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Everything to Know Before Reading "Romeo and Juliet": Love, Death, and Youth

Dive into the timeless tragedy of "Romeo and Juliet," set in Verona, Italy during the 1600s. This guide explores the essential elements of the play, including its setting, key characters, and prominent themes. Understand the dynamic between the Montagues and Capulets, and how love, violence, and fate intertwine to create an unforgettable narrative. Discover literary terms such as soliloquy and dramatic irony, and prepare for one of Shakespeare's greatest works with insights that illuminate the power of young love and the consequences of family feuds.

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Everything to Know Before Reading "Romeo and Juliet": Love, Death, and Youth

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  1. Everything you need to know before reading the play!

  2. Romeo and Juliet Love, death, and youth A drama for the ages

  3. Setting, Character, and Theme in Romeo and Juliet

  4. What Is Setting? • Setting is WHERE and WHEN the drama takes place. • What is our setting? • 2010 • Roswell, Georgia, USA

  5. WHERE DOES THIS PLAY BEGIN?

  6. verona Italy Play performed in 1600s

  7. 1599

  8. GLOBE THEATER

  9. What Is a Character? • Characters are the people in a story or play. • Another word for the main character is the protagonist. • Who do you think are the protagonists in Romeo and Juliet? • Characters can be static or dynamic • Static characters stay the same • Dynamic characters change • The protagonist of a tragedy is the tragic hero • Generally good people • Tragic flaw leads to downfall

  10. Characters in Romeo and Juliet MontaguesCapulets Romeo Juliet MercutioUpper ClassTybalt BenvolioFeuding* Nurse Lord and Lady Lord and MontagueLady Capulet

  11. What is Theme? • Theme is the “big idea” in a piece of literature • What the author is really trying to say about people and life • Themes in Romeo and Juliet: • The power of love • Obedience to parents • The danger of violence

  12. Verona, Italy

  13. Juliet Romeo

  14. themes + motifs

  15. YOUNG LOVE CAN BE IMPETIOUS AND IMPULSIVE

  16. LOVE CAN LEAD TO MADNESS

  17. THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF LOVE

  18. FAMILY GRUDGES CAN LEAD TO DEATH & DESTRUCTION

  19. YOU CAN NOT ESCAPE FATE

  20. MOTIF: TIME

  21. MOTIF: LIGHT VS DARK

  22. Literary terms to know • These are in your packet Which is your homework tonight • Print the Romeo and Juliet packet!

  23. IMAGERY

  24. DRAMATIC SPEECHES

  25. SOLILOQUY:is a speech to one’s self. It reveals inner dialogue of a character

  26. MONOLOGUE:SPEECH TO OTHERS; NOT TO SELF

  27. ASIDE

  28. DRAMATIC IRONY an audience’s understanding of a character’s words or actions is different from the character’s understanding. The audience’s special knowledge enables it to view the characters with superior understanding.

  29. Verbal Irony Isn’t that cute? You actually think I care…

  30. metaphor

  31. DIFFERENT VERSIONS

  32. LUHRMAN

  33. ZIFFERELLI

  34. SO GET READY…

  35. FOR ONE OF THE GREATEST

  36. TRAGEDIES OF ALL TIME

  37. LET’S LOOK AT THE PROLOGUE

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