If you are absent today, you can read the play on line. We completed Act 1, scenes 1 and 2 today. Be sure to get the notes from a friend when you return and check yesterday's blog to copy out any new terms.
Be able to discuss the purpose and tone of the opening scene. What are the attitudes toward love and hate that have been revealed so far? Why does the play begin with the feud and a brawl? What do we learn about the feud?
What emotional state is Romeo in at the beginning of scene 2? Why? What is his attitude toward the brawl? Why is that important?
Post-it note key comparisons (juxtapositions) between love and hate so that you will be able to create a fantastic quotation log and write an essay.
