Question: How does Shakespeare present love in Romeo & Juliet?
Introduction
· When written
· By whom
· Brief summary
· Love/tragedy
Paragraphs
· How is love shown (happy/sad/madness/love at first sight
· Write about the scenes we have studied
o The prologue – a sonnet/words about death/foreshadowing
o Act 1, sc i - unrequited love/love as madness/love causing sadness/oxymoron
o Act 1, sc v – The Capulet ball – first meeting/sonnet shared/words shared/love at first sight
o Act 2, sc ii - the Balcony scene – Romeo’s soliloquy/words about light/ name not important/agree to marry after a few hours
o Act 3, sc 5 – after their night together – metaphor (birds for day and night)/Juliet’s premonition (foreshadowing)
o Act 5, sc iii – The Tomb – words about death and darkness
o You must write PEE+ paragraphs
o You must give quotes “...”
o You must explain what point Shakespeare was making about love in each scene
o Try and link to other points
Conclusion
o Summarise the presentation of love in the play
o Is it the romantic story many people see it as?
o What do you think the play says about love – is it different for a modern audience?
o Is the play still relevant? Why/Why not?
