1. Romeo & Juliet ACT 1 REVIEW

2. Warm Up: *Take out your agenda  What is the hardest part about reading Shakespeare?  List one thing you did not understand from your reading last week.  So far who’s fault do you think it is going to be that Romeo and Juliet face such an untimely death?

3. Act 1 Scene 1  Meet Sampson and Gregory- What doe they cause?  What does it mean to “bite your thumb” and someone?  What is the Prince’s threat?  What do we learn of Romeo?  Summarize…

4. Act 1 Scene 2  Paris and Lord Capulet’s conversation  Capulet’s Party  Who is Peter? What does he do that could have contributed to Romeo and Juliet’s demise?  Why does Romeo agree to go to the party?  Summarize….

5. Act 1 Scene 3  Introduce the nurse  What is her role?  Lady Capulet’s opinion on Paris  Juliet’s opinion on marriage?  Summarize….

6. Act 1 Scene 4  Romeo, Mercutio, Benvolio disguises?  Romeo’s “Dream” and his “Prediction” (What is this called?)  Mercutio’s response  Summarize…

7. Act 1 Scene 5  Let’s Read!