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Shakespeare was inspired by a 1562 poem entitled The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet. In turn, his play inspired musicals, like West Side Story, Bollywood films, operas…
Why is this story so unforgettable?

Fatal brawl in the streets of Verona

VERONA TIMES

Monday, October 30^th, 1597

A fatal brawl broke out yesterday morning, resulting in the premature deaths of two young men under 20 years old. The events seem to confirm our previous reports about young Romeo Montague being in love with Juliet Capulet. Two days after the ball that was given at the Capulets’, Tybalt, of the Capulet clan, went to see young men of the Montague clan, looking for Romeo. Romeo was absent when the fight started. Voices escalated between the Montague and Capulet men. Minutes later, swords were drawn as Romeo was running to the scene. Witnesses said that Tybalt had killed young Mercutio, as Romeo was trying to stop the fight. Mercutio’s last words were: “A plague o’ both your houses!” Mad with rage, Romeo took revenge and killed Tybalt. Romeo is nowhere to be found. It seems he has fled the city of Verona. The Prince and his officers are actively looking for him.
Mr and Mrs Capulet have advanced the wedding of their daughter Juliet to Count Paris from next Thursday to Wednesday, in an attempt to comfort her.

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Exercice 1 : Dark omen

1
Read and introduce the document.

2
What did Mercutio mean when he said “The plague o’both your houses”?

3
List events and place them on a timeline.

4
Imagine a secret text conversation between Romeo, who’s hiding, and Juliet.

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Summoned to the palace

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Exercice 2 : Summoned to the palace

1
Listen. What did the Prince summon the gentlemen for?

2
What would be different if Tybalt had not killed Mercutio?

3
What would happen if Romeo decided to reappear?

4
Use InkleWriter. Romeo enters the room in the middle of the meeting. Imagine the dialogue!

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The reconciliation of the Montagues and the Capulets over the dead bodies of Romeo and Juliet

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Exercice 3 : Doomed!

1
Which part of the scene stands out?

2
Try and identify as many characters as possible.

3
Imagine what happened.

4
If this were a photograph taken by paparazzi, would you publish it?

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Phonology

Pronounce "ough"

Listen

enough; through; tough; dough; bought

Grumble

I bought a tough doughnut, I’ve had enough!

Grammar

What if...

Observe: If Romeo had not killed him, Tybalt would be preparing for Juliet’s wedding. If Romeo had trusted justice, Tybalt would be in prison.

Think: How many actions are there? Which one is a condition of the other?

Practise: What if the feud had stopped before the ball?

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This is terrible!

Design the frontpage of the newspaper

Use Newspaper Clipping and design the frontpage of the newspaper you work for. Include as much information as you can about Romeo and Juliet’s story. Attract the readers’ attention.

How far can you go?

A2 I can report what happened with the simple past.
A2+ I can use the conditionnal.
B1 I can imagine what would have happened if...