Play Plot
Which character arranges a secret marriage between Romeo and Juliet?
Friar Laurence
Where is Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet set? (city name)
Verona Beach
Identify the language feature: "What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.”
Metaphor (Romeo uses the sun to describe Juliet)
What structure should you use to write your responses?
TEEL (topic sentence / evidence / elaborate / link)
Name the 5 film techniques (100pts / technique)
Camera Shots, Camera Angles, Colour, Mis-en-scene, Sound
What is the initial event that reignites the feud between the Montagues and Capulets? (Shakespeare's play)
The brawl between the servants of the two households.
What is the initial event that reignites the feud between the Montagues and Capulets? (Luhrmann's film)
The gas station scene.
Identify the language feature: "Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!" ("Her beauty is too good for this world; she’s too beautiful to die and be buried”)
Hyperbole (Rome exaggerates Juliet's beauty)
What does it mean to 'evaluate'?
To examine and judge the merit or significance of something
What is sequencing?
Sequencing organises events in a logical order within a narrative
Why is Romeo banished from Verona?
He kills Tybalt (Juliet's cousin)
How is Tybalt killed in Luhrmann's adaptation? (name character and weapon)
Romeo kills Tybalt with a gun
Identify the language feature: "These violent delights [Romeo and Juliet's wedding] have violent ends."
Foreshadowing (Friar Laurence foreshadows Romeo and Juliet's deaths)
Provide 5x evaluative words
Example: clear(ly), effective(ly), skillful(ly), masterful(ly), extreme(ly)
How does Shakespeare use sequencing in Romeo and Juliet?
Shakespeare uses sequencing to gradually reveal the escalating conflict between the Montagues and the Capulets
How does Juliet escape her arranged marriage to Paris?
Juliet asks Friar Laurence for help, and he helps her fake her death.
Where does Romeo first meet Juliet?
Romeo attends the Capulet party after receiving an invitation from Mercutio
Identify the language feature: “My bounty is as boundless as the sea / My love as deep; the more I give to thee / The more I have, for both are infinite."
Simile (Juliet is saying her love is like the sea)
What is the difference between explain and analyse?
Explaining = giving more detail
Analysing = considering details to provide further meaning
What is the purpose of costuming and mis-en-scene?
These film techniques can be used to show a character's personality
How does Mercutio's death scene lead to further conflict?
Romeo kills Tybalt as revenge, leading to him being banished
List the main events that lead to the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
Feud with the households, secret marriage, Mercutio and Tybalt‘s deaths, Romeo‘s banishment, Juliet‘s fake death etc.
Identify the language feature: "Arise fair sun and kill the envious moon / Who is already sick and pale with grief."
Personification (Romeo gives the idea that the moon is a woman)
Provide a sentence that evaluates how effectively Baz Luhrmann adapts Shakespeare's play in his filmic interpretation.
Example: Baz Luhrmann effectively adapts Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in his filmic interpretation to clearly and theatrically retell the famous love story.
What is 'theatrical style'?
A way of doing or creating things that are dramatic and capture the audience's attention