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STUDY GUIDE Romeo & Juliet Aquila Theatre’s Romeo and Juliet A Study Guide to Aquila Theatre’s Production of the Play, written by William Shakespeare 2015-16 Synopsis Prologue: The people of Verona feud with each other and are stopped by a decree from the Prince. Act I: Mercutio listens to his lovesick friend Romeo pine after Rosaline. Lady Capulet and Paris discuss whether Juliet, Lady Capulet’s daughter, is old enough to be married. Lady Capulet then invites Paris to a Ball so that he may court Juliet. Romeo and Mercutio find an invitation to the very same Ball, which is being hosted by the Capulets, enemies of Romeo’s family. Mercutio decides they should crash the party so that Romeo can meet other females, and convinces a reluctant Romeo to attend. Juliet’s mother offers Paris as a match to her daughter and a hesitant Juliet agrees to follow her mother’s wishes. Upon arrival at the ball, Romeo and Juliet immediately fall in love, throwing a wrench in Lady Capulet and Paris’ plans. Tybalt, discovering that Romeo has crashed the party, wants to kill him, but Lady Capulet stops Tybalt for the sake of the Ball. Romeo and Mercutio make their exit before trouble sets in. While Mercutio searches for his friend Romeo, Romeo and Juliet secretly meet at her balcony. They agree to set aside their family names for their love and be married quickly. Romeo asks Friar Lawrence to perform the ceremony and he agrees to help in hopes that it might end the feud between the two families. Romeo tells Mercutio that he is in love, but not with Rosaline. Romeo meets with the Nurse to ask her to send Juliet to him the following day, and the Nurse returns to Juliet and reluctantly tells her of Romeo’s plan for their marriage. The following morning, Romeo and Juliet meet with Friar Laurence and set off to be married. Mercutio and Tybalt fight in the streets. Romeo attempts to intervene, but Mercutio is slain. Romeo then attacks and kills Tybalt. Act II: Juliet is preparing to meet with Romeo when the Nurse tells her that Tybalt is dead and Romeo banished as punishment. Deeply upset, Juliet passes her ring to the Nurse, and asks her to deliver it along with a message to Romeo, asking him to meet before he leaves. The Nurse speaks with Romeo and passes him Juliet’s ring and message. Paris attempts to visit Juliet, but she won’t come out of her bedchamber. In Juliet’s absence, Lady Capulet settles that Paris and Juliet will be married in a few days’ time. Lady Capulet informs Juliet that she will be married to Paris and Juliet refuses. Enraged, Lady Capulet tells Juliet to wed Paris or never come home again. Juliet decides to visit Friar Laurence for confession and absolution. Meanwhile, Paris visits Friar Laurence to discuss his upcoming wedding to Juliet. When Juliet arrives at the Friar’s, their paths cross and Paris confronts her. After Paris leaves, she begs the Friar to stop her wedding with Paris. Friar Laurence gives her a very strong sleep potion and tells her to drink it later when she’s alone. Juliet returns home and apologizes to Lady Capulet and bids her tell Paris that she is happy to be wed. Juliet then retires to her room to sleep, where she takes the Friar’s potion and falls onto her bed. Early the following morning, the Nurse goes to fetch Juliet but finds what she presumes to be Juliet’s corpse. Lady Capulet is called up to behold the dead body of her daughter and Paris arrives to the scene and discovers his marriage is not to be. Romeo, banished and in Mantua, learns that Juliet is dead and vows to return so that he may see her again. He buys a potent poison from the Apothecary before leaving for Verona and for his beloved Juliet. Later, Paris sneaks into the Capulet’s monument so he can see Juliet’s body. Rome discovers Paris in the monument. They fight and Paris is killed. Romeo reunites with the deeply slumbering Juliet. Presuming that she is dead, he drinks his poison so he may die alongside his beloved. Juliet wakes from her sleep. Friar Laurence, running in, bids her run away with him so she may escape arrest for Romeo and Paris’ deaths. Juliet sends Friar Laurence away and stabs herself with a dagger, dying alongside Romeo. Lady Capulet finds Paris, Romeo and Juliet dead. She sits and embraces Romeo and Juliet together. Cast of Characters Juliet – A thirteen year old girl. Daughter of Lady Capulet and member of the Capulet family. Her closest confidante is the Nurse. Paris – A kinsman of the Prince and Lady Capulet’s preferred suitor for Juliet. Nurse – Juliet’s nurse and caregiver, and the woman who nursed Juliet from the time she was an infant. Tybalt - A Capulet and Lady Capulet’s brother. He loathes Montagues and longs for a fight. Romeo – The teenaged son and heir of Montague and Lady Montague. He lives in the middle of the violence between the Capulet and Montague family but has no interest in participating. He is emotional and is deeply in love with Rosaline when we first meet him. He is a close friend of Mercutio and is also close to Friar Lawrence. Mercutio - A kinsman to the Prince and close friend of Romeo’s. Friar Lawrence – A Franciscan Friar. Friend and confidante to Romeo and Juliet, as well as to Lady Capulet. He is a holy man, and also an expert in using herbs for medicinal purposes. ShakespeareanVOCABULARY Insults and Curses See if you can find these curses and insults from The Tempest: The devil take your fingers. A plague upon this howling! A pox on your throat. You bawling, blasphemous, incharitable dog. Thou liest like a dog. The liest thou jesting monkey. Thou art a shallow monster. Filth as thou art. Thy breath is like a rotten lung. Thou art nothing better than a disease. May the south-west wind blister you. Tonight thou shall have cramps and side-stitches. ABHOR – STOP AND THINK: Take%a%moment%to%list%all%of%the%Shakespeare%plays%you%have%read,% seen%or%even%heard%of.%%If%you%wanted%to%group%these%plays,%how% would%you%do%it?%%By%story?%%By%time%period?%%Are%they%happy%or% sad?%%Do%terrible%things%happen?%%Are%they%about%famous%people?% Think%about%plays%you%know%well.%%Try%to%group%them%in%ways%that% make%sense%to%you.%%% SHAKESPEARE’S GENRES All#of#Shakespeare’s#plays#can#be#organized#into#genres:#Tragedies,#Comedies#and#Histories.## Each#of#these#genres#has#specific#characteristics.# Tragedies:##Tragedies#have#serious#themes.##They#typically#feature#a#hero#with#a#fatal# flaw.#The#hero#often#has#high#social#status,#for#example,#a#nobleman.##Deaths#occur.## Famous#Tragedies:#Macbeth,#Hamlet#and#Juliet.Ceasar.# Comedies:##Shakespeare’s#comedies#often#have#funny#language,#outrageous#plot#twists,# and#mistaken#identities.#Romance#is#often#featured,#but#with#some#kind#of#obstacle#that# needs#to#be#overcome.##Sex#roles#may#be#reversed#in#cases#of#mistaken#identities.##They# often#end#with#some#kind#of#wedding#or#reunion.##Famous#Comedies:#Twelfth.Night,.As. You.Like.It,#Merchant.of.Venice.# Histories:#Feature#real#historical#figures#and#relate#to#the#current#events#of# Shakespeare’s#time.##Famous#Histories:#Henry.V,#Richard.III.# In#looking#back#at#your#groupings#and#thinking#about#these#genres,#did#your#groupings# match?##If#so,#how,#and#if#not,#how#were#they#different?##Think#about#the#story#of#Romeo.and. Juliet.##What#genre#does#it#belong#in?#Comedy#or#Tragedy?##While#it#does#have#a#wedding,#and# a#romance#with#an#obstacle#as#well#as#funny#word#play,#in#the#middle#of#the#action#the#play# takes#a#very#dark#turn.##That#change#in#genre,#or#play#on#our#expectations,#marks#the#play#as# a#Tragedy#and,#in#fact,#amplifies#the#tragic#nature#of#the#story#for#theatregoers.### # A%crossAdressing%Viola%in%the%film,% Shakespeare)in)Love)(Miramax,%1998)% S DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 1) What is the definition of “star crossed lovers”? Why are Romeo and Juliet “star crossed lovers”? Brainstorm a list of other stories involving “star crossed lovers” including stories from other books, movies, plays, anime, manga and graphic novels. How do these stories resolve? How similar are they to Shakespeare’s “Romeo an Juliet”? 2) Different characters have their own moral compass. Lay out the position for each of the following characters: Romeo, Juliet, Lady Capulet, The Friar, Mercutio and Tybalt. Who is the most moral person in the story and why? Think about Lady Capulet and the Friar. Do you think that these two characters have special responsibilities to the young people in their charge? What kind of job do you think they do in advising and guiding Juliet and Follow up Activities Romeo? 3) Various cultures have used arranged marriages over 1) Set up a mock talk show where the the course of history. What were the rules for marriage Montagues and the Capulets come to tell during the 14th Century? Do you think that the their story. Write a script in which they marriage of Juliet to Paris counts as an arranged each plead tell their story and possibly marriage? Why do you think Juliet’s parents would argue. Would there be any reconciliation. have wanted to see her married to someone like Paris? If so, who would reconcile with whom? 4) What is the purpose of the Prologue? How does it impact the experience of the reader/theatregoer? 2) Create a list of characteristics you think 5) Does fate play a role in bringing Romeo and Juliet you would like to see in your ideal mate.
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