Remember a Shakespearean sonnet is made of 14 verses following this rhyme scheme:
a, b, a, b / c, d, c, d / e, f, e, f / g, g
Each verse should have the same number of syllables (10).
Each verse in Shakespearean sonnets is composed of 5 iambic meters - These verses are called iambic pentameter: 5 iambic meters.
An iambic meter is composed of 2 syllables (unstressed / stressed) - I can do syllables, but I cannot do "unstressed / stressed" very well (French is not a stressed language). However, because I know the pattern, I know where the unstressed / stressed parts are.
Prologue
Two house / holds, both / alike / in di / gnity,
In fair / Vero / na, where / we lay / our scene,
From an /cient grudge / break to / new mu / tiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;
Scene II Act II
But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,
Who is already sick and pale with grief,
That thou her maid art far more fair than she:
Be not her maid, since she is envious;
Her vestal livery is but sick and green
And none but fools do wear it; cast it off.
This video can be helpful too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6gxaL5wtLo&feature=fvwrel
Devoirs pour lundi 29 octobre
Romeo and Juliet: Finish the play + work on your sonnet.
Devoirs pour jeudi 25 octobre:
Romeo and Juliet - Read and write a summary of scenes IV and V Act IV
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Devoirs pour mardi 23 octobre:
Romeo and Juliet - Read scenes I, II, III and IV Act IV + answer the following questions - Click here.
Devoirs pour jeudi 18 octobre:
Romeo and Juliet - Read scenes III, IV and V Act III + write a summary of each scene. If you had to cut a scene out (for a movie production), which scene would you cut out and why?
Devoirs pour mardi 16 octobre:
Romeo and Juliet - Read scene III Act III + do activities from this sheet
Devoirs pour jeudi 11 octobre:
Romeo and Juliet - Read scene II Act III + do activities from this sheet
Devoirs pour lundi 8 octobre:
Romeo and Juliet - Read scene I Act III - Choose one of the two scenes and think of how it could be staged. Try to find a clue in the first fight regarding how it happened. In class, we will stage several versions. If you didn't do the yellow sheet, do so and be ready to turn it in.
Devoirs pour vendredi 5 octobre:
Romeo and Juliet - Read scenes V and VI Act II - Ask 6 questions about these two acts + answer the yellow sheet given in house or class today. (link)
Devoirs pour mercredi 3 octobre:
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| Romeo and Juliet |
Devoirs pour lundi 1 octobre:
Romeo and Juliet - Read scene III Act II - Ask 5 to 6 comprehension questions on the Act II (scenes I, II, III).
Devoirs pour jeudi 27 septembre - To be turned in
Romeo and Juliet – Act II – Prologue and
Scenes I and II
In scene I,
1- What
are Benevolio and Mercution talking about? Find 2 lines that give examples of
the topic.
2- Where
is Romeo?
In Scene II
1- At
the end of the scene, what have Romeo and Juliet decided to do? Find the lines
that say so.
2- Why
does Romeo have to leave? Find the lines that explain it.
3- Love
makes you strong, love makes you fool – Find lines that justify these
statement.
4- Learn
to read well one of these parts:
a.
Romeo: lines 1 to 25
b.
Juliet: 35 to 51
Devoirs pour mardi 25 septembre:Read scenes IV and V (this will be the end of Act 1) -See homework instruction on the right menu, or by clicking here.
Devoirs pour vendredi 20 septembre:
1. Read scenes 2 and 3 of Act 1
Devoirs pour mercredi 18 septembre:
1. Make sure you have the cast of characters down.
2. Reread the Monolog and Scene 1 of Act I. Make sure to use the glossary at the end of the play as well as the notes on the margins. If you need help with the reading, you can find a modern version of the play at the library or on-line.
Devoirs pour lundi 17 septembre:
1. Read strategies 1 to 5 p. 4 and 5
2. Write, in English, what you know about Romeo and Juliet: the plot of the story, where you think it takes place, use of the story today, ....)
