Special Two Week Schedule Two Hour Block Schedule!
Tuesday, May 16th:
Period 3:
Read Romeo and Juliet,
Act 1, Scene 4
Setting:
In front of the Capulets’ mansion (villa)
Romeo and his pals, Benvolio and Mercutio, are preparing to
enter their enemies’ territory. They are putting on masks to disguise
themselves. What they intend to do
is very dangerous for Romeo and Benvolio!
What does Mercutio advise Romeo to do?
To look at the other fine ladies at the party!
Why does Mercutio tell Romeo the story about Queen Mab?
To cheer him up!
What is Romeo feeling before he walks into the party?
He has a premonition that something is going to happen
tonight that will change his life and maybe end in his death!
I fear too early; for my mind misgives
Some consequence yet hanging in the stars
Shall bitterly begin his fearful date
With this night’s revels and expire the term
Of a despised life, closed in my breast,
By some vile forfeit of untimely death.
What is this called when something hints at an event that is
going to happen later in the play or story?
Foreshadowing!
Mercutio is very similar to the word mercurial. What do you
think mercurial might mean? Is there a word that shares a common root word?
Mercury is a chemical that is used in thermometers. It goes
up or down according to the temperature. A person whose emotions go up and down
is called mercurial.
Safia:
Explains that Romeo is very depressed and both Mercutio and
Benvolio try to cheer up Romeo.
Mercutio uses the Queen Mab story to cheer up Romeo.
Queen Mab is the midwife of fairies.
A midwife is a nurse who helps a woman give birth.
Act 1, Scene 5
Lord Capulet is teasing the young women that if they don’t
want to dance, then he will tell everyone that they have corns and ugly feet.
He also encourages the young men to flirt with the young
ladies.
Romeo spies Juliet and he is speaking to himself how
beautiful she is -
“She teaches the torches to burn bright.”
“She teaches the torches to burn bright.”
Tybalt overhears him and is angry that a Montague is present
at the party and wants to fight him. He tells Capulet that Montague is present
but Capulet tells him to leave him alone. But Tybalt gets angrier and argues
with Capulet, but Lord Capulet refuses to hear him and tells him in no
uncertain terms to leave Romeo alone.
Romeo makes his way to Juliet and using religious imagery,
he flirts with her and KISSES HER!!!!
They do not know that the other is from the enemy family!
How does Romeo find out that Juliet is a Capulet?
Samantha:
The Nurse: “Her mother is the lady of the house….”
How does Juliet find out that Romeo is a Montague?
Jasmin:
The nurse says: “His name is Romeo, and a Montague/The only
son of my enemy!
Juliet also foreshadows her fate, which is very ironic: (hint:
page 814)
Gina:
Hellen:
Safia:
“Go ask his name – If he married,
My grave is like to be wedding bed.”
Prologue:
Old desire is Romeo’s love for Rosalind
Act 2, Scene 1
Mercutio and Benvolio are drunk and looking for Romeo. Mercutio starts making naughty jokes
about Romeo and his love for Rosalind. They don’t know that Romeo has fallen
out of love with Rosalind and is now in love with Juliet.
Romeo overhears Mercutio’s naughty jokes and is annoyed.
Act 2, Scene 2:
Read up to page 826; line 159
Juliet: “Hist! Romeo! Hist!
Finish on Thursday and review
Thursday, May 18th:
Thursday, May 18th:
Kahoots
Romeo and Juliet
Act 1, Scene 2
Read Act 2, Scene 2
Did Juliet know Romeo was there when she asked, “Oh, Romeo,
Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?”
What did Romeo find out when he overheard Juliet speaking to
herself?
Why is Juliet so reluctant to believe Romeo’s love?
What does Juliet insist on when Romeo asks, “O, wilt thou leave
me so unsatisfied?”
“The exchange of thy love’s faithful vow for mine.”
What do they agree on at the end of their meeting?
To get married!
How long have they known each other?
They met at about ten last night, and it is now predawn,
which is about five in the morning.
Where is Romeo going after leaving Juliet?
To the Friar to plan the wedding!!!!!!
What is Romeo going to do?
To plan the wedding!
Read Act Two, Scene 3:
What is the Friar doing at the beginning of the scene before
Romeo arrives?
Kimberly: He is picking flowers to make medicine! This is
important because it is foreshadowing!!!!
Why does the Friar become annoyed with Romeo?
Because he was in love with Rosaline just twenty-four hours
ago, and now he is in love with Juliet whom he has just met!!!!!!
What does Romeo want the Friar to do?
To marry Romeo to Juliet!
Why does the Friar finally agree to do what Romeo asks?
Because a marriage uniting the two families, the Capulets
and the Montagues, might end the long feud between them.
Read Act Two, Scene 4:
Go over on Monday
