LA Notes-Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare


Plot


-The Capulets and the Montagues are enemies; try to fight but broken up by Prince Escalus who threatens anyone who disturbs the peace in the future
-Romeo is in love with Rosaline, a girl who doesn't feel the same way
-Benvolio encourages Romeo to move on from Rosaline and find another girl
-Meanwhile, a young man named Paris is in love with Juliet; Juliet is bound to marry him in two years with her father's blessing
-Juliet's father plans a feast in which Romeo, Benvolio, Paris and Juliet will be present
-Juliet and Romeo meet eyes and get to talking; they instantly fall for each other and kiss despite not knowing each other's names
-when they come to find that they are kin to their family's enemy, they both become equally upset
-Romeo does not leave the Capulet home; he goes to find Juliet on a balcony and they confess their love for each other
-they secretly marry thanks to the help Friar Lawrence and the Nurse
-the next day, Tybalt (Juliet's cousin) is angry about Romeo attending the feat; challenges Romeo to a duel
-Mercutio ends up fighting Tybalt; when Romeo tries to stop it, Tybalt stabs Mercutio and he dies
-Romeo then kills Tybalt
-when Juliet finds out, she becomes upset but still wants to stay with her love, Romeo
-Romeo is vanished by Prince Escalus for his violent fighting
-Juliet's father sets up her marriage to Paris in three days; to escape the wedding, she plans to fake her death
-Juliet drinks the "poison" and becomes entombed
-Romeo hears the news that Juliet is dead; he buys deadly poison to kill himself so he doesn't have to live without her
-at the arrival of Romeo at the arrival of the Capulet tomb, he fights off and kills Paris, who is also there
-he then sees Juliet and drinks the poison to kill himself
-she awakes to find Romeo dead and kisses his lips to taste the poison; when that doesn't work, she takes his dagger and stabs through her heart
-the reader is informed that Lady Montague has died due to grief over her son
-the Capulets and Montagues agree to keep peace in Verona forever


Literary Devices


Diction/Syntax
-the entire play is written in Shakespeare's famous iambic pentameter
-the old English language adds to the setting of the story, making it known that this plot takes place in the 15th century


Double Entendre
-between the lines, there are many provocative jokes
-very dirty humor if the reader really looks into what the characters are saying


Foreshadowing
-the "star-crossed lovers" 
-the characters' thoughts of suicide from time to time
-the characters' thoughts on hope/hopelessness


Tone
-the tone ranges from time to time but it is always very dramatic
-at times, there is a lot of passion in the narration
-intense at all moments due to the tragedy genre


Theme
-how love can control life and the power of love
-fate is inevitable
-the choice between blood relation or true love


Symbols
-poison
-thumb biting
-"star crossed lovers"

MacBeth.

-written in 1605-1606 by William Shakespeare


-different than most of Shakespeare's work due to the crazy murders and psycho killers


-openly political play


-based on King James I life (King of England and Scotland) and historical events that are similar to the ones that occurred in the Scottish kingdom


-in order to create more suspense, MacBeth has random details that are different than the historical facts


-the story is known for its violent ways and evil plot


-MacBeth is based on the Holinstead's Chronicles


-many don't know the true message of the story; it is either about despair or hope


-MacBeth and Lady MacBeth both represent the definition of thinking and acting like a man


-Duncan kills Malcolm; MacBeth kills Duncan in order to take over the throne


-killing kings was very relevant in that day and age; many rulers were murdered during their time


-"double, double, toil and trouble" is a famous line from the play


-MacBeth was a very smart and ambitious man


-MacBeth=son of life

Top 3 Remixes

Out of the 10 videos I watched, these ones were, by far, the best (in my opinion):


1. Dania Hatamleh: http://dhrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/2012/03/to-kill-mockingbird.html

2. Lizzie Level: http://erlrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/2012/03/remixing-great-gatsby.html

3. Isaac DeLaCruz: http://iadrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/2012/03/crossing-remixed.html

Check 'em out!

TKAM Video Remix.

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Mindmap Public Link.

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To Kill A Mockingbird: Mindmap Edition

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Literature Analysis #6: To Kill A Mockingbird

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee


Plot
-Scout and Jem live with father, Atticus, in Maycomb
-one summer, they meet Dill and plan to get Boo Radley out of his house
-the Radleys have a reputation as being scary or crazy
-when Dill leaves, Scout goes to school and hates it
-Dill comes back next summer and they talk more about Boo Radley
-on the last day of summer, they all sneak on to the Radley property in which Jem loses his pants there
-random acts of kindness start appearing and they all assume it is Boo who is doing everything; Jem tells Atticus about his pants and the gifts in the trees
-despite living in a racist community, Atticus defends a black man by the name of Tom who was accused of raping a white woman
-Jem and Scout get ridiculed about it; the black community takes them in to protect them from such harm
-Dill runs away from home right before the trial starts up
-the trial begins; the town watches over the biggest controversy in the town
-the accusers are Mayella and her father, Bob
-Atticus figures out that Mayella set up Tom and did have an affair with him; Bob covered it all up with rape to make sure Mayella didn't have guilt or shame upon her for committing such actions
-despite all the evidence (including the fact that Bob beat Mayella about the incident), the white jury convicts Tom
-Tom tries to run away from prison but gets shot and dies
-as a revenge plan for causing so much drama with his daughter, Bob harasses Jem and Scout one day walking home
-Boo Radley comes to save Jem and Scout by stabbing Bob 
-when Boo brings injured Jem back to the house, the police cover up Boo's stabbing by claiming that Bob just tripped and fell on his own knife
-Scout sees Boo as a real human being and treats him with great respect and consideration for his actions


Key Factors
-Genre: drama; suspense
-Speaker: Scout in the first person
-Tone: critical and intense throughout the trial, kid oriented overall (due to a child narrating the story)
-Theme: the difference between good and bad morals; the process of understanding right and wrong in a child's eyes
-Foreshadowing: the sad and dreary town represent Tom's tragic conviction and death; Bob's son rudeness in school represents his father's actions; the presents represent Boo's rescue and generosity
-Symbols: Mockingbirds represent a sin if killed by a human (symbol for Tom's death); the Radley house is the key point to a lot of the drama and tension throughout the story