Day 64 R & J intro and POV

Objectives  Understand and Identify figurative language in Romeo and Juliet  Understand and identify pov in drama.  Introduce Shakespeare and Romeo and Juliet. Homework: Study for AP exams. Fiction Test on Friday

Warm Up Watch the following clip and answer the questions: What point of view is being used in the clip? How do you know? If you could change it to another point of view, which one would you change it to? What would you do to change it to an alternative point of view?

GROUP PRACTICE – CLOSE READING WEEK 3 Get into groups of 4. Assign one member of the group to get your reading packets from me. Use your answer sheets to discuss the answers. ->Use your rationale in your discussions. You must have one written. When you establish a group answer, write it in the group answer portion of the answer sheet.

Literary terms to look for...  1.) Puns- a humorous play on words  Romeo – “Not I, believe me. You have dancing shoes / With nimble soles; I have a soul of lead…” (Act I Sc. 4)  2.) Allusions- a reference to a well-known work of art, music, literature, or history  “At lovers’ perjuries, they say Jove laughs.” (Act II, Sc. 2  Jove is another name for Jupiter, the Roman King of the Gods.

 3.) Metaphor- A direct comparison between two unalike things.  Romeo- “But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?/ It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.” (Act II scene 2)  4.) Oxymoron- Two juxtaposed words have opposing/ very diverse meanings  Juliet – “Beautiful tyrant! fiend angelical!” (Act III Sc.2)  5.) Personification- Occurs when an inanimate object or concept is given the qualities of a person or animal.  Juliet— “For thou wilt lie upon the wings of night / Whiter than new snow on a raven’s back. / Come, gentle night, come, loving, black-brow’d night” (Act III Sc. 2)

 6.) Paradox- a statement that seems to contradict itself with two elements that are incompatible  Juliet – “O serpent heart, hid with a flowering face!” (Act III Sc. 2)  7.) Foreshadowing- a reference to something that will happen later in the story.  Juliet – “Give me my Romeo; and, when he shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun.” (Act III Sc. 2)

3 Key Themes  1.) Light and Dark  Look for: References to “light” words ex. “the sun” and references to “dark” words ex. “night” and “gloom”  2.) Time  Look for: References to the passage of time or if things seem to be rushed  3.) Destiny  Look for: Instances where events are blamed on “destiny” or “the stars”

MONTAGUE vs. CAPULET Romeo Lord Montague (his dad) Lady Montague (his mom) Mercutio (friend) Benvolio (cousin) Juliet Lord Capulet (her father) Lady Capulet (her mother) Tybalt (cousin) Nurse

Setting The story is set in the late 1500’s mostly in the town of Verona, Italy. However, there are a few acts set in Mantua, Italy a smaller town just a few miles away.

Interesting… “Star-crossed lovers” refers to two people who are in love but have conflicting astrological signs. In Shakespeare’s times, people believed the course of their lives was determined by the exact second they were born. The Italian city of Verona, where Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet every Valentine's Day.

Verona Today Today, Verona has an incredible amount of graffiti, which is legal, provided that you are writing about your love for someone.

R&J with Figurative Language  We will read R & J for figurative language.  How does it affect the meaning of the work?  Identify different uses for figurative language in the work.

Romeo and Juliet - Prologue

Narrative Point of View

 Definition: The perspective in which the author writes/speaks.  This is the position from which the author listens in and recounts the story. Depending on their vantage point, the author will know more or less information.

Types of Narrative Point of View 1. First Person 2. Third Person Limited 3. Third Person Omniscient 4. Third Person Objective

First Person  The narrator is a character in the story. You only get their view of the events in the story and only their thoughts.  The narrator doesn’t have to be a major character.  The reader must question the reliability/trustworthiness of the narrator.

Third Person Limited  The narrator has a view of a single character. They know the thoughts of that character but no others.  Can be a major or minor character.  This is an inside view of one character.

Third Person Omniscient  Omniscient = The narrator knows all.  The narrator knows the thoughts, feelings, and actions of any character.  They are also aware of what is going on in the world.

Third Person Objective  The events of the story are told through a narrator who doesn’t know the thoughts of any character.  “Facts” of the story as told by an observer.  This is a “Camera View” as the reader is viewing the actions of the story but must infer the thoughts/meanings present.  This is like watching a movie or play.

How can you tell? Answer these questions about a story: 1. Who tells the story? 2. How much does the narrator know? 3. How far does the narrator look inside the characters and report their thoughts and feelings? 4. Does the narrator strike you as reliable? 5. What effect is gained by the narrator? How does the POV shape the theme?

Group Activity – The Story of an Hour  Answer the 5 questions from the previous slide concerning finding POV.  Identify what POV it utilizes.  You must write it down.

Closure- 3,2,1  Write:  3 things you learned about POV today.  2 examples of appositive phrases.  1 question you have regarding the lecture.