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Dive into the intense world of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, filled with feuds, battles, parties, and gossip. Explore the transformation of characters from comedy to tragedy, where mistaken identities turn into catastrophic fate. Witness a love story marred by family grudges, secret marriages, and tragic misunderstandings leading to poison, suicide, and death. Experience the timeless theme of love amidst conflicts, mistaken identities, and the fatal consequences of arguments in this classic tale of tragedy and comedy.
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Shakespeare is intense! • Feuds • Battles • Parties • Gossip • Grudges • Poison • Suicide • Death • Death • Death
Tragedy or Comedy? • Characters start in comedy form and then are transformed into tragic characters. • Comedy – mistaken identities, minimizes evil, jokes and word play • Tragedy – heroes have some flaws, fate controls story, ends in catastrophe
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE • boy sees girl • girl sees boy • boy and girl fall in love • What’s a popular phrase that would describe this scenario?
Problems • Girlis engaged • Boy’s parents HATE girl’s parents • Boy and girl secretly get married • Boy thinks girl is dead – Boy drink poison • Girl sees dead boy – Girl stabs herself
Life lesson from Shakespeare • Big words make you smarter! • Confusing characters/plots can be understood • Arguments = DEATH