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The Semantic Field
In our exploration of Shakespeare’s use of metaphor, we’ve been isolating small excepts from early scenes in the play where some of his extended metaphors are established. The semantic field these develop continues to grow throughout the play, and adds depth and...
Act 1, Scene i: Summary
Scene Summary As we read Romeo and Juliet, we'll also be keeping track of events by writing scene summaries. These should be as short and efficient as possible, just collecting together key events, characters and quotations. We'll select times to perform deeper...
Treading the Boards: Act 1 Scene i
This period we look at Romeo and Juliet as a play - examining the features of the text that are typical of what you'd expect from a play text - intended to be viewed rather than read. The attached presentation explores these features, provides a guide to annotation...
Homework: Two Households…
Romeo & Juliet: The Prologue Today we spent some time exploring the metre of the prologue to Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet". The next step is the decode the language of the lines you were assigned so we can build the whole picture together. [gview...
Homework Test
Tonight's homework is simple: Click on the Follow button on the bottom right of this page and then confirm your subscription to this site from your email account Identify the rhythm pattern in your first and last names and see if you can find the correct name for this...