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Musical Antonyms Story Map: Romeo and Juliet

SETTING PROBLEM

The Montagues and Capulets are families that have been feuding, or fighting with each other, for many years. As a son of Montague, Romeo Place: Cities of Verona and and his friends attend a masked ball at the Capulets house in disguise. Mantua, Italy, over the course of four days At the party, Romeo and Juliet fall in love at first sight, share their first kiss, and learn they cannot be together as members of opposing families. Time period: 1500s Friar Lawrence secretly marries the couple in hopes their marriage will stop the fighting between the families. Will the composer use consonance, dissonance, or both? Why?

CHARACTERS TITLE ACTION

Montagues & CapuletsCapulets: Two Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt, warring households of nobility challenges Romeo to a duel. Juliet: Daughter of Capulet WARRING Since they are now family, FAMILIES Romeo refuses to ﬁght Tybalt. Romeo: Son of Montague Romeo’s friend Mercutio Benvolio: Nephew of steps in and accepts the Montague, friend of Romeo challenge. Tybalt kills Mercutio, and in revenge, Mercutio: Relative of Prince of Romeo kills Tybalt. Verona, friend of Romeo The Prince banishes Romeo Tybalt: nephew of Lady MUSICAL SELECTION from Verona, and meanwhile, Capulet the Capulets force Juliet to Escalus: Prince and ruler of marry Paris. However, Friar Verona Sergei Prokoﬁev Lawrence arranges for the “Montagues and two lovers to meet before Paris: Relative of the Prince Romeo is sent to Mantua. and a young nobleman Capulets,” from Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence: Catholic Will the composer use monk of the Franciscan order, Op. 64 consonance, dissonance, counselor to Romeo and Juliet or both? Why?

OUTCOME

Friar Lawrence creates a plan to reunite Juliet with Romeo in Mantua. He gives Juliet a potion that will make her appear to be dead for 24 hours. After she is laid to rest in the family’s crypt, the Friar and Romeo will retrieve her. Unfortunately, the message explaining the Friar’s plan never reaches Romeo, and he hears only that Juliet is dead. Romeo decides to take his own life rather than live without Juliet, and upon seeing her lifeless body in the tomb, he drinks a bottle of poison and dies by her side. Juliet awakens, sees her beloved Romeo, and realizes he has killed himself with poison. She buries his dagger in her chest, falling dead upon his body. Seeing their children’s bodies, the Montagues and Capulets agree to end their long-standing feud . Will the composer use consonance, dissonance, or both? Why?