ROMEO AND JULIE

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SHAKESPEARE IS INTENSE!FeudsBattlesPartiesGossipGrudgesPoisonSuicideDeathDeathDeath

TRAGEDY OR COMEDY?Characters start in comedy form and then

are transformed into tragic characters.

Comedy – mistaken identities, minimizes evil, jokes and word play

Tragedy – heroes have some flaws, fate controls story, ends in catastrophe

LOVE, LOVE, LOVEboy sees girl

girl sees boy

boy and girl fall in love

What’s a popular phrase that would describe this scenario?

PROBLEMSGirl is engaged

Boy’s parents HATE girl’s parents

Boy and girl secretly get married

Boy thinks girl is dead – Boy drink poison

Girl sees dead boy – Girl stabs herself

CHARACTER CHART

LIFE LESSON FROM SHAKESPEAREBig words make you smarter!

Confusing characters/plots can be understood

Arguments = DEATH