Super Short Summary of R&J

     Romeo is the son of a high class family, and is broken up after his love Rosaline breaks up with him. He and his friends crash the party of a rival family to cheer Romeo up. Romeo falls in love with Juliet, The daughter of the rival family, during a dance. They think they will not be able to marry each other because they come from rival families, so they enlist the help of Friar Laurence. The Friar then weds the lovers in secret. On the day of their wedding, Romeo kills a cousin of Juliet's. The next morning after the marriage, Romeo is forced to flee to another city, and he knows he will never be able to come back. Juliet's family wants her to wed Paris, a young noble. Juliet resists at first but then accepts because she plans to fake her death so she can jon Romeo. Friar Laurence helps carry out this plan. Juliet takes a sleeping potion, and pretends to be dead (in a tomb). Romeo is not informed of the plan because the messenger is killed by the black plague. Romeo visits her grave and kills himself to be with her in her "death". Juliet wakes up sees Romeo's dead body and kills herself to be with him for eternity.

R&J Summary

R&J Vocab 7

Beshrew (V.ii.25). (Verb) to curse or to blame for misfortune
Unhallowed (V.iii.55). (adj) Un-holy, sacrilegious, disgraceful, or wicked.
Ensign (V.iii.95). (Noun) a sign, token, or emblem that indicates identity, value, or characteristics.

R&J Devices 7

Alliteration
"One of our order, to associate me" (V.ii.7).
The vowel sound O is repeated to speed up the flow of this line.

Paradox 
"Unhappy fortune! By my brother head"(V.ii.18).
Fortune is normally happy not unhappy,

Motif 
"Unhappy fortune! By my brother head"(V.ii.18).
This line is an example of the recurring idea of destiny fortune and fate.

Elizabethan Era Theatre and Acting Notes

• inns had theaters 
• plays gave entertainment to high and low class.
• at first catered to low class male commoner
• considered a low end job
• no respect but very famous
• Women were not allowed to act
• actors did not get much money
• bigger theaters 
• see how Shakespeare caters to different classes in different characters diolouge
• poems added to credibility
• sonnets have 14 lines
• commoners were in a lower "mosh pit"
• seats on the stage for the most wealthy
• higher class were literally seated higher
• used natural light because candles would have been dangerous
• Shakespearse, Marlo, and Spencer
• Theatres doubled as a brothel and gambling house

R&J Vocab 5

Culled (IV.iii.8). Verb. to select from a large quantity
Behoveful (IV.iii.9 ). Adj. Useful; of benefit

R&J Devices 6

Irony
"How sound is she asleep!" (IV.V.8).
She thinks that Juliet is asleep but they will soon think that she is dead

Allegory
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Anaphora
"Alack the day, she's dead, she's dead, she's dead!" (IV.v.24).
She's dead repeated to emphasize her thoughts

Couplet
"For though some nature bids us all lament,

Yet nature's tears are reason's merriment" (IV.v.93-94).

For               some       ure           us       la

       Though          nat         bids       all      ment

This Shakespearean couplet has direct meter and rhyme

R&J Vocab 6

Slugabed (IV.v.3). Noun. A lazy person who stays in bed late and sleeps all the time
Deflowered (IV.v.45). Verb. To deprive (a woman) of her virginity.
Presage (V.1.2). Verb. to predict (Think of a gypsy over a crystal ball)

Elizabethan Era Entertainment Notes

• Bear Bating 
• 1 arena in every city
• like Jaime and Brienne in Game Of Thrones
• Fencing is an upper-class sport that came from knights
• Theatre was extremely popular
• common people and upper class were part of 
• had plays in inns
• No women actor
• Shakespeare was a popular playwright
• festivals 
• Festivals on holidays
• Cockfighting 
• chickens were expensive 
• gave the chickens metal claws
• bet on horse races and chariot races
• Children played guessing games
• Tabacco Cannabis and alcohol
• !7-60 needed to know archery
• Lottery was nationalized
• Minor crimes with tickets pardoned
• Hawking was an upper-class sport
• training a bird to hunt
• Nobels played tennis 
• Chess and checkers popularized by Shakespeare

R&J Devices 4

Metaphor
"Out on her, hilding!" (III.v.168).
This is a metaphor and an example of sexism in The Elizabethan era. Capulet is directly comparing his daughter a broken useless horse. This also shows that Capulet regards more as an animal than a daughter.

"Out on her, hilding!" (III.v.168).
This also foreshadows Juliet's death, because she is being to compared to a broken horse, and broken horses are killed

Imagery
"An you be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets" (III.v.193).
Capulet is vividly describing what he thinks will happen to Juliet. H does this for emphasis of his point.

R&J Vocab 4

Prorogue: (IV.i.55). Verb. To discontinue without finishing
Inundation (IV.i.12). Verb. to flood or cover in water
Abate (IV.i.120). Verb. To reduce in amount, size, or intensity, to make smaller over time.

Clothing and hygiene Elizabethan era presentation notes.

Rich uper class wore shiny and purple the more, better fasion and jewels
Were not allowed to wear the colors monarchs did
merchants were told what colors the were supposed to wear.
gentry had a little less fabric  colors but not as much
knight swore armor from time to time
hyigine was terrible
lower class bathed once a year
everyone in a village used the same bath
used chamber pots that dumped in the river
chamber pots were dumped in streets
poor went in the river
laborers could not wear silk or velvet
romeo wore  fancy
Capulets wore fancy clothes and jewels
nurse wore less color
 dye was expensive so earth tones were cheaper

Elizabethan era presentation notes Plague and Illness

• early 14 century bubonic plague
• worst in Europe killed over 10 million people
• small outbreaks in 16th century
• 10 000 people killed in occurrence referenced in Shakespeare
• spread by fleas to rats to people
• Less then 20 % survived
• killed a third of 14 century
• bodies used as a biological weapon
• 2-6 days till symptoms
• flu like symptoms plus black inflamed lymp nodes.
• cut of the bumps
• drink urine
• Dysentery and typhoid came from human waste so waste based cures could give other diseases.
• Poor hygiene so affected lower class
• killed Shakespeare siblings and son Hamlet affected his writing
• killed actors

R&J devices 3

Pun/double entendre
"Ask for me tomorrow,

and you shall find me a grave man." (II.i.96-97).

Mercutio is making yet another joke; although, the joke is about his own imminent death. Grave can mean serious and a dead man's resting place, and both definitions are applicable. This makes it a double entendre.

Couplet
"And, as he fell, did Romeo turn and fly.
This is the truth, or let Benvolio die." (II.i.173-174).
This is a rhyming couplet that has meter and rhyme
Stressed:    And    he      did         e     turn         Fly
Unstressed:       as    fell        rom     o        and

Paradox
"A damned saint, an honourable villain" (III.ii.79).
This line has 2 paradoxes because by principle a saint is not damned, and by nature, a villain is not honorable. The author includes this to show Juliet's indecision. She loves Romeo , But how can she love him if has killed her cousin. 

R&J Vocab 3

1. Appertaining(III.i.62). Verb. to make appropriate or applicable.
2. Simple (III.i.33). Adjective. Slow-witted or stupid. (often with mental disability)
3. Vitae (III.ii.95). The course of one's life or career

R&J devices 2

Couplet
"Two such opposed kings  encamp them still
In man as well as herbs grace and rude will" (I I. iii.58-59).
This Shakespearean Couplet has meter and rhyme.

Allusion
"The numbers that Petrarch flowed in"(II.iiii.41).
This allusion references the poet Petrarch that preceded Shakespeare. Petrarch was famous for his love sonne. ts. Mercutio is referencing this fame to make fun of Romeo's behavior that is very reminiscent of a petrarchian love sonnet.

Simile
"I warrant thee my man's as true as steel" (II.iiii.203).
Romeo uses a simile to convince the nurse that his servant is trustworthy.
People in this time put a lot of trust into thier swords. This is why steel is used in this simile to embody trustworthiness.

R&J vocabulary 2

Chide: verb, to scold or rebuke. Parents often chide their children for not doing their chores

Bandy: adj, wideset feet, bowlegged

Jaunce: noun. a dance or a frolic, normally in a giddy excited way

Elizabeth Era notes

Crime and punishment

Jails

Used to hold people before punishment
Used to hold witnesses also
Not a punishment

Most common crimes
Theft
Begging
Poaching
Aldurty
Fraud
Dice rigging

Heretics
Burned to death slowly after her rule found better methods
Traitors
Hanged alive and guts cut out
Heads put on stakes
Used violent and horrific methods

Upper class crimes
Murder
Witchcraft
Treason
Questioning beliefs

Punishments
Burning
Hanging[in area of murder]
Drawn and quartering
Hanged tell half dead
Disbowled and bowls burned for accused the watch while still alive
Dragged by horse then beheaded

Elizabethan Era presentation notes group 2 England's Position on The World Stage During Queen E's Rule.

• Mary stuart queen of the scots was considered to be the rightful queen of england
• cousin of QE. QE killed her
• During  EE uk =  south ireland, scot.,
• south ireland was thought to by 
• protestant vs catholic
• Spain enemy with england 
• bc spain protestant and england catholic
• Franced poised a thret to england
• Spain and portugal were allied against england
• explorers
• Spain vs Netherlands
• QE wanted to anex 
• China
• leaders praised as the best
• had the geratest stability

R&J Vocab

Hist: Shush, be quiet (II.ii.175).
Gyve: Shackle, to chain (II.ii.200).
Conjure: Use magic to call him (II.i.8).

R&J Literary devices

1)

• "Now old desire doth in his death-bed lie" (II.p.1).
• personification of past desire because the line describes him of lying in a bed and being of old age

2)

• "Young Adam Cupid – he that shot so true," (II.i.14)
• This is an allusion to the well-known cherub cupid and the well-known archer, Adam.

3)

• "Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies,"(II.ii.163).to the 
• This is an allusion to the greek nymph named Echo who lived in a cave. This one of many examples of howElizabethann art and literature was heavily influnced by Roman and Grecian art and legends. 

Elizabethan Era presentation notes group 1 Elizibetian Monarchy

• Queen Elizabeth the first ruled during E.e.
• Ruled but helped by advisors
• 3  levels of government
• The privy council
• all noble rich educated men less than 20 members
• discussed laws about economics, religion, security, military, homeland and foreign affairs and policy,
• Star chamber
• justice and high-level disputes
• ruthless
• Parliment
• legislation rights and taxation
• Nobility 
• create bills
• passed bills
• house of common people
• Divine right of kings gave power
• She approved all laws
• Determined religion of country
• determined what people could eat and wear
• King James took over after death
• didn't handle parliament well
• had earls run the country

Blind Taste Test

bit.ly/blindtastetest

Butter 1

• softer consistency
• off-white color
• more malleable
• spreadable and thinner
• very salty
• smooth to tongue
• saltier

Butter 2

• sticker
• sickly yellow
• thicker

Yogurt 1

• thick white color
• smells like sour milk
• thick
• sour with a strange after taste

Yogurt 2

• watery with very strange fermented aftertaste
• super sour
• very thin milky consistency
• smells like bad feet

Claim

     The yogurts' and butters' taste is affected by what the cows producing the dairy are consuming.

"Our products subtly change throughout the year, varying in flavor and even color as the cows’ diet changes from green grass to hay and baleage, making for a very special taste experience."

"Poor quality silage and various weeds produce off-flavors in the milk due to direct transfer of off-flavors, to the breakdown products of weed components, or to the effect of components of the weeds on the biochemistry of the cow."

Citations

"100% Grass Fed." Maple Hill Creamery. Maple Hill Creamery, 2016. Web. 13 Oct. 2016.

Urbach, Gerda. "Effect of Feed on Flavor in Dairy Foods." Journal of Dairy Science. Elsevier Inc.,             2016. Web. 17 Oct. 2016.