romoe and juliet

Escalus

Prince of Verona

Paris

a young count, kinsman to the Prince

Romeo

Son to Montague

Mercutio

A kinsman to the Prince, and a friend to Romeo

Benvolio

nephew to Montague and friend to Romeo

Tybalt

nephew to lady capulet

Friar Lawrence

Francisan

Friar John

Francisan

Lady Montague

wife to montague

Lady Capulet

wife to Capulet

Juliet

Daughter to Capulet

Citizens of Verona

Gentlemen and Gentlewomen of both houses, Maskers, Torchbearers, Pages, Guards, Watchmen, Servants, and Attendants

Soliloquy

A speech in which a character, alone on stage, expresses his or her thoughts to the audience. Lengthy

Monologue

a lengthy speech addressed to another character

Why are Monologues and Soliloquies used?

They are used to let the audience now how the character is really thinking or feeling. This is also used to reveal character and advance plot.

Blank verse

Unrhymed poetry written in a meter called iambic pentameter

Iamb

unstressed/stressed pattern

Iambic pentameter

five feet to a line

Dramatic irony

A device where a character's words or actions have one meaning for the character and a different meaning for the audience/reader

*It adds suspense

*It involves the reader emotionally

Dramatic foil

A character who highlights or brings out the personality traits of another character in the play

The contrasts emphasize the other character's traits

Ex: Benvolio is a foil for Tybalt (peacekeeper vs. fiery temper)

Ex. Benvolio is a foil for Tybalt ( calm and sensitive vs. mood and emotional

Aside

a remark made to the audience that is unheard by the other characters

*Brief

*Delivered while other characters are present but unable to hear

Internal Conflict

*Romeo

loyalty to Juliet (family)

-loyalty to friends (Mercutio-duty)

*Acts like a man by refusing to fight, but then has no alternative after Mercutio is killed

*Wants to spare Juliet sorrow, but he must avenge Juliet's death

-action of adult

-his duty as a man

Internal conflict

Juliet

-loyalty to family(Tybalt)

-The she realizes the depth of her love for Romeo

-action of an adult

-duty as a new wife

Scenes 2 and 3\= mirror images

Scene 2\= We see Juliet's reaction to banishment

Scene 3\= we see Romeo's reaction to banishment

Romeo and Juliet are both with an older confidant:

-Nurse is incoherent and upset

-Friar is calm philosophical

Light and dark imagery:

Scene 2: Juliet waits for night

-pleads for "cloudy night immediately"

-soon to receive bad news which is dark and cloudy

- she calls for night but gets dark news of death

Light and dark imagery:

Scene 5: Juliet refuses to recognize sign of morning

-song of lark and early rays of light

-Romeo "Night candles are burnt out."- so has their night together

Light and dark imagery

Day/light\= freshness, beginnings, hope

But in scene 5\= separation, isolation, misery

more light and light, more dark and dark our woes

Elizabethan beliefs continued

*Myths and Magic:

\=Fairies, magic witches, spells, & prophecies were as important as religion

-They thought fairies, goblins, & splits come out at night to play tricks on innocent

-Disasters and diseases were blamed on witches

London Life:

*Crowded

*poor sanitation

*Lots of thieves

*Gambling

*Entertainment: Bear Baiting

-Cock-fighting

-watching public beatings and executions

-Going to the theatre

Astrology

A person's fate was determined by the hour, day, month & year of their birth- the "star" they were born under determined fate.

Elizabethan actors had to be experts in:

1. Fencing: audiences love duets, battles, & contests

2.Tumbling:As gods or ghosts, they had to disappear through holes on stage.

3.Dancing:Most plays ended with the whole company dancing

4.Elocution- words were often more important than actors

5. Acting- Each actor had to double in many different roles

6. Music- Actors had to learn to play some instrument well.

Tragedy in a play

A play where something bad happens to a person of high importance and it is their own fault

*They are noble and flawed

*Various factors conspire to expose these flaws, some of which may include:

-chance

-actions of other characters

-the circumstances in which the protagonist finds himself

Oxymoron

Is a figure of speech that combines contradictory words with opposing meanings

*it is used to Illustrate internal conflict

*it is used when Juliet finds out that Romeo killed Tybalt

"Beautiful Tyrant, fiend angelica!"