Romeo And

Open Ended

What do you already know about William Shakespeare?

Open Ended

What do you already know about Romeo & Juliet?

Draw

Put a check or star next to the images that are familiar to you.

Playwright: Shakespeare

● Writing during the late

1500s to early 1600s

● wrote 38+ plays and over

160 poems.

● Wrote about people of

all different classes and
lifestyles.

● Globe Theatre was

constructed specifically
to put on his plays.

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the theater where Shakespeare's plays were performed?

• The Louvre

• The Globe

• The Garden

• The Performing Arts Center of London

Match

Match the literary devices (that you will encounter in Romeo & Juliet) to their definition:

• words spoken by a character on stage that are not meant to be heard by other characters

• a long speech given by a character where they are alone on stage

• a long speech given by a character while other characters are on stage

• a conversation between 2 or more characters on stage

• a character used to narrate the story but does not take part in the action of the play

aside

soliloquy

monologue

dialogue

chorus

• aside

• soliloquy

• monologue

• dialogue

• chorus

Open Ended

What is the difference between a play and a book?

Draw

Put a star next to all of the adaptations that you are familiar with.

Word Cloud

What is a synonym for "feud"?

(Montague)

(Capulet)

(Montague/
Royalty)

(Capulet)

(Montague)

(Neutral)

(Capulet)

​(​Royalty/
Neutral)

(​Royalty/
Neutral)

Open Ended

Which family would you rather be a part of: the Capulets or the Montagues? Why?