This document provides guidance for analyzing characters and scenes from William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. It includes tasks like exploring Romeo's poetic language in the balcony scene, considering how information is revealed about characters through their actions, speech, and what others say, and relating these skills to analyzing character functions and completing character analysis sheets for feedback.

1. Objectives: To further explore Act One Scene One of the play To consider the impact of Romeo and Juliet’s first meeting…

3. Reading: ‘ The balcony scene’.

4. ROMEO’S POETIC LANGUAGE

5. Task: Use the sheet as guidance only (write in your books) Choose an example of Romeo’s poetic language Explore the effect/ impact and audience response Get ready to feedback…

6. Further reading: The ‘balcony scene’ concludes…

7. Timeline: Refer to the two timelines; add any extra events or notes as we watch the film…

8. How can ‘character’ be revealed? Actions and behaviour Through speech By what others say about the character By music or sound cues

9. DVD Clip: Watch the film extract Consider how information is revealed about a character What opinion do we form about the character?

10. Use the Character Study Chart to help you respond to John McClane…

11. NOW, LET’S RELATE THESE SKILLS TO THESE:

12. Character Function: Look at OHT 2 Characters are ‘used’ by Shakespeare to serve different dramatic purposes Remember, they are not ‘real people’! They are ‘roles ’, to be played by actors as effectively as possible to impact on the audience Can you add any further ideas at the bottom of the sheet?

13. Use PCM 2 and PCM 3: Choose a character Begin your analysis using these sheets Complete your information on the sheets You will feedback at the start of Wednesday’s lesson…