Week 7 Lesson 1 Task 1 Find the

Week 7 Lesson 1

Task 1: Find the copy of the Romeo and Juliet text we have uploaded for you. Make sure you have read up to Act 4 Scene 1. There is a summary of events at the end of the play All will be able to learn a revision technique for memory. Identify examples from the text in response to the question. Most will be able to link one or two examples with another moment in the play. Some will be able to make links and connections with the writer’s methods or intentions.

Try and memorise all the items below in 60 seconds.

Write down as many of the 9 images as you can remember.

Which quote does the image link to? “Fire eyed fury be my conduct now” “love’s light wings” “my lips, two blushing pilgrims” “this bud of love” “a pair of star crossed lovers” “Peace, I hate the word” “I would the fool were married to her grave” “my fingers itch” “holy shrine”

Who says it? When? “Fire eyed fury be my conduct now” “love’s light wings” “my lips, two blushing pilgrims” “this bud of love” “a pair of star crossed lovers” “Peace, I hate the word” “I would the fool were married to her grave” “my fingers itch” “holy shrine”

Bonus point – who says it? When? “Fire eyed fury be my conduct now” Romeo – Act 3 scene 1 (pivotal scene) “this bud of love” Juliet – Act 2 scene 2 (balcony scene) “I would the fool were married to her grave” Lady Capulet – Act 3 scene 5 “love’s light wings” Romeo – Act 2 scene 2 (balcony scene) “a pair of star crossed lovers” Chorus - Act 1 prologue “my lips, two blushing pilgrims” Romeo – Act 1 scene 5 (masked ball) “Peace, I hate the word” Tybalt – Act 1 scene 1 “my fingers itch” “holy shrine” Lord Capulet – Act 3 scene 5 Romeo – Act 1 scene 5 (masked ball)

Read Act 4 scene 1 Friar Laurence is talking to Paris about his wedding to Juliet. Paris hopes the wedding will cheer Juliet up after her cousin’s death. Paris leaves and Juliet begs Friar Laurence to help her gets out of this marriage and be with Romeo or she will kill herself. Friar Laurence gives her a potion to drink the night before her wedding. It will make her appear dead for 42 hours. After her funeral, Romeo will come and meet her and they can run away together.

Locate the extract from Act 4 scene 1 to be able to answer the question: Starting with this conversation, explain how you think Shakespeare presents Romeo and Juliet’s relationship. Write about: • How Shakespeare presents Romeo and Juliet’s relationship in this extract • How Shakespeare presents Romeo and Juliet’s relationship in the play as a whole Annotate or select quotes which you could use to answer the question – link to a specific language or structural device. Exam Question

Pronoun “thou” reminds the Friar they are married and he is involved in their relationship so should help them “God” implies their relationship is moral and meant to be in a religious context. “hands / seal’d” is a powerful symbol of their union. They are together and it cannot be undone. “true” – she is loyal, “revolt” she is willing to rebel dramatically for her relationship. Juxtaposition shows the conflict in her. She would rather die than be without Romeo. There are no other options for her. “remedy” = she needs a solution from the Friar.

Then you use the analytical paragraph to write the sections in your essay.

Sentence starters for additional help SENTENCES The writer conveys feelings of ____ The writer presents the character as ______ The setting is portrayed as ______ The writer uses the phrase ______ to describe the … The use of the phrase/word _______ demonstrates how the …. . is ____. The use of this…. verb, word, noun, simile, interesting word, adjective, alliteration, oxymoron, personal pronoun, metaphor, pathetic fallacy, repetition, juxtaposition, personification, emotive language, hyperbole… creates an impression of evokes feelings of suggests reveals demonstrates conveys illustrates establishes implies This is significant because it reminds the reader / audience of _____ This is relevant as _______ This echoes the _____ ANALYSIS WHAT does the writer show us about … Try to summarise in a sentence HOW is this shown in the words of the text? Use a quotation for EVIDENCE (Try to embed the quotation – place it into your sentence ) What TECHNIQUES or word classes has the writer used? Within the quote to present the character/ relationship? Why do you think the writer chose this technique? What does it make you think or feel about the character/ setting / action? Are there any other techniques in the same quote that you could talk about? What can you say about CONTEXT of the text that is relevant to what you have been discussing that might add more evidence to your argument?

Write an analytical paragraph for one of the sections on the example plan or one of your own ideas in response to the question. Example: Presentation of Romeo and Juliet’s relationship 1. R and J meant to be together despite the conflict. 2. Prologue “star-cross’s lovers”. 3. 1. 5 they meet and it’s love at first sight. Shake uses religious lang to present their relationship as pure “holy shrine” “good pilgrim” 4. 2. 2 Shake uses lang associated with light and nature to suggest their love brings hope “light/brightness/twinkle” a “bud” = “beauteous flower”. 5. 4. 1 – see annotations 6. 5. 3 They die as it the only way to be together “I will not away”

Plenary: odd one out and why?

Week 7 Lesson 2

As you read Act 4 scene 2 – think about these questions: • Why has Capulet suddenly changed the wedding to tomorrow? How could this impact the friar’s plan? • In what way does Juliet submit to the Elizabethan role of women? Why does she apologise to her father? • Evaluate the effectiveness of the scene. Consider the speed of Capulet's speech and what it shows us and the sentiment behind Juliet’s subservience.

Act 4 scene 2 summary • Juliet returns home and tells her father that she has seen the Friar and is now sorry for her disobedience. • Capulet excitedly gives instructions that the wedding will now take place the following day and goes to inform Paris.

What are the strengths and weaknesses of the Friar’s plan? At this end of this lesson: You will hand in your finished response from Week 7 Lesson 2

How successful has the Friar’s meddling been so far? He agreed to marry them Romeo’s love for Tybalt ended in him killing him Romeo got banished Capulet is still forcing Paris on Juliet The marriage has not yet re-connected the two families • Juliet is hysterically distraught • • • What is his new plan?

Exam question: Someone once said, having read to this point in the play, that the Friar should never have got involved and that his plan was doomed for failure. To what extent do you agree? In your response, you could: • consider your own impressions of the Friar’s plan • evaluate how the writer shows the development of the Friar’s plan • support your response with references to the text

Planning In what ways could the plan go even more wrong? In what ways could the plan work?

Planning – think about some of these key questions • • What are you impressions of the Friar’s plan? Why was the plan originally devised? How has the Friar’s plan developed? What has the impact been on particular characters? • How is the Friar’s behaviour and motivation changed over the text so far?

HAND THIS IN Someone once said, having read to this point in the play, that the Friar should never have got involved and that his plan was doomed for failure. • • • Explain whether you agree or disagree and explain why Use a quote to support your point What technique(s) does Shakespeare use in this quote What does the quote make you think/feel about the Friar’s plan? How does this quote help you to agree/disagree? You could use some of these starters to help structure your response Write four analytical paragraphs in support of this statement covering three for one side of the argument then one counterargument.

Week 7 Lesson 3

By the end of this lesson: • Analyse the presentation of Juliet through language in the style of a soliloquy

Read: Act 4 scene 3 Active reading • Describe what is going through Juliet's head? How is she feeling? Describe why a soliloquy is a good choice for this moment in the play. • How many questions and exclamations are used within Juliet’s soliloquy? What do they communicate to the audience about her emotions and state of mind? • Identify 2 quotations that incorporate gothic imagery. Explain what Shakespeare uses this to communicate to us about Juliet's imagination.

Language Identify the language technique used in each of the quotes below and write a short analytical paragraph analysing the presentation of Juliet. ‘And shrieks like mandrakes' torn out of the earth’ ‘I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins, That almost freezes up the heat of life’ ‘Shall I not, then, be stifled in the vault, To whose foul mouth no healthsome air breathes in’

Why is tension high at this point of the play?

Act 4 Scene 3 Summary • Juliet prepares for bed and says goodnight to her mother and the Nurse. • Juliet overcomes her fears and drinks the potion. How straight forward is this?

Pick the most judicious word in each line of Juliet’s soliloquy – make a list of them – it will be quite long! Example: 1. Farewell 2. Fear 3. Freezes Word class Connotations Mood created What does it help you think/feel towards her and her situation?

Farewell Fear Freezes Comfort Nurse! Dismal Not Married Forbid Poison Dead Dishonoured Married Fear Holy Tomb Wake Fearful Stifled Foul Strangled Horrible Terror Vault Bones Buried Bloody Festering Spirits Alack Shrieks Mortals Distraught Fears Madly Mangled Rage Desperate Ghost Spit Rapier Romeo Why have I colour coded some of the words? What other lexical sets could we create? Why has Shakespeare chosen to use such vocabulary?

When looking at the next slide: refer to your earlier work on this Example: 1. Farewell 2. Fear 3. Freezes Word class Connotations Mood created What does it help you think/feel towards her and her situation?

You should now have a large list of words • Have you written any words down more than once? What does this tell you? • What it the last word you wrote down from the last line? What does this tell you? • How many words have you written down that have positive connotations? What does this tell you? What do you notice about these words? • Fill your vial with all of the negative verbs • Surround the outside of the vial with words that would fit into a lexical set of death

Extra Challenge! Can you use all of the words in a piece of writing about Juliet and how she is presented in this soliloquy? This could be: • A short story or description • A poem • An explanation of what has happened or what might happen