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Tragic Love. An Introduction to Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet Setting. Verona, Italy Late 1500’s. Characters: The Capulets. Juliet Capulet Lord & Lady Capulet Count Paris Tybalt Nurse. Characters: The Montagues. Romeo Montague Lord & Lady Montague Benvolio Montague - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Tragic Love

An Introduction to Romeo and Juliet

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Romeo and JulietSetting

• Verona, Italy• Late 1500’s

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Characters: The Capulets

• Juliet Capulet• Lord & Lady Capulet• Count Paris• Tybalt• Nurse

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Characters: The Montagues

• Romeo Montague• Lord & Lady Montague• Benvolio Montague• Mercutio• Friar Lawrence

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Part I:Romeo and Juliet: Summary

Falling in love A secret marriage

A family feud

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Romeo and Juliet: SummaryA fight

A banishmentA match-making father

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Romeo and Juliet: SummaryA desperate plan

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Romeo and Juliet: Summary

Some deadly gossip

The death ofRomeo and Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet: Summary

A lesson learned:

The Montagues and Capulets learn a lesson from the death of their

children.

They agree never to fight again.

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Romeo and Juliet Today

• Why do we read Romeo and Juliet today?

• How does the story connect to the lives of teenagers today?

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Part II:TRAGEDY

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy.

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Examples of tragedy:

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Thinking about Tragedy

• What TV programs, movies, or books show tragedy?

• How does tragedy affect people’s live?

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Tragic Love?

• Romeo and Juliet is considered a “tragic love story.”

• What is tragic love?• How does tragic love affect teenagers

today?