Thursday, 2 October 2008

Year 10: Shakespeare Essay



Year 10 are currently studying Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'.

Essay Title: How Does Shakespeare make Act 3, Scene 1 of 'Romeo and Juliet' Dramatically Effective?

What to start thinking about?

  • The imagery;
  • the entrances and exits;
  • dramatic irony (what does the audience know that the characters don't?);
  • the different language that the different characters use;
  • what an audience might expect to happen compared with what does happen;
  • the themes that are explored in the scene

You might want to follow these links to watch the scene you will be writing about:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ0kOi6qqHY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LjuLSZU4Hk&feature=related

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