William Shakespare

a cura di A. Finotto e J. Pignet
 Romeo and Juliet's love is stronger than the hatred between their families, the Montagues and the Capulets. But the feud of the two noble Veronese houses will also involve the two young lovers tragically.
 The great Shakespearean tragedy about love has been written in narrative form in this reader rich in activities and extensions. There are also references to the later theatrical, cinema and musical works on the same theme.
 At the end of the book selected and adapted passages for class or theatre laboratory dramatisation can be found.
 
 Teacher's Resources available online: Answer Key - Audioscripts - Summing-up Activities
 
 L’amore di Giulietta e Romeo è più forte dell’odio delle loro famiglie, i Capuleti e i Montecchi. Ma la faida delle due nobili casate veronesi coinvolgerà tragicamente anche i due giovani amanti. La grande tragedia shakespeariana dell’amore è stata trascritta in forma narrativa in questo libro ricco di attività e inserti di approfondimento. Sono presenti riferimenti alle opere successive sullo stesso tema sia teatrali che cinematografiche che musicali. Al fondo del libro si trovano anche brani scelti e adattati per la drammatizzazione in classe o laboratorio teatrale.&nbsp;&nbsp;

William Shakespeare

Chapter 1 – An Ancient Enmity

Extension: Sources

Chapter 2 – Expectant Youth

Extension: Publications

Chapter 3 – A Fateful Encounter

Extension: Stage performances

Chapter 4 – The Duel

Extension: Musical editions

Chapter 5 – A Mournful Farewell

Extension: Cinema: The traditional story

Chapter 6 – A Pact with Death

Extension: Cinema: The story revisited

Summing-up activities

Passages for acting

Glossary

a. Romeo thought that Juliet was (bright) …………… than a star. b. Come (near) …………………. ; I wish to admire your eyes (good) ……………………. c. My lips will make your hand (soft) …………… with a kiss. d. Romeo’s silence was (gloomy) ……………………. than ever. e. Romeo and Juliet’s love is (strong) ……………… than hate. f. He thought that Juliet was (beautiful) ……………………… girl at the feast. g. It is the (big) ………………….… mistake of his life. h. Juliet is (young) ……………………… than Rosaline. 3 Complete the sentences using the Comparative or Superlative Form of the adjectives in brackets, as required. WORKING ON SKILLS: Listening a. Juliet thinks that Romeo is spying on her secret thoughts. True ▢ False ▢ b. Juliet does not recognize the young man’s voice. True ▢ False ▢ c. Romeo jumped over the garden walls with the help of a friend. True ▢ False ▢ d. Juliet’s relatives will murder Romeo if they find him in the garden. True ▢ False ▢ e. There is less danger in Juliet’s eyes than in twenty Capulet swords. True ▢ False ▢ f. Romeo prefers to be killed rather than die because Juliet refuses him. True ▢ False ▢ 4 Listen to the dialogue between Romeo and Juliet at the balcony and say whether the following statements are true or false. Tick ( ). Juliet’s Balcony, Verona WORKING ON SKILLS: Listening, Writing and Speaking 5 Listen to the text again and write down the conversation between Romeo (the boys will write it) and Juliet (the girls will do it). When you have finished, act it, in pairs.

Scopri la tragica storia d'amore di Giulietta e Romeo, più forte dell'odio tra i Capuleti e i Montecchi.

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Romeo and Juliet

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