies

Elizabethan England ● Queen Elizabeth ruled over the Elizabethan Era ● Actors were men only ● Men even played female roles! ● Plays were one of the main sources of entertainment

Three Types of Shakespearean Drama COMEDY HISTORY TRAGEDY

Romeo and Juliet is a… Tragedy

Foil A character with qualities that are in sharp contrast to another character, thus emphasizing the qualities of each.

Foreshadowing A hint about what is to come in literature or what the outcome of the conflict will be.

Simile/Metaphor Simile Comparison using “like” or “as” o Her face is like a summer’s day… Metaphor Comparison not using “like” or “as” o “I am the East, and Juliet is the West…”

Conflict External o Man vs. Man o Man vs. Nature o Man vs. Society Internal o Man vs. Self

Protagonist/Antagonist Protagonist Main character who is in conflict with the antagonist and whom the audience is intended to most identify with. Antagonist Character that represents the opposition against which the protagonist must contend.

Soliloquy/Monologue/Aside Soliloquy Long speech given by a character while alone on stage to reveal his or her private thoughts or intentions to the audience. Monologue Character speaks at length to the audience or another character without the expectation of a response. Aside Character’s brief, quiet remark to the audience or another character that no one else on stage is supposed to hear.

Irony/Dramatic Irony Irony Contrast between appearance and reality Dramatic Irony Audience or reader knows something the other characters do not know

Blank Verse Written like poetry but tells a story Free-flowing rules - doesn’t have a rhyme scheme or set number of lines

Iambic Pentameter Lines have a rhythm to them 10 syllables Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables He JESTS at SCARS that NEV er FELT a WOUND But SOFT! what LIGHT through YON der WIN dow BREAKS?

Alliteration/Pun Alliteration Group of words that begin with the same letter or sound o desire doth in his deathbed lie Pun Play on words o "Vandals destroyed many road signs. They really pulled out all the stops."