Tuesday 5 February 2013

Romeo and Juliet...and its Aftermath.....

With the 3M students, create a tableaux series showing us the story of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.  You may only use 15 scenes.  GO!

Full text of Romeo and Juliet, by Act

Synopsis of Plot and Dramatis Personae


Questions:

Part A:

1.  What was the biggest challenge facing the group as you began this assignment?
2.  What was the biggest challenge you faced with this assignment as an individual?
3.  How were roles determined?  Were the right decisions made?  Why/why not?
4.  How were scenes decided upon?  Were the right decisions made?  Why/why not?
5.  How would having a director have changed the process/product of this assignment?  Explain.


Part B:

1.  List three works of art (music, painting, photography, sculpture, literature, film, theatre, etc.) that link to Romeo and Juliet in some way.  For example, West Side Story is a 20th century musical and film based on R & J, and musicians as diverse as Lou Reed and Taylor Swift have songs referring to the star-crossed lovers.

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