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=__ Romeo and Juliet (Year 10) __=

__ Questions in Response to Act 1, Scene 1: __

 * 1) Using the Comment function, answer the questions listed below based on the Act and Scene we have read in today's class.
 * 2) Complete before next class.


 * How does Shakespeare start the play so that he gains the attention of the “groundlings?”
 * Read lines 58-59. Our first introduction to Benvolio comes when he says these words. What do they reveal about his character?
 * Read lines 64-65. Our first impression of Tybalt occurs in these lines. What do we learn about his character?
 * Read lines 90-91. What is the tone of the Prince’s speech? In these lines he makes a new decree. What is it, and why is it important?
 * When we first see Romeo he shows all the signs of a Petrarchan Lover - someone who is in love with the idea of being in love. How does Romeo act (lines 125-136)?
 * When describing his feelings to Benvolio, Romeo uses Oxymorons - pairs of contradictory words in lines 170-177 and 184-188. Why does he speak in contradictions and paradoxes?
 * We then learn that Romeo is suffering from unrequited love - he loves someone who does not love him back. What suggestion does Benvolio make to Romeo to help him get over is unrequited love for Rosaline (lines 221-223)?

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