Finish reading Act 3, Scene 5
Romeo and Juliet
Act 3, Scene 5
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The morning after
their wedding, Romeo and Juliet are in her bed. Think what would happen if her parents came into the room
now.
A lark is a bird that
sings at the break of dawn.
A nightingale is a
bird that sings during the night.
The lovers are arguing over whether it is the nightingale that is
singing which would mean that Romeo doesn’t have to leave right away, or it is
the lark which heralds the dawn, which means he must leave immediately.
Vocabulary:
Jocund: humorous,
happy, in good spirits
Day is jocund (happy)
and is standing on the mountains heralding the news that he (Romeo) must leave.
Cynthia: the Roman
name of Diana, the Greek goddess of the moon. Romeo is saying that if it pleases Juliet, he will say that
it is not the sun in the rosy east but a reflection of Cynthia’s (the moon’s)
brow. This is an example of
allusion, a reference to another piece of art, mythology, historical event, or
literature.
What “good news” does
Lady Capulet give to Juliet?
Sam: did not know the
answer
Lisbeth: Lady Capulet
tells her that she is going to be married to Paris this coming Thursday!!!! It
is Tuesday morning – the day after Juliet’s wedding to Romeo.
What clever trick
does Juliet play on her mother in the lines 83 – 103?
What does Lady
Capulet plan to do to Romeo?
On what day is the
“happy event” planned?
What does Lord
Capulet compare Juliet to in lines 130 – 139?
How does Lord Capulet feel about Juliet’s response to the news he has
given her?
What words of
foreshadowing does Lady Capulet say?
What does Lord
Capulet threaten Juliet with?
Is Lady Capulet a
source of comfort to Juliet after her father leaves?
What is the Nurse’s
words of advice to Juliet?
What fateful decision
does Juliet make regarding the Nurse?
Wednesday, May 30th:
Went over the answers to the following questions:
What “good news” does Lady Capulet give to Juliet?
Sam: do not know the answer
Lisbeth: Lady Capulet tells her that she is going to be
married to Paris this coming Thursday!!!! It is Tuesday morning – the day after
Juliet’s wedding to Romeo.
What clever trick does Juliet play on her mother in the
lines 83 – 103?
What does Lady Capulet plan to do to Romeo?
On what day is the “good event” planned?
What does Lord Capulet compare Juliet to in lines 130 – 139?
How does Lord
Capulet feel about Juliet’s
response to the news he has given her?
What words of foreshadowing does Lady Capulet say?
What does Lord Capulet threaten Juliet with?
Is Lady Capulet a source of comfort to Juliet after her
father leaves?
What are the Nurse’s words of advice to Juliet?
What fateful decision does Juliet make regarding the Nurse?
Acted out the following sceene:
Acted out the following sceene:
Act 3, Scene 1:
In this scene, Tybalt is looking for Romeo to challenge him
to a duel. Mercutio and he start arguing. Romeo shows up and Tybalt begins to
insult him. When Romeo refuses to fight Tybalt and instead tells him that he
loves him, Mercutio becomes very angry with Romeo and defends Romeo’s
honor. Romeo steps between the
dueling Mercutio and Tybalt and causes Mercutio to be killed by Tybalt’s sword.
Tybalt runs away but decides to return – possibly because he doesn’t want to
look like a coward – and then he and Romeo duel, with Romeo killing him.
Benvolio urges Romeo to run. The Prince shows up, and after a great deal of
arguing, decides that since Tybalt started the fight and killed Mercutio, but
Romeo killed Tybalt, thereby punishing him for killing Mercutio, Romeo’s life should be spared. However, Romoe will be
banished (exiled) from Verona. If he is caught inside the walls of Verona he
will be executed.
Act out Act 3, Scene 1:
Mercutio, Benvolio, Tybalt, Romeo, townspeople, Lady
Capulet, Lord Montague and the Prince.
Mercutio – Julian, Benvolio – Lizbeh, Tybalt – Milan,
Melanie – Romeo, Lady Capulet -
Cierra, Lord Montague – Lisbeth L., Prince – Idalia
Thursday, May 31st:
Go over answers to Act 3 Open Book TestTurn in
Friday, June 1st:
Lockdown and Fire drill
11:45 - 12:32
Divide into groups and rewrite the following acts in contemporary English. This will be your final project for Romeo and Juliet.
