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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?

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.

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!

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?

Pronounce "ough"

enough; through; tough; dough; bought


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

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?

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.

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...