Homework: Complete Metaphor Analysis
Due on Wednesday 8 October, your task is to “fly solo” on an analytical paragraph, based around Shakespeare’s use of metaphors. This paragraph will be eligible to unlock the Stage 3 “Figure it Out” achievement. If you’re still struggling to grasp the idea of metaphor, I encourage you to review the class presentation here This is the passage you must refer to: MERCUTIO True, I talk of dreams,...
Fate, Free Will and Figurative Language
Today we explored some of Shakespeare’s very deliberate use of metaphor in Act 1, Scene 4. The resolution of this work was for the students to attempt writing a paragraph explaining the reference to the action of fate in one of Romeo’s statements. This should be completed for homework.
The Entire Script Online
Should you miss a lesson where the play is read, or if you would like to go back and re-read sections of the play, you are encouraged to use these two sources. There is a No Fear Shakespeare version of the play online which includes a somewhat over-simplified modern English version and then there’s a great Shakespeare resource that offers you a annotated complete text.
Homework: Baz Luhrmann Film Interpretation
After watching the first scenes in Baz Luhrmann’s interpretation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the students are writing an explanation of an aspect of the film that is original – not in the script – but that in some way develops or reflects ideas that are present in the script. Henry gave the example where Romeo co-incidentally seeing the TV show where the Capulet Party was being discussed was a good...
Romeo and Juliet: Analysis of the Prologue
Today we’re pulling all the analysis of the meaning and metre of the Prologue together by writing a paragraph explaining what impact Shakespeare’s language choices have on us as audience members, hearing the prologue for the first time. Attached is the worksheet from today that contains some useful support material: useful terms and some sentence starters. Download (PDF,...
Treading the Boards: Act I, Scene 1
This period we look at Romeo and Juliet as a play – examining the features of the text that are typical of what you’d expect from a play text – intended to be viewed rather than read. The attached presentation explores these features, provides a guide to annotation and contains an excerpt of a filmed interpretation to demonstrate how much of a play’s interpretation is left to the actors and director. Your...
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