2. Day 63 VCR 10 Quiz, R & J intro, Figurative Language

3. Objectives  Understand and Identify figurative language in Romeo and Juliet Homework: Study for AP exams. Fiction Test on Friday

4. Warm Up Write your answers to the following questions in complete sentences. 1.What is figurative language? 2.How does figurative language impact a story? 3.Provide two examples of figurative language.

5. VCR 10 Quiz Take out a piece of paper and write the following: Name VCR 10 Quiz For your quiz, draw 8 images that represent the definitions of your choice of words. Label your image. For the rest of the words, craft two sentences that show the meaning of the word through context clues.

6. 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.

8. Figurative language Whenever you are describing something by comparing it to something else, you are using figurative language

9. Simile and metaphor Simile-> comparing one thing to another by using “like” or “as”. Ex: You jump from tree to tree like a squirrel. Metaphor-> comparing one thing to another without using “like” or “as”. Ex: You are a so agile! You are a squirrel.

10. Personification and hyperbole Personification-> giving non-human things the characteristics of a human. Ex: the dog yelled, “I’m hungry!” Hyperbole -> a gross exaggeration that is not believable. Ex: I’m so hungry that I could eat a horse!

11. Onomatopoeia and Alliteration Onomatopoeia -> the use of a word to imitate the natural sound made by an object. Ex: Bang! The door slammed shut. Alliteration -> The repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words. Ex -> She sells sea shells by the seashore.

12. William Shakespeare 1564-1616 Humble Beginnings: born in Stratford- upon-Avon Known as “the Bard” Attended Stratford Grammar School until he was 14 Then he married Anne Hathaway and entered the “lost years”. Wrote about 37 plays and 154 sonnets  Shakespeare’s sonnets all featured a male speaker and focused on the theme of love. Other common themes: time, death, and poetry itself.

13. More about Shakespeare!  Left his family to arrive in London and joined the theater company, Lord Chamberlain’s Men.  Earned his money by doing the following:  1.) Part owner of the Globe Theater  2.) An Actor  3.) A Playwright  Generally wrote 3 types of plays:  1.) Tragedy- Ex. Romeo & Juliet  2.) Comedy- Ex. The Taming of the Shrew  3.) Historical- Ex. Henry VIII

14. Elizabethan Era The Renaissance Actors were men only o Men even played female roles! Plays were one of the main source of entertainment The Time Period

15. The Globe Theater  Roofless= Open Air  No Artificial Lighting  Plays were performed in the afternoon to take advantage of the sunlight.  Plays were written/produced for the general audience  Courtyard surrounded by 3 levels of galleries  Spectators:  Wealthy- got benches  “Groundlings”- poorer people stood and watched from the ground (the pit)  All except for the wealthy were uneducated/ poor  Burned down during a production of Henry VIII in 1613. Rebuilt the following year.

16. The Globe Theater  Differences to today’s theater productions:  No Scenery  Settings were all referenced through dialogue  Elaborate Costumes  Plenty of props  Fast-paced productions  Only MALE actors would perform

17. Shakespeare’s 5 Part Storytelling Pattern: Act I: Exposition Establishes setting, characters, conflict, and background Act II: Rising Action A series of complications Act III: Crisis/Turning Point A series of complications Act IV: Falling Action Results of the turning point; characters locked into deeper disaster Act V: Climax/Resolution/Denouement Death of the main characters and then the loose parts of the plot are tied up

18. Comedy and Tragedy Elements of a tragedy Must have a tragic hero/heroine Ends in the death of many of the main characters Romeo and Juliet begins as a comedy but ends as a tragedy Elements of a comedy The shift from comedy to tragedy is what sets Romeo and Juliet apart from the rest of Shakespeare’s plays A struggle of young lovers to overcome difficulty that is often presented by elders Separation and unification Heightened tensions, often within a family

19. Tragic Hero  Qualities of a Tragic Hero:  Possesses high importance or rank  Exhibits extraordinary talents  Displays a tragic flaw- an error in judgment or a defect in character that leads to their downfall  Faces downfall with courage and dignity

20. A Pair of Star Crossed Lovers… “My only love sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown, and known too late!” ~ Juliet; Act I, Scene V

21. 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.

22.  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.) Oxymorons- 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)

23.  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)

24. 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”

25. 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

26. 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.

27. 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.

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

29. Romeo and Juliet - Prologue

30. 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.

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