Half term homework, October 2016

Hi,

I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to revise the acts and scenes of Romeo and Juliet again, as the only way you will ever remember all of it is to do it several times. We are also going to be focusing more on 25 mark questions after half term, for which you have to be familiar with the whole play. 

You should have the summary of acts and scenes in your homework folder, but if you can't find it, here is a link to it:

http://mrproulx.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/8/1/12816005/romeo_and_juliet_activities.pdf

I will test you again on this after half term. 

Sorry!

Homework, Tuesday 11th October, 2016

Read the extract from Act 1, Scene 4 below, which is a soliloquy (a character talking to the audience as a way of getting his/her thoughts and feeling across).

1.     Go through it and analyse it, line by line. You can do this by annotating it or writing notes down on a separate piece of paper.

2.     Write a 300 word answer to the following question:

                   How does what Romeo says in this extract foreshadow the

                   events of the story?

Focus on the following:

·        The reference to the stars

·        The ‘despised life’ he refers to

·        The use of the word ‘He’ with a capital ‘H’ (why is a capital used here?)

·        What he says in the last line

ROMEO:

          I fear too early, for my mind misgives

         

          Some consequence yet hanging in the stars

         

          Shall bitterly begin his fearful date  

         

          With this night's revels, and expire the term

         

          Of a despised life closed in my breast

         

          By some vile forfeit of untimely death.

         

          But He that hath the steerage of my course

         

          Direct my sail!—On, lusty gentlemen!

This is due on Thursday, October 14th. 

Homework, October 4th, 2016

Hi,

I have given you a paper copy of the following extract to annotate as homework, based on the question:

How is love addressed in the following extract? What does it tell us about Romeo’s attitude towards love at this point in the play?

BENVOLIO

It was. What sadness lengthens Romeo's hours?

ROMEO

Not having that, which, having, makes them short.

BENVOLIO

In love?

ROMEO

Out--

BENVOLIO

Of love?

ROMEO

Out of her favour, where I am in love.

BENVOLIO

Alas, that love, so gentle in his view,
Should be so tyrannous and rough in proof!

ROMEO

Alas, that love, whose view is muffled still,
Should, without eyes, see pathways to his will!
Where shall we dine? O me! What fray was here?
Yet tell me not, for I have heard it all.
Here's much to do with hate, but more with love.
Why, then, O brawling love! O loving hate!
O any thing, of nothing first create!
O heavy lightness! serious vanity!
Mis-shapen chaos of well-seeming forms!
Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire,
sick health!
Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is!
This love feel I, that feel no love in this.
Dost thou not laugh?

Due: Thursday, October 6th.