Juliets mother is excited at the prospect of paris as a suitor and encourages juliet to accept his offer. Consider your reading of both the play and the story of pyramus and thisbe, and write an explanation of how shakespeare used and altered a theme from. Romeo and juliet worksheets and test papers teaching. She seeks advice from the troubled friar about what she can do.
The story of romeo and juliet was derived by shakespeare from many sources. Kenneth macmillans royal ballet production of sergei prokofievs romeo and juliet premiered at the royal opera house, covent garden on 9 february 1965. Collection of shakespeare sonnets shakespearetaming2. According to lines 116120, what fears does juliet have about their relationship. Romeo, there dead, was husband to that juliet, and she, there dead, that romeo s faithful wife. Hailee got the part when she was only 14, just a year older than juliet. Student worksheet vocabularybuilding romeo and juliet is all about love and relationships. Look at the following examples of different kinds of figurative language from acts one and two. Douglas booth plays romeo and hailee steinfeld plays juliet. He was talking to friar laurence about the marriage that had been arranged between paris and juliet by lord. Romeo and juliet pdf summary william shakespeare 12min.
The plan goes awry, and romeo learns instead that she is dead. Now that romeo had married juliet, he was tybalts cousin too. Romeo and juliet meet, kiss, and then each discovers the other is the child of their familys enemy. Points for understanding answer key romeo and juliet. Why do sampson and gregory fight with montagues men. How kenneth macmillan turned romeo and juliet into a ballet the. Juliet s father forces her into a marriage with count paris. Fact file william shakespeare romeo and juliet four facts. Macmillan readers romeo and juliet pre intermediate reader available for download. We are designing a unit based on william shakespeares romeo and juliet to. Download ebook romeo and juliet for kids pdf for free. Juliet says goodbye to her husband who must leave verona. Act i volume iii book ix 7 with purple fountains issuing from your veins, on pain of torture, from those bloody hands throw your mistemperd weapons to the ground, and hear the sentence of your moved prince.
Juliet and her romeo romeos name comes first in the plays title, but juliet is the stronger character. The version most contemporary to his own was the 1562 poem the tragicall history of romeus and iuliet by arthur. Sarah lamb, steven mcrae, deborah macmillan and kevin ohare explore kenneth macmillans stunning choreography for romeo and juliet. Romeo and juliet penned by that most affecting playwright master william shakespeare and edited by that inconsolable lacrimose shawn peters dramatis personae prologue. Set in a city torn apart by feuds and gang warfare, romeo and juliet is a dazzling combination of passion and hatred, bawdy comedy and high tragedy. They will be surprised to see juliet alive and romeo will be killed if he is captured. After discussing their conversation, try rewriting itin a modern. Romeo and juliet respectively, as those were the instruments of their death. Pdf macmillan readers romeo and juliet pre intermediate.
Choreographer sir kenneth macmillans royal ballet production of sergei prokofievs romeo. The friar will send romeo word to be at her family tomb when she awakes. Accepted manuscript pdf deposited in coventry universitys repository. This can be obtained from the adobe site free of charge. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page information wikidata item. Shakespeares starcrossed lovers encounter passion and tragedy in kenneth macmillans 20thcentury ballet masterpiece. The imposing, large set designs were utilized to emphasize how small and vulnerable juliet was in comparison and position her and romeo as helpless against the society they live in. Download pdf macmillan readers romeo and juliet pre intermediate reader book full free. She, not romeo, makes all the important decisions in the play. Figures of speech in romeo and juliet acts one and two.
Paris continues to promote his own qualities as juliets husbandtobe. It takes a tragic event for the families to finally make peace. Romeo and juliet by william shakespeare verona, italy1590s, july. But their families are bitter enemies, and in order to be together the two lovers must be prepared to risk everything. Although he died almost 400 years ago, william shakespeare is still one of the most popular english writers in the world. Kenneth macmillans romeo and juliet coventry university. Romeo and juliet a second chance balcony scene, romeo and juliet act ii, scene ii, lines 43234 activity 1. How is juliets view of love different from romeos view. Act i 6 volume iii book ix sampson me they shall feel while i am able to stand. For more than 20 years, lois burdett has been introducing shakespeare to primary school pupils.
Here are just some of the idioms and expressions that shakespeare. Multiple choice study guidequiz questions romeo and juliet act i 1. For the 0019 production, julie lincoln returns in the. Three civil brawls, bred of an airy word, by thee, old capulet, and montague, have thrice disturbd the quiet of our streets. When she arrives she is out of breath, exhausted from her long walk and complaining about her bad back. Lynn seymour had danced crankos juliet as a guest artist in stuttgart in april 1964. Romeo slips away from benvolio and mercutio after the party and waits beneath juliets balcony. A young man and woman meet by chance and fall instantly in love. How kenneth macmillan turned romeo and juliet into a ballet. Romeo and juliet a play and film study guide this study guide was written for students with preintermediate to intermediate level english. To avoid this marriage, juliet takes a potion, given her by the friar, that makes her appear dead. It takes students scene by scene through a simplified.