2. Today’s Objectives...
We will define the word symbol and will
identify and discuss 3 symbols we have read
about so far in Romeo and Juliet.
We will finish reading Act 1.
We will review and update our themes for Act
1.
We will compare and contrast a theme from
Act 1 with themes from our real lives.
3. We will define the word symbol and will identify
and discuss 3 symbols we have read about so
far in Romeo and Juliet.
What is a symbol?
– Look it up in the dictionary and record the
definition on your sheet.
Look for 3 symbols we have read about in
Romeo and Juliet.
Record the 3 symbols on your sheet, along
with the page number and what you think
they represent.
4. We will finish reading Act 1.
Capulets Montagues Neither
– Sampson – Abraham – Prince
– Gregory
– Balthasar
– Tybalt
– Benvolio
– Lord and Lady
Capulet – Lord and Lady
– Juliet Montague
– Nurse – Romeo
– Servant – Mercutio
– Paris
– Rosaline
5. Themes from Act 1:
Love and marriage Coincidence and Timing:
“The right place at the right time.”
Nervous and excited feelings
Bad luck, foreshadowing
Celebration – party
Conflict:
“if you are a
Thinking about past, present and future: Montigue, you can’t
Paris, Lady Capulet, Juliet, Romeo come!”
Family
Happiness – people together at the party Respect
6. We will compare and contrast a theme
from Act 1 with themes from our real lives.
Pick one theme from the play so far:
-give three examples of the theme in
the play
-explain why you chose this theme
-find and write about a real-life
connection to this theme in the news -
compare and contrast with the theme
from Romeo and Juliet.
