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Romeo and Juliet: Lecture by Ms. Sara Sanchez Created For 9 Grade English

The document provides an overview of a lecture on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, including learning objectives, character descriptions, plot points, and discussion questions. Key events summarized are Romeo and Juliet falling in love at first sight despite being from feuding families, their secret marriage with the help of Friar Laurence and the Nurse, the death of Mercutio which leads to Romeo killing Juliet's cousin Tybalt and being exiled, and the tragic death of both Romeo and Juliet due to a miscommunication.

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Romeo and Juliet: Lecture by Ms. Sara Sanchez Created For 9 Grade English

The document provides an overview of a lecture on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, including learning objectives, character descriptions, plot points, and discussion questions. Key events summarized are Romeo and Juliet falling in love at first sight despite being from feuding families, their secret marriage with the help of Friar Laurence and the Nurse, the death of Mercutio which leads to Romeo killing Juliet's cousin Tybalt and being exiled, and the tragic death of both Romeo and Juliet due to a miscommunication.

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ROMEO AND JULIET

Lecture by Ms. Sara Sanchez


Created for 9 t h Grade English
Learning Objectives & CA Content
Standards
Students will be able to… CA Content Standards

◦ Explain the rise and fall of Romeo and ◦ ELA.RL.9-10.2 - Determine a theme or central
idea of a text and analyze in detail its
Juliet's love story. development over the course of the text,
including how it emerges and is shaped and
◦ Identify the central theme of the play. refined by specific details; provide an
objective summary of the text.
◦ Empathize with the Characters ◦ ELA.RL.9-10.3 - Analyze how complex
throughout the play. characters develop over the course of a text,
interact with other characters, and advance
◦ Understand the series of events that led the plot or develop the theme.
to the tragic ending. ◦ ELA.RL.9-10.4 - Determine the meaning of
words and phrases as they are used in the text,
including figurative and connotative meanings;
analyze the cumulative impact of specific
word choices on meaning and tone.
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
WHAT DO YOU
WONDER?
Romeo- What do we know?
◦ He is the son of the Montague Family
◦ At the beginning of the play he is in love with a girl (not Juliet)
◦ He is considered emotional by his friends
◦ He isn’t a stereotypical manly-man
Juliet- What do we know?
◦ She is the daughter of the Capulet family
◦ Her father wants her to marry soon, but she doesn't want to get married
◦ Her father wants her to marry Paris
◦ She is close to Nurse, but not Lady Capulet
◦ She is strong-willed
Now you try…
◦ Create a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting Romeo and Juliet in your
notes! You can work with a partner or by yourself.

Romeo Juliet
A Family Tree
First Meet
◦ Romeo crashes a ball in search of his first love, meets Juliet
◦ Romeo and Juliet have never met so they don’t know they are born enemies
◦ Love at first sight
◦ Create a sonnet together
◦ Similar to finishing each others sentences
Balcony Scene Video

◦ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0qao2xINsE&t=17s
Balcony Scene
◦ Romeo comes to see Juliet
◦ At this point, they know they are born enemies
◦ Juliet tries to push Romeo away, but Romeo persists
◦ Romeo confesses his love for Juliet first, but Juliet agrees short after

◦ Why is this scene important? – Let’s talk about it!


Knowledge Check-in
◦ Discuss with the people sitting around you:

◦ What is one word (or a short phrase) you would use to describe the relationship between
Romeo and Juliet so far?

◦ What event has been the most important in the play so far?

◦ These are both your own opinion! There are no wrong answers!
Marriage
◦ Juliet goes against her parents wishes and refuses to marry Paris
◦ Why would Shakespeare write Juliet so strong-willed?
◦ Women Empowerment!
◦ Who are the main allies in the marriage of Romeo and Juliet?
◦ Nurse and Friar
◦ Juliet treats Nurse more like a mother or mentor
◦ Romeo treats Friar more like a father or mentor
◦ Nurse and Friar giving consent to the marriage is like getting consent from
parents
Marriage Video
◦ Let’s watch the marriage scene!

◦ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj2pGK4uQ0
Tybalt
◦ Why was Tybalt killed? What happens in this scene?
◦ Tybalt instigates a fight with Romeo, but Romeo tries to deescalate the
situation due to Romeo being Tybalt's brother-in-law (secretly)
◦ Romeo tells Tybalt that he wishes to love Tybalt – hinting at his secret
marriage
◦ Mercutio gets involved and states that if Romeo wont fight Tybalt, then he
will
◦ Romeo tries to protect his best friend and starts fighting alongside Mercutio
◦ Mercutio is killed, and in a rage Romeo kills Tybalt
Banished
◦ The Prince enters, accompanied by many citizens, and the Montagues and
Capulets
◦ Benvolio tells the Prince the story of the brawl, emphasizing Romeo’s attempt
to keep the peace, but Lady Capulet cries that Benvolio is lying to protect the
Montagues.
◦ Escalus chooses spare Romeo’s life, but exile Romeo from Verona. He declares
that should Romeo be found within the city, he will be killed
Empathy Check!
◦ Put yourself in Romeo’s shoes. How would you react if your friend was
murdered in front of you? How would’ve you handled the situation?

◦ Was Romeo wrong for reacting the way he did?

◦ Talk with the people sitting around you. No wrong answers!


Death
◦ Grief stricken, Juliet wants to run away.
◦ Friar comes up with a plan to get Romeo back, so Juliet and Romeo can run
away together
◦ Friar gives Juliet a potion that will simulate death (puts her in a coma)
◦ He sends word of Juliet's “death” to Romeo
◦ Romeo, grief stricken, buys a poison and plans to kiss Juliet one last time
before ending his own life.
◦ Juliet wakes up right after Romeo poisons himself, and in her grief, stabs herself
with his daggar.
Death Video
◦ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TduTjRbDUcs
Fallout from Death
◦ The whole kingdom is shocked, and heartbroken at the death of the two teens
◦ The Montague's and Capulet’s promise to never fight again

◦ But I ask you all this:


◦ Why were the two families fighting to begin with? Was their feud really necessary? Did Romeo
and Juliet have to die to get the families to move on?
What is one word you could use to sum up the meaning of
this play?

With a partner or a group of 3, create a sentence that sums


up what you think Shakespeare is trying to tell, or warn, his
audience?

These answers will be used in a class discussion!

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