Welcome to Ms. Ahmed's grade ten English class!!! Now that we have concluded Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", I want you guys to take a look at this brief summary of major points that occur in the play. This can serve as a quick and helpful guide of all the characters in the play as well as the predominant love/hate triangles within the story. I know that Shakespeare has introduced us to several different characters throughout the play and it may sometimes be hard to keep track of them all, so this can be your "one-stop shop" to all of the characters and their relationships to one another.

CHARACTERS!!!

Most importantly, I would like you guys to focus on the characters of the play. Characters are central to our text because it is the standard to which you the readers interact with a this piece of literature. Note that every character has his or her own personality, to which Shakespeare uses to establish the formation of his plot. These characters essentially establish the mood of our story. Keep in mind class, that characters determine the other major elements in our literary work. For instance, character affects the theme, setting and tone of the play. The characters ultimately give us symbolism, foreshadowing, a climax and conclusion. So take a close look and use this blog as a visual toold to guide your understanding of the play.

SO HERE WE GO!!!

THIS IS OUR BEAUTIFUL JULIET SHE IS ALSO THE DAUGHTER OF THIS POWERFUL WEALTHY MAN....

SCARY ISN'T HE? WELL HE'S THE PATRIARCH OF THE CAPULET FAMILY AND EVIDENTLY HAS A FEW SWORN ENEMIES... GO FIGURE! I MEAN WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT???

SIR CAPULET AND LADY CAPULET WOULD LIKE THEIR DAUGHTER TO BE WED TO THIS MAN>>>>>








(ISN'T HE JUST SMASHING?)


SO ONE DAY THE CAPULETS DECIDE TO HOST A LAVISH PARTY, WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS. AN AMAZING SWARé WITH A-LIST GUESTS...EVERYONE IS INVITED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THIS YOUNG MAN...
THIS LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IS ROMEO MONTAGUE, SON OF SIR MONTAGUE...

SIR MONTAGUE IS THE HEAD OF THE MONTAGUE CLAN AND IS FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON ARCH ENEMIES WITH SIR CAPULET...(OH & THAT FINE LADY ON THE RIGHT IS ROMEO'S BELOVED MOTHER LADY MONTAGUE)
THERE'S ONLY ONE PROBLEM...DESPITE THE TENSION BETWEEN THE MONTAGUES AND THE CAPULETS GUESS WHAT HAPPENS?!!! YES YOU GUESSED IT, ROMEO AND JULIET MEET!



Love is in the air!>>>



AND SO, ROMEO AND JULIET FALL IN LOVE (RATHER QUICKLY I SHOULD ADD) AND THE NEW LOVE BIRDS CAN NOT STAY AWAY FROM ONE ANOTHER. THEY HAVE A SERIES OF SECRET MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THAT EVENING AND NIGHT.


SO HOW DID ROMEO GET THERE? WELL HIM AND HIS ENTOURAGE CRASHED THE PARTY! A SHOCKER OR WHAT?! THEY WERE CERTAINLY BRAVE YOUNG MEN FOR ATTENDING THEIR ARCH ENEMIES BIG BASH...IT WAS ALL ROMEO'S RIGHT HAND MAN, MERCUTIO'S BRIGHT IDEA...THEY DRESSED UP IN COSTUME AND PARADED THEMSELVES DOWN TO THE PARTY...NOW LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, INTRODUCING THE ONE AND ONLY MERCUTIO (IN AND OUT OF COSTUME, FOR YOUR PLEASURE)












INDUBITABLY, THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES TO ROMEO AND HIS MONTAGUE CLAN CRASHING THE CAPULET PARTY. BECAUSE THEY CRASHED THE PARTY, JULIET'S FIERCE AND VIOLENT COUSIN TYBALT SEEKS REVENGE..(NOT THAT WE SHOULD AT ALL BE SURPRISED) TYBALT IS ALWAYS QUICK TO DRAW HIS SWORD! THIS IS THE MAN HIMSELF ACCOMPANIED BY HIS FELLAS.. (DID I MENTION HE DESPISES MONTAGUES?)




BEHIND THE SCENES AND ASIDE FROM THIS LITTLE MELTDOWN OF A WAR BETWEEN THE TWO PARTIES, ROMEO AND JULIET CONTINUE TO PURSUE THEIR LOVE...
SO THEY DECIDE TO GET MARRIED!!! (SECRETLY) I COULDN'T HOLD OUT ON YOU GUYS SO I'VE ADDED A VIDEO OF THE CEREMONY FOR YOUR PLEASURE!!



I BET YOU GUYS ARE WONDERING WHO CONDONED THIS SECRET UNACCEPTABLE UNION BETWEEN THE PRODUCT OF TWO SWORN ENEMIES? OUR VERY OWN FRIAR LAWRENCE, HE IS A CATHOLIC HOLY MAN AND WELL HE JUST COULDN'T RESIST THEIR LOVE *TEAR*...AND OH I ALMOST FORGOT ONE CRUCIAL DETAIL, FRIAR LAWRENCE IS ALSO AN ACCLAIMED "CHEMIST" FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD...IN OTHER WORDS HE CAN MAKE ALL KINDS OF POTIONS AND HERBS! OOH LA LA...I WONDER WHAT THIS FORESHADOWS?...ANYONE HAVE AN IDEA???WE SHALL SEE! THIS IS THE CHEMIST HIMSELF TAKE A LOOK GUYS!