L2: Romeo & Juliet

Identifying Character & Dramatic Genre Webercise

Shakespeare Folio http://www.canadianshakespeares.ca/folio/folio.html

(Enter website and click “Resources” and find “Dramatis Personae”)

1. What is a chorus?

2. Who is responsible for delivering the letter to Romeo?

3. Identify Romeo’s best friend.

4. Identify who the teenage son and heir to Lord and Lady Montague.

5. What is an apothecary?

6. Identify who the young daughter to Lord and Lady Capulet.

7. In the play, who does Mercutio reference “Prince of Cats” to?

Literary Wonderland http://www.literarywonderland.com/wp-content/Websites/shakespeare/

Interactive
Interactive Time Line: The Age of Shakespeare

1. What are the three (3) areas of William Shakespeare’s study?

1. __________________________________________
2. __________________________________________
3. __________________________________________
2. William Shakespeare’s signature style is a combination of _______
and ________.

William Shakespeare: The Interview

1. How does William Shakespeare view death?

2. What is a bard? Why would William Shakespeare be considered a

bard?
Shakespeare-Online http://www.shakespeare-online.com/biography/whystudyshakespeare.html

1. William Shakespeare’s great characters have remained popular

because of their ______________.
2. What are the top reasons why Shakespeare “has stood the test of
time”?
1. _____________________________
2. _____________________________
3. _____________________________
4. _____________________________

Thought Co.
https://www.thoughtco.com/about-shakespeare-plays-2985249

1. Describe the following William Shakespeare play genre’s. (Click on

the genre links for further information):
1. Tragedy:

2. Comedy:

3. History:

2. Under “Shakespeare’s Tragedies” webpage, what are the common

features to a Shakespearean tragedy? Provide supporting statements
as to why Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy and not a comedy.
1. _______________________________________________
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2. _______________________________________________
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3. _______________________________________________
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Education ABC http://education.abc.net.au/home#!/media/1575343/-romeo-and-juliet-the-
language-of-true-love

1. Romeo and Juliet classifies as a tragedy and not a romantic

comedy. In what ways does William Shakespeare use the chorus
during the Prologue to warn his audience the fate of the play?

2. Romeo and Juliet converse in a perfect sonnet. How does language

connect and portray characters?

BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.com/education/guides/zqbc9j6/revision/3

Dramatisation
1. BBC Bitesize discusses dramatization and the directors-
actor/actress relationship in portraying the development of the
character through their motivations.
a. What is dramatization?

b. Describe motivation.

YouTube Activity:
Find on YouTube movie trailers from the 1968, 1996, and 2013 film
versions of Romeo and Juliet. Choose one (1) trailer and on a sheet of
paper describe how the director and actor/actress represent the story. Does
the trailer fit into the plot elements of a tragedy or a comedy? Look for
strategies used in character development and the overall audience mood
towards the story.