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Objectives
This activity will help you to gain a clear understanding of the events of Act 1 Scene 5 – the scene in which Romeo and Juliet first meet. You will:
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work through a series of study questions
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think about Shakespeare’s use of language and imagery.
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Outcomes
By working through this activity you will:
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create a seven-frame storyboard of Act 1 Scene 5.
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Resources
To complete the activity you will need access to:
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Kar2ouche Romeo and Juliet Content Library
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1. First read the text/listen to the audio of Act 1 Scene 5.
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2. Now open the Party Time storyboard. The title frame has been completed for you, but there are seven frames (containing only line references in text bubbles) for you to compose. Using the prompts and questions below to help you with this, complete the storyboard. You will need to return to the text/audio screen as you work through the questions in order to research your answer.
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to open Party Time storyboard
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What impression do you think Shakespeare is trying to create in the exchanges between the servingmen at the opening of this scene? Which lines best convey this atmosphere? Now create one frame to introduce Act 1 Scene 5.
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Now look at the conversation between Capulet and his cousin (lines 17-41). Capulet is reminiscing about his youth when he would have joined in the dancing and worn a mask. Find a line which best summarises this conversation, and create another frame.
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In the next episode, Romeo first notices Juliet – and Tybalt notices Romeo’s presence at the feast (lines 42-92). Why does Capulet insist that Tybalt does not confront Romeo? What threat does Tybalt make? Now create two storyboard frames to illustrate this section of the scene.
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Romeo and Juliet meet and have an immediate and electrifying effect on each other (lines 93-110). The first fourteen lines of their exchange form a sonnet in which much of the language is religious (‘profane’, ‘holy shrine’, ‘sin’, ‘pilgrims’, ‘palmers’, ‘faith’, ‘prayer’ and so on). Why do you think Shakespeare has chosen this language for the lovers to express their feelings here? Choose a section of this sonnet, and create a frame to sum up this important meeting.
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At line 111 the Nurse enters. Read through from her entrance to the end of the scene, and then compose two storyboard frames, which show Romeo and Juliet’s reactions to the discovery of each other’s identities.
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3. When you have completed all the frames, drag and drop them into a template in the printing screen and print your storyboard.
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4. Your teacher will organise you into small groups so that you can discuss and compare your storyboards. You should focus on any differences between your storyboard and others in your group and try to explain and justify the choices you made when creating your frames.
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5. For homework, write an account of the Capulet party in the style of a ‘Diary of the Week’ article in Hello! magazine. You can copy and paste frames from your storyboard into this article as illustrations.
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