OBJECTIVES

VOCABULARY
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Who Is Anne Hathaway?
1564 - 1616
ROMEOAND
JULIET
POST-TEST
Where did the story take place?
Who would you be if you are part
of the story?
What family does Juliet belong?
What family does Romeo belong?
Who is the person Juliet supposed
to marry?
Who sold the poison to Romeo?
Who gave Juliet the potion that
made her look like she’s dead?
Who killed Juliet’s cousin?
Why is Romeo and Juliet
forbidden to love each other?
Where did William Shakespeare
base the story Romeo and Juliet?
Describe Romeo and Juliet in one
word and explain why.
Where did Romeo saw Juliet first?
What is the conflict of the story,
Romeo and Juliet?
What does amerce mean?
What does fettle mean?
BONUS
QUESTION
Why did William Shakespeare
wrote “Romeo and Juliet” with
such a tragic end?

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 ANSWER KEY

POST-TEST
CHARACTERS SETTINGS

BONUS
QUESTION
THEME
CONFLICT
Verona and Mantua, Italy, Renaissance,
14th or 15th century
 The play is set in Verona, Italy, and begins with a
scuffle between members of the rival families,
Montague and Capulet. The two families are sworn
enemies. The beginning scuffle is between servants
of those two houses, and shows that the ill will and
animosity of the families runs through the families
from the primary members of the family down to
their servants.
Introduction:
Romeo shows his love for
Rosaline; Mercutio makes fun
of Romeo because of Rosaline’s
intent to never marry. Romeo is
hoping to catch Rosaline’s heart
but his heart melt when he saw
Juliet.
Climax or Turning Point:
Tybalt kills Mercutio, then
Romeo kills Tybalt. The Prince
arrives and orders that Romeo
be banished from Verona. Paris
will soon be married to Juliet,
and the Capulets do not know
about Juliet’s secret marriage.
Juliet decides to fake her death
with a potion the Friar gives
her.
Rising Action:
Romeo and Juliet fell in love
with each other. Romeo needs
to secretly marry Juliet fearing
that a Capulet and a Montague
would never be allowed to
marry. Romeo meets Juliet at
the Capulet house and
completely forgets about
Rosaline.
Falling Action:
Romeo is informed that
Juliet is dead when she is really
asleep from the potion. Romeo
arrives at the Capulet burial
vault ready to drink the poison
the Apothecary sold him.
Catastrophe: Romeo drinks
the poison and dies. Juliet
wakes up, finds Romeo dead,
and kills herself with a dagger
when the Friar is not looking.
Both families agree to stop the
hatred after the tragedy.
 William Shakespeare was an
English poet, playwright, and actor. He was
born on 23 April 1564 in Stratford-upon-
Avon. His father, John Shakespeare was a
successful local businessman and his mother,
Mary Shakespeare was the daughter of a
landowner. Shakespeare is widely regarded as
the greatest writer in the English language
and the world's preeminent dramatist.
 He is often called England's national poet
and nicknamed the Bard of Avon. He wrote about 38
plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few
other verses, of which the authorship of some is
uncertain. His plays have been translated into every
major living language and are performed more often
than those of any other playwright.
She is Shakespeare’s wife. She is born in the
year 1556. When they married, William
Shakespeare was 18 and she was 26, she
outlived her husband for 8 years. She was the
eldest of the eight children of a farmer, Richard
Hathaway. They lived in a big farm house in the
village of Shottery, one mile from Stratford.
 A major conflict throughout the whole play is
the fighting between the Montagues and the
Capulets. They are in a bitter feud, and everyone in
Verona, Italy is affected by their hate for each other.

THEME

CONFLICT
 A major conflict throughout the whole play is
the fighting between the Montagues and the
Capulets. They are in a bitter feud, and everyone in
Verona, Italy is affected by their hate for each other.
 LOVE

FATE

T H E M FEA M I L Y
FRIENDSHIP AND ENEMIES
 Vocabulary

exercises
p
 To punish withMiserable;
a

ZNVIX XZRGR
fine. Despicable

V UU
 Wrath; To pierce; shoot
anger
XSLOV VMWZI with a dart

I G
 Strengthen; prepare;
Shackles; bonds;
Uvggov Tbevh
make ready fetters

Medicine; healing
Great; much
power
NRXPO KSBHR
 Knavery; saucy
Protected;
impervious tricks
Killu Ilkvib
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