Lessonplan SW Final
Lessonplan SW Final
Lessonplan SW Final
Student Worksheet
1 Reading task 1
Before reading the synopsis, read the quiz questions and try to predict the correct answers. Once you’ve
completed your answers read the play synopsis to check your answers and change them if you need to. Ask your
teachers for the correct answers.
1. Where does the story take place? 8. How does Juliet avoid marrying Paris?
A. Stratford (England) A. She runs away
B. Verona (Italy) B. She hides in a church
C. Paris (France) C. She takes a drug so she will sleep for forty
two hours
2. What is Romeo’s family name?
A. Montague 9. What news does Romeo hear?
B. Capulet A. News from Friar Lawrence about Juliet’s plan
C. Shakespeare B. Juliet has married Paris
C. Juliet is dead
3. Where does Romeo first see Juliet?
A. At a party 10. Who does Romeo meet at Juliet’s tomb?
B. In the street A. Friar Lawrence
C. On her balcony B. Paris
C. Prince Capulet
4. Who helps Romeo and Juliet get married in secret?
A. Tybalt 11. What does Romeo do next?
B. Friar Lawrence A. Drinks his poison
C. Mercutio B. Tries to wake up Juliet
C. Stabs himself with his sword
5. Who is Tybalt?
Synopsis
Romeo and Juliet is set in Verona, home to two families at war, the Montagues and the Capulets. Romeo
Montague and his friends disguise themselves and go into a masked ball at Capulet’s house. At the ball Romeo
sees Juliet, Capulet’s daughter for the first time. Romeo goes into the garden and confesses his love for Juliet, who
stands above on her balcony. The two young lovers, with the help of Friar Lawrence, make plans to be married in
secret. Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin, later discovers that Romeo was at the ball, and he decides to teach Romeo a lesson.
Romeo is challenged by Tybalt, but tries to avoid a fight between them as he is now married to Juliet.
Mercutio, Romeo’s best friend, takes up Tybalt’s challenge and is killed in the fight. In anger, Romeo kills Tybalt.
Romeo is banished from Verona for his actions. The Capulets, meanwhile, want Juliet to marry Paris, a cousin to
the Prince. Juliet thinks of a desperate plan to avoid her parent’s wishes. She obtains a drug that will make her
seem dead for forty-two hours; while she is in this state, Friar Lawrence will send word to Romeo of the situation
so that he can rescue her from her tomb.
Help! Help!
Last night I met the most amazing girl at a party I’ve met this boy called Romeo who I’m not
but our families really hate each other. The allowed to see. My parents want me to marry this
problem is, it was love at first sight and now I can’t other guy called Paris. Everyone seems to dislike
stop thinking about her. It’s impossible for us to Romeo because of his family the Montagues! My
be together but love her with all my cousin Tybalt really hates him but I think he’s
heart. What should I do? amazing. I’m so confused. I
hardly know him and I have to
Romeo respect my family’s wishes so
maybe I shouldn’t see him again.
What would you do?
Juliet
esrun teiluj romeo
oemor juliet nurse friar laurence
Help! Help!
I’ve got a really huge dilemma and I don’t know I really need some advice. I know a young couple
romeo
romeo juliet
juliet nurse
nurse friar
friarlaurence
laurence Mercutio
Mercutio Tybalt
Tybalt
he/she should/could//has to
3 Writing task
Write a problem/a series of problems down on individual pieces of paper. The problems could be real or imaginary.
Hand them back to your teacher who will then issue you with one of the problems your classmates has submitted.
Work in pairs and say what advice you would give the person using the language from the previous task.
Original: Adaptation:
O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? “Oh Romeo, Romeo, why does
Deny thy father and refuse thy name. your name have to be Romeo?
Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love Tell me that Montague is not your
And I’ll no longer be a Capulet. father, and that that is not your name.
Or, if you won’t do that, just promise to be
Wherefore = why
my love, and I shall no longer be a Capulet.”
art = are
though = you
deny = (in this case) to say you do not know someone
Thy = your
refuse = to say no to
Wilt = will
But = just
Sworn = promised
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