Romeo and Juliet
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Modern Translation
Romeo and Juliet in modern English
To do ....
Read Act 1!
Look at the "left pages", too. They contain useful information!
Look at pp. 15 – 17, p. 23 and pp. 41-45 l. 119 again
- Take notes about what Romeo says about love and the women he loves .... and how (language, images, rhyme, ... write out some quotes!) he says it. (Make a table with 2 columns.)
- How convincing/realistic is Romeo's being in love? (Notes/reasons)
- How does Benvolio react to Romeo's problem with being in love (p. 17 and 23)? (Notes)
- Characterize Romeo as lover from what you have read about him! (Complete sentences!)
3.He - tells him to forget her: "forget to think of her."[p17 216] - should look at other women: "Examine other beauties."[p17 218] - should compare her with other women. "...the fair Rosaline whom thou so loves, With all the admired beatuies of Verona..." [p23 82-84] - should not only see her alone but with other people around: "none else beeing by"[p23 94]
| What Romeo says about Rosaline/love | How he says it (language, images, rhyme,...) |
|---|---|
| Love
love makes him sad |
"griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast"(15/177) |
| love is confusing/complicated | "a choking gall, and a preserving sweet"(15/185) - Contradicition |
| love makes sick | "...a sick man..."(15/193) |
| Rosaline
is beautiful("fair") |
"...and she's fair I love."(15/197) |
| doesn't return his feelings | "...she'll not be hit by cupid's arrow..." |
| has sworn to live chaste
--> wastes her beauty (Romeo) |
"...she will still live chaste?"
"She hath, and in that sparing makes huge waste"(17/209) |
| Romeo is totally obsessed with her, doesn't want to meet other "beauties" | "Farewell, thou canst not teach me to forget"(17/228) |
