Romeo and Juliet Is a Terrible Play. (Facts/Opinions)
Where is the first fact in the passage?
Why does Rosenberg think Romeo and Juliet is a "childish" play? Text quote.
What were the two authors of the passages arguing about?
They were arguing over the topic of Romeo and Juliet being a "terrible" play.
What point does Berletsky mainly bring up?
Age
How is the vocab word Intrigued used in the passage?
Used as in saying that they are interested in what they are saying.
What show does Rosenberg believe is the best modern riff on Romeo and Juliet?
What was Romeo and Juliet to Rosenberg?
Childish and/or terrible.
What caused Berlatsky to read Romeo and Juliet again?
After he red "Romeo and Juliet is a terrible play" he red Romeo and Juliet again as an adult to see if the passage was true.
What does the vocab word Credulity mean?
"Readiness to believe."
What were the two rhetorical questions Rosenberg asks about the original play?
"Why are the families fighting?" and "What was the inciting incident?"
What does Rosenberg think of Romeo?
How did the author respond to Rosenburg saying that Romeo and Juliet was "childish"?
He responded by saying that it wasn't them being childish, it was about childishness. (aka the title)
What is the claim made at the beginning of the passage?
Rosenberg doesn't want to see interracial couples cast in Romeo and Juliet. Paragraph 2, "..I don't want to see them cast in material that is so horribly depressing."
Why does Rosenberg think Romeo and Juliet is a bad play? (Give two reasons)
She says the plot doesn't make sense and the two dying at the end is "pout" to solving the feud.
How is the word indignation used in paragraph 11?
Saying that they are displeased.
Why does Rosenberg not want to see the two young adults playing Romeo and Juliet?
She believes that having young adults playing early teenagers in theater is unsettling. Paragraph 3, "But the effect is embarrassing and unsettling for today's theater audiences, perhaps already fretting over suspended adolescence and stunned millennials."
Discuss with your group whether you think Romeo and Juliet is a good play.
Answers will vary.
What does the word "but" signal in the passage?
It means it is switching topics.