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Romeo and Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet: a comedy or a tragedy?

Read the following sentences and say whether they are true or false.

A: Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy because it begins with the instant attraction of the young lovers.

B: It is not a conventional comedy because in the end not everybody knows all the information.

C: It is a tragedy because chance plays a tragic role.

D: It is a comedy because the protagonists have to fight against external forces that make their relationship difficult.

E: The protagonists are like the great tragic heroes on account of the inner struggle they experience.

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Romeo and Juliet: style

Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentence.

Shakespeare's style in Romeo and Juliet

A: is very mature.

B: is full of regular rhythms.

C: does not show a common use of rhymes.

D: is full of images, such as life and death, love and hate, dark and light, etc.

E: even includes sonnets in some dialogues.

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Romeo and Juliet: plot (first and second acts)

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In the city of Verona two families, the Montagues and the Capulets, are strongly opposed. The first ________ starts in a city ________ where Romeo Montague reveals his ________ for Rosaline, who does not return his affection. That ________ she will be at a party at the Capulets' house, which Romeo is going to attend in disguise. There Romeo ________ Juliet and it is love at first sight even if they ________ that their families are enemies. They ________ their love and their desire to be married: the celebration takes place secretly with Friar Laurence's help.

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Romeo and Juliet: plot (third, fourth and fifth acts)

Complete the sentences with the correct information.

1. During a ________ in the third act, Romeo's friend, Mercutio, is killed by Juliet's cousin who is in turn killed by Romeo, who is then obliged to flee from Verona to ________.
2. In the second part of the third act, Romeo and Juliet enjoy their wedding ________.
3. Juliet's father wants her to ________ Count Paris and, to avoid it, she takes a drug provided by the Friar that makes her appear ________.
4. Friar Lawrence sends a messenger to Mantua to inform Romeo, but in the meantime Romeo has already heard of Juliet's ________ and decides to return to Verona.
5. When he arrives at Juliet's ________, he takes some poison and dies while kissing her.
6. At this very moment Juliet ________ from the trance and, seeing Romeo dead, kills herself with his dagger.

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Romeo and Juliet: setting

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The play is set in the Italian city of Mantua because Italians were popularly considered violent and passionate and this charmed the English at that time. From the point of view of the political context, the play represents the struggles between two important families, the Capulets and Montagues, who want to control the country. That is why most of the action takes place indoors – in the orchard where Romeo and Juliet finally declare their love, on the famous balcony, in the squares where the fights occur, in the tomb where the lovers meet.

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Characters: Romeo

Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentence.

Romeo Montague

A: belongs to the 'courtly love convention' because he adores and respects Juliet.

B: often uses the image of fire typical of courtly love.

C: puts his life at risk to be near Juliet.

D: is pushed into committing suicide.

E: demonstrates his loyalty and love for Juliet by dying.

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Characters: Romeo

Tick the words related to Romeo.

A: Benvolio

B: Chaste

C: Count Paris

D: Dynamic

E: Loyal

F: Mantua

G: Mercutio

H: Poison

I: Rosaline

J: Tybalt

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Characters: Juliet

Read the following sentences and say whether they are true or false.

A: When the play begins, Juliet appears as an obedient child who usually does what her parents say.

B: She becomes more mature before her first meeting with Romeo.

C: She is not a real woman but belongs to a fixed classification.

D: She uses the same kind of images as Romeo to describe their love.

E: In killing herself with a dagger, she shows more determination than Romeo.

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Romeo and Juliet: themes

Choose the correct alternative to complete the text.

The ________ love is an important theme in the play. The characters' love is so powerful that it becomes more important to them than their ________ and even their ________. Passion and ________ are also represented in the ________: from Tybalt's death to the lovers' suicides. The ________ between the two families can be compared in strength to the love between Romeo and Juliet.

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Romeo and Juliet: themes

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In the play there is a ________ between what the lovers want as individuals and what is wanted by their families and ________. Romeo's and Juliet's families do not want to stop fighting just because their ________ have fallen in love. The power of ________ is also another very important theme. Soon after the ________ of the play the spectator knows that Romeo and Juliet's love will ________ tragically, both lovers have a negative premonition throughout the play. The tragic ending is the result of a mixture of elements of chance and of incomplete ________.

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