Who Said That?!
Who said the lines: "I do but keep the peace. Put up thy sword, / Or manage it to part these men with me."
Benvolio
Correctly cite the following excerpt:
SAMPSON: I do bite my thumb, sir.
(Taken from Act 1, Scene 1, Line 46)
"I do bite my thumb, sir." (Shakespeare 1.1.46).
Give me at least three examples of feelings/ideas that the color YELLOW could represent.
What "part" of the plot are we in when Tybalt kills Mercutio and Romeo kills Tybalt?
The Conflict/Climax
Give us your best "hot take" from Romeo and Juliet. If you can convince the class that your take is valid, you get the points, if not, minus the points from your total.
What do we think?
Who said the lines: "I fear too early, for my mind misgives / Some consequences yet hanging in the stars"
Romeo
Correctly cite the following excerpt:
FRIAR LAWRENCE: God pardon sin! Wast thou with Rosaline?
(Taken from Act 2, Scene 3, Line 48)
"God pardon sin! Wast thou with Rosaline?" (Shakespeare 2.3.48).
Give me at least three examples of feelings/ideas that a ROSE could represent symbolically.
Love, romance, passion, beauty, simplicity, etc
Tell me the Act that the balcony scene is in: get 100 points.
Tell me the exact SCENE and get the other 100.
Act 2, Scene 2
Give your best Shakespearean insult. If the crowd likes it you get the points, if it's weak you get NO points.
What does the crowd think?
Who said the lines: "Good Peter, to hide her face, for her fan's / the fairer face."
Mercutio
Correctly cite the following excerpt:
ROMEO: Peace, peace, Mercutio, peace.
Thou talk'st of nothing.
(Taken from Act 1, Scene 4, Lines 101-102)
"Peace, peace, Mercutio, peace. / Thou talk'st of nothing." (Shakespeare 1.4.101-102).
Give me three examples of feelings/ideas that the color GRAY could symbolize
Boredom, loneliness, neutrality, balance, sadness, etc.
The Nurse returns to Juliet and tells her about the plan for her and Romeo to get married later that day.
Did they get it?!
Who said the line: "Younger than she are happy mothers made."
Paris
Correctly cite the following excerpt:
MERCUTIO: Nay, if our wits run the wild-goose chase, I
am done, for thou hast more of the wild goose in
one of they wits than I
(Taken from Act 2, Scene 4, Lines 73-75)
"Nay, if our wits run the wild-goose chase, I / am done, for thou hast more of the wild goose in / one of they wits than I," (Shakespeare 2.4.73-75).
Give me three examples of feelings/ideas that Romeo's dagger could symbolize.
(untimely) death, naivety, youth, fate, passion, etc.
Give me an example of something that Friar Lawrence does or says that foreshadows Romeo and Juliet's fate.
One member of your team needs to call up a friend and WITHOUT ANY CONTEXT recite the following lines:
"If I profane my unworthiest hand
This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this:
My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand
To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss."
If you gave them context either before or after or they DID NOT ANSWER minus 150 points from your total.
Who said the lines: "Patience perforce with willful choler meeting / Makes my flesh tremble in their different greeting."
Tybalt
Correctly cite the following excerpt:
MERCUTIO: I will bite thee by the ear for that jest.
ROMEO: Nay, good goose, bite not.
(Taken from Act 2, Scene 4, Lines 79-81).
MERCUTIO: I will bite thee by the ear for that jest.
ROMEO: Nay, good goose, bite not. (Shakespeare 2.4.79-80).
Give me three examples of feelings/ideas that the poison flower that Friar Lawrence mentions could symbolize.
Death, inevitability, fate, the feud between their families, freedom, etc.
What timeline of events lead to Tybalt's death? Give us at least 5 events that all helped lead to Tybalt's death.
Capulet's throw a party
Romeo comes to the party
Tybalt figures out Romeo's identity
Tybalt wants to fight but gets shut down by Lord Capulet
Tybalt writes Romeo and the Montagues a letter
Tybalt runs into Mercutio and Benvolio and starts fighting
Romeo tries to stop it and Mercutio gets killed
Romeo is blinded with rage and fights Tybalt
Tybalt tries to kill Romeo, but Romeo kills Tybalt
Elect two members of your team to recreate the balcony scene of Romeo and Juliet. If the audience believes that you're in love, you get the points. If not, take 200 from your score.
What does the audience think?