Romeo & Juliet
William Shakespeare
Starter task:
Look at this picture
from Act 1, Scene 1.
Is the scene that
follows going to be full
of romance or
violence? What makes
you think this?
What do you already know about Romeo & Juliet?
Shakespeare Coursework
• Coursework assignment number 3 (of 4)
• We will study the play “Romeo & Juliet”
• Your assignment will be to answer an
essay question
• Your essay will be an oral (spoken
response)
LISTENING AND DISCUSSION =
HIGH LEVELS
What do we What do we know
know about about ‘Romeo &
Shakespeare? Juliet’?
• Born in Stratford On • Written in 1595.
Avon • Based on a poem called
• Wrote over 30 plays, still
‘The Tragical History of
performed today
Romeus and Juliet’
• Lived in the time of
(1562).
Queen Elizabeth the
first, the Spanish • It is about the tragic love
Armada, the discovery of affair of Romeo Montague
America and Juliet Capulet.
Whose families are at
‘war’ with one another.
Romeo & Juliet
Act I Scene I
Objectives:
• To understand what happens in Act I,
Scene I
• To be able to comment on characters
in Act I, Scene I
By the end of the lesson…
You will be able to answer these
questions:
1. What happens in Act I, Scene I?
2. Who is Tybalt and what is he like?
3. Who is Benvolio and what is he like?
Fill in the blanks to explain what
happens in Act I, Scene I?
In Act I, Scene I servants from each household are
completing errands. When servants from the House of
Capulet meet with the servants from the House of Montague
the audience knows there will be trouble because they are
involved in a bitter feud. The trouble starts when Samson
bites his thumb at his enemies. In Shakespeare’s time this
was a massive insult. When the fight is about to get worse
Benvolio arrives he is a peace-keeper and tries to stop the
fight but then Tybalt arrives and he makes things a lot
worse because he is aggressive and says he hates all
Montague’s
When the Prince arrives he issues a warning saying that if
the fighting continues there will be severe consequences.
Tybalt
• He is a member of the Capulet
family.
What is his personality like?
• He is Juliet’s cousin
Benvolio
• Benvolio is a member of the Montague
family.
How is he very different to Tybalt?
What is his personality like?
• He is Romeo’s cousin
So, can you answer these
questions…
1. What happens in Act I, Scene I?
– In Act I, Scene I there is a ...
2. Who is Tybalt and what is he like?
– Tybalt is a ... He is also ... cousin. He
is ...
3. Who is Benvolio and what is he like?
– Benvolio is a ... He is also ... cousin.
He is ...
Mark your own answers ...
1. In Act I, Scene I there is a fight
between the Capulet servants and
the Montague servants. The fight is
finally stopped by the Prince.
2. Tybalt is a Capulet. He is also
Juliet’s cousin. He is aggressive and
violent and makes the fight worse.
3. Benvolio is a Montague. He is also
Romeo’s cousin. He is a peace-
keeper and tries to stop the fight.