Transcript May 10 – Frosh Comp & Lit - Mr. Murphy's Classroom Blog

May 10 – Frosh Comp & Lit
You will need:
• Pen/Pencil
• Homework
• Notebook Paper
Homework:
• Finish Reading Act 1
Scene 1
Agenda:
• Recap – The Prologue
• Character List
• Video – Romeo and
Juliet in 10 minutes
• Reading Journal
Introduction
• Read: Act 1 Scene 1
The Prologue:
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CHORUS
Two households, both alike in dignity
(In fair Verona, where we lay our scene),
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands
unclean.
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From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life,
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
Doth with their death bury their parents'
strife.
• The fearful passage of their death-marked
love
• And the continuance of their parents' rage,
• Which, but their children’s end, naught
could remove,
• Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage—
• The which, if you with patient ears attend,
• What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to
mend
• CHORUS
• In the beautiful city of Verona, where our
story takes place, a long-standing hatred
between two families erupts into new
violence, and citizens stain their hands with
the blood of their fellow citizens.
• Two unlucky children of these enemy
families become lovers and commit
suicide. Their unfortunate deaths put an
end to their parents' feud.
• For the next two hours, we will watch the
story of their doomed love and their
parents' anger, which nothing but the
children’s deaths could stop.
• If you listen to us patiently, we’ll make up
for everything we’ve left out in this prologue
onstage
Character List & Language of
Shakespeare
• These resources are provided for you to enhance your
understanding
• If you need to be reminded of who a character is, look
back and the descriptions in the character list
• If you come across a word that you don’t recognize you
should look back at the word list
Romeo and Juliet in 10 minutes
• When I first studied Shakespeare, I always thought that it
was confusing to simply start at the beginning of the play
without knowing anything about it
• Watch the following video clip, paying attention to who the
characters are, what they do, and how they interact
• As we watch the video I will be passing out copies of the
play
• Romeo and Juliet Synopsis
Reading Journals: Introduction
• For each of the scenes that we read, I would like you to
complete a 1-2 paragraph synopsis
• Write each journal entry on a sheet of notebook paper
(you may also type it if you wish)
• Make sure that you head each entry with:
• Your Name
• The Date
• Our Class
• The Act and Scene that you are summarizing
• Take out a sheet of paper, and head it for Act 1, Scene 1
Act 1: Scene 1
• Setting: A public place in Verona
• We need actors to play the following roles:
• Sampson
• Gregory
• Abram
• Balthasar
• Benvolio
• Tybalt
• Montague
• Lady Montague
• Prince Escalus
• Romeo
• Those who do not have parts: read along with the rest of the
class
• Raise your hand to ask questions as we go