English 9 Semester 2 Unit 6 Guided Notes

Directions:
The left column tells you what youre looking for, and in some cases, which
slide to find the information on.
You fill out the right column with the information.
Not all of the information may be in the tutorial. You may need to use
outside resources and a dictionary to complete some of these.

Slide # Unit 6 Guided Notes: Elements of Shakespeare and Drama

5 Elements of Drama
- Drama
- Plot
- Setting
- Characters
- Theme
- Dialogue
- Script
- Cast
- Stage directions
- Prop
- Acts and Scenes
- Set
11 Shakespeare
12 Types of
Shakespearean
Plays
- Comedy
- What makes a
comedy?
- Give an
example of a
Shakespearean
comedy
13 - Tragedy
- What makes a
tragedy?
- Give an
example of a
Shakespearean
tragedy
- What is
catharsis?
- History
 English 9 Semester 2 Unit 6 Guided Notes
- What are
histories based
on?
- Were they
always
historically
accurate?
Why or why
not?
- Give 2
examples of
histories
17 Richard III: Act I,
Scene I
- Give 3 facts 1.
about Richard III 2.
(the person) 3.
19 What do you learn
about Richard at
the start?
20 How does
Shakespeare use
Richards spine as a
symbol?
23 Additional Elements
of Shakespearean
Drama
- Prologue
- Soliloquy
- Monologue
- Aside
- In media res
- Foreshadowing
Vocabulary:
- Ambling
- Curtailed
- Hearkens
- Protest
- Pluck
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Slide # Unit 6 Guided Notes: Romeo and Juliet, Act I
5 How does Romeo 1.
and Juliet differ from 2.
Shakespeares other 3.
tragedies? (list 3
ways)
6 Characters (in their House)
- Ruling House of Verona
- Prince Escalus
- Count Paris
- Mercutio
- House of Montague
- Romeo
- Montague
- Lady Montague
- Benvolio
- Abram and
Balthasar
- House of Capulet
- Juliet
- Capulet
- Lady Capulet
- Nurse
- Rosaline
- Tybalt
- Others
- Friar Laurence
- Friar John
- Apothecary
- Chorus
7 What poetic form
does the prologue
take?
- What does the
prologue
describe?
9 Romeo and Juliet Act (Notes come from video)
(video) I
- What 3 themes 1.
does the chorus 2.
introduce? 3.
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- What else does the
chorus tell us? (re:
houses)
- Who is involved in
the fight?
- What does the
Prince threaten?
- Who broke
Romeos heart?
- What does
Capulet tell Paris
he must do?
- What does Lady
Capulet do?
- Who spots Romeo?
What does he
want to do?
11 How old is Juliet?
16 How does Juliet feel
about marrying Paris?
18 What does Romeos
premonition hint at?
21 Who is Romeos foil?
How so?
22 Who is Juliets foil?
How so?
25 Figurative Language
- Alliteration
- Allusion
- Metaphor
- Simile
- Pun
- Oxymoron

Slide # Unit 6 Guided Notes: Romeo and Juliet, Acts II and III
6 Characters
- Peter, Sampson,
and Gregory
7 What do Romeo and
(video) Juliet do?
 English 9 Semester 2 Unit 6 Guided Notes
Who agrees to marry
them?
- Why?
What is the climax of
the play?
- Who fights?
Who kills Mercutio?
- What does Romeo
do in response?
What does the Prince
do?
What does Friar
Laurence do?
How does Capulet
respond to Juliets
denial of his wishes?
8 What information
does the Act II
prologue provide?
9 Explain the theme
provided in Act IIs
prologue
20 Who does Romeo tell
the plans of the
wedding to?
27 When Juliet sees the
Nurse is upset, what is
her initial thought?
- How does she feel
about the actual
news?

Slide # Unit 6 Guided Notes: Romeo and Juliet, Acts IV and V

7 Acts IV and V
(video)
Who visits Friar
Laurence?
Why does Paris think
Juliet is sad?
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What is Friar
Laurences plan?
Does Romeo know
the plan?
What does Romeo
plan to do?
Who enters the tomb
while Romeo is there?
What does Romeo
do?
What happens next?
Who does the Prince
blame?
9 What does the Nurse
advise Juliet to do?
How does dramatic
irony come into the
play?
10 How does it come in
again soon after?
14 What does Juliets
monologue show?
16 Types of Conflict
- What is conflict?
- What are the two
types?
- Explain external
conflict
- List examples of -
external conflicts: -
-
-
- Explain internal
conflict
17 When is the conflict
resolved? How?
22 What is
foreshadowed?
23 What keeps Friar John
from delivering the
letter?
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30 What makes up the
exposition?
What introduces the
rising action?
31 What is the climatic
act of the play?
What is the falling
action?
32 What is the
denoument?