do now using complete sentences, please answer the “essential questions” on your act i literary...
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DO NOWUsing complete sentences,
please answer the “Essential Questions” on your Act I Literary
Roadmap.
Be prepared to share your answers.
Drama. Drama. Drama. Drama is tension. In theater, tension
means the audience is expecting something to happen between the characters Will they shoot each
other? Will they finally confess
their undying love for one another?
Class Notes 20
Shakespeare Genres
Shakespearean theater can be broken into 3 genres: Comedies Tragedies Histories
“Romeo and Juliet” is a tragedy.
Tragedies
A tragedy is a story about serious and important actions that end unhappily.
Tragedies usually end with the deaths of the main characters.
5-Act Structure All of Shakespeare’s plays have a 5 act
structure. An act is like a chapter in a story. Shakespeare’s tragedy plot structure:
Act I: ExpositionAct II: Rising ActionAct III: Crisis or turning pointAct IV: Falling ActionAct V: Climax and resolution
Stage Directions
Stage Directions are the directors intended movement of the actors in the play.
Help the reader visualize actions being performed.
Tell the actor where to stand, how to move and the way to say their lines.
Act I: Scene iRoles: Sampson Gregory Abram Balthasar Benvolio Tybalt Officer Capulet Lady Capulet Montague Lady Montague Prince Romeo
Act I: Scene ii
Roles: Paris Servant Benvolio Romeo
Act I: Scene iii
Roles: Lady Capulet Nurse Juliet Servingman
Literary Road Map
SECTION 3Getting’ it straight: Knowledge and Comprehension
Please answer questions #1-8Write in complete sentences!