romeo and juliet:

Romeo and juliet:You and me babe, how about it?

Methinks thou dost maketh me study Shakespeare for naught!

For the Fashionista/o’s:

FOR THE AUTO AFICIONADO/A’S:

What do blue jeans, the little black dress, the Mustang, Porsche, McLaren F1, and the Ferrari have in common?

A. They come in all colors

B. They are classics

C. Ms. Booker owns one of each

D. Nothing

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“Ancient works are classical, not because they are old but because they are powerful, fresh

and healthy.” -- Goethe

OK…so what is a classic?

oA classic expresses some artistic quality …of life, truth, or beautyoA classic stands the test of time oA classic has universal appeal oA classic makes connections…and inspires connections

C-O-N-N-E-C-T-I-O-N-SRomeo and Juliet was first performed in approximately 1594…417 years ago!!

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William Shakespearea.k.a. “The Great Stratford Bard,” “The Bard of Avon,” or just “The Bard”

Born 1564, on approximately April 23rd in Stratford-upon-Avon, England .Died on April 23rd, 1616. He was 52.

Good friend, for Jesus' sake forbeareTo dig the dust enclosed here.

Blessed be the man that spares these stones,And cursed be he that moves my bones.

Parents were John and Mary Arden.John was a tanner, glove maker, politician. Billy was the third of 7 children.

At age 18, married Anne Hathaway. They had three children, but nodescendants survived.

Wrote 38 plays, 154 sonnets, and 5 other poems.

Credited by the Oxford English Dictionary with the introduction of over 3,000 words into the English Language.

His own vocabulary clocks in at over 17,000 words …he used7,000 (more than are in the Bible) of them only once. Most famously associated with the Globe Theatre.

Look for…•Puns•Allusions•Metaphor•Personification•Oxymoron•Paradoxes•Foreshadowing

PunsA pun is a humorous play on words.

Mercutio: “Nay, gentle Romeo, we must have you dance.”

Romeo: “Not I, believe me. You have dancing shoes/ With nimblesoles: I have a soul of lead…” (Act 1 Scene 4)

AllusionsAn allusion is a reference to a well known work of art, music, literature or history.

At lovers’ perjuries, they say Jove laughs.” (Act II, Scene 2)

Jove is another name for Jupiter, the Roman King of the Gods.

MetaphorA metaphor is a direct comparison between two unlike things.

Romeo: “But soft! What light through yonder windowbreaks? / It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.” (Act II Scene 2)

PersonificationPersonification occurs when an inanimate object or concept is given human characteristics.

Juliet: “For thou wilt lie upon the wings of night / Whiter thannew snow on a raven’s back. / Come, gentle night, come loving, black-brow’d night.” (Act III Scene 2)

OxymoronAn oxymoron describes when two juxtaposed words have opposing or very diverse meanings.

Juliet: “Beautiful tyrant! Fiend angelical!”(Act III Scene 2)

ParadoxA statement or situation with seemingly contradictoryor incompatible components.

Juliet: “O serpent heart, hid with a flowering face!” (Act III Scene 2)

ForeshadowingA reference to something that will happen later in the story.

Juliet: “Give me my Romeo; and, when he shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars,And he will make the face of heaven so fineThat all the world will be in love with nightAnd pay no worship to the garish sun.” (Act III Scene 2)

Themes• Light and Dark• Time • Fate

Light and DarkLook for references to light and dark:

• “Light” words, such as “torches,” “the sun,” and adjectives that describe light (“bright”) • “Dark” words such as “night” and “gloom”

TimeLook for references to time:

• References to time words, such as “hours” • References to the passage of time

FateLook for references to fate:

• Instances where events are blamed on fate, destiny or the stars

You and me babe, how about it?