I.

Introduction:
In Lesson 3, the story of Romeo and Juliet was introduced to you.
Salient points like how Romeo met Juliet and how they fell in love with each
other were put into light even the consequences of their actions and the like.
For this lesson,consider watching the movie inorder for you to provide appropriate and critical
feedback/reaction to a specific context or specific situation.

II. Objectives:

a.Provide appropriate and critical feedback/reaction to a specific context or specific

situation.
b.Use the appropriate prosodic features of speech when delivering lines in
a one-act play
c.Identify literary devices

❖ Read the text below and understand

Literature:

The Story of ROMEO & JULIET Asking around to learn the identity of Juliet,
Based on the play by William Shakespeare, Romeo's voice is recognized by Tybalt, a
as told by Bart Marks member of the
In the town of Verona lived two families, the Capulet clan. Tybalt calls for his sword, but
Capulets and the Montagues, engaged in a the elder Capulet intervenes, insisting that
bitter feud. no blood be shed
Among the Montagues was Romeo, a in his home. So Romeo is tolerated long
hot-blooded lad with an eye for the ladies. enough to find an opportunity to speak to
One day, Romeo was recounting for his Juliet alone, still
friends his love for Rosaline, a haughty unaware of her identity.
beauty from a well-to-do A hall in Capulet's house.
family. Romeo's friends chided him for his Musicians waiting. Enter Servingmen with
"love of love" but agreed to a plan to attend napkins
the feast of the First Servant
Capulets', a costume party where Rosaline Where's Potpan, that he helps not to take
was expected to make an appearance. The away?
disguises would He
provide Romeo and his friends a bit of sport shift a trencher? he scrape a trencher!
and the opportunity to gaze undetected Second Servant
upon the fair When good manners shall lie all in one or
Rosaline. Once there, however, Romeo's two
eyes fell upon Juliet, and he thought of men's
Rosaline no more. hands and they unwashed too, 'tis a foul
thing.
First Servant
Away with the joint-stools, remove the
court-cupboard, look to the plate. Good
thou,
save
me a piece of marchpane; and, as thou
lovest
me, let
the porter let in Susan Grindstone and Nell.
Antony, and Potpan!
1 To scorn at our solemnity this night.
As yonder lady o'er her fellows shows.
The measure done, I'll watch her place of
stand,
And, touching hers, make blessed my rude
hand.
Did my heart love till now? forswear it, sight!
For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.
TYBALT
Second Capulet
'Tis more, 'tis more, his son is elder, sir;
His son is thirty.
CAPULET
Will you tell me that?
His son was but a ward two years ago.
ROMEO
[To a Servingman] What lady is that, which
doth
enrich the hand
Of yonder knight?
Servant
I know not, sir.
ROMEO
O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!
It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear;
Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!
So shows a snowy dove trooping with
crows, 2
CAPULET
He shall be endured:
What, goodman boy! I say, he shall: go to;
Am I the master here, or you? go to.
You'll not endure him! God shall mend my
soul!
You'll make a mutiny among my guests!
You will set cock-a-hoop! you'll be the man!
This, by his voice, should be a Montague.
Fetch me my rapier, boy. What dares the
slave
Come hither, cover'd with an antic face,
To fleer and scorn at our solemnity?
Now, by the stock and honour of my kin,
To strike him dead, I hold it not a sin.
CAPULET
Why, how now, kinsman! wherefore storm
you
so?
TYBALT
Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe,
A villain that is hither come in spite,
CAPULET
Young Romeo is it?
TYBALT
'Tis he, that villain Romeo.
CAPULET
Content thee, gentle coz, let him alone;
He bears him like a portly gentleman;
And, to say truth, Verona brags of him
To be a virtuous and well-govern'd youth:
I would not for the wealth of all the town
Here in my house do him disparagement:
Therefore be patient, take no note of him:
It is my will, the which if thou respect,
Show a fair presence and put off these
frowns,
And ill-beseeming semblance for a feast.
TYBALT
It fits, when such a villain is a guest:
I'll not endure him.
CAPULET
He shall be endured: 3
Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer
What, goodman boy! I say, he shall: go to;
Am I the master here, or you? go to.
You'll not endure him! God shall mend my
soul!
You'll make a mutiny among my guests!
You will set cock-a-hoop! you'll be the man!
TYBALT
Why, uncle, 'tis a shame.
TYBALT
Why, uncle, 'tis a shame.
CAPULET
Go to, go to;
You are a saucy boy: is't so, indeed?
This trick may chance to scathe you, I know
what:
You must contrary me! marry, 'tis time.
Well said, my hearts! You are a princox; go:
Be quiet, or--More light, more light! For
shame!
I'll make you quiet. What, cheerly, my Now seeming sweet convert to bitter gall.
hearts! Exit
TYBALT ROMEO
Patience perforce with wilful choler meeting [To JULIET] If I profane with my unworthiest
Makes my flesh tremble in their different hand
greeting. This holy shrine, the gentle fine is this:
I will withdraw: but this intrusion shall My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand
Now seeming sweet convert to bitter gall. To smooth that rough touch with a tender
Exit kiss.
ROMEO JULIET
[To JULIET] If I profane with my unworthiest Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too
hand much,
This holy shrine, the gentle fine is this: Which mannerly devotion shows in this;
My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands
To smooth that rough touch with a tender do
kiss. touch,
JULIET And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss.
Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too ROMEO
much, Have not saints lips, and holy palmers too?
Which mannerly devotion shows in this; 5
For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands BENVOLIO
do Away, begone; the sport is at the best.
touch, ROMEO
And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss. Ay, so I fear; the more is my unrest.
ROMEO CAPULET
Have not saints lips, and holy palmers too? Nay, gentlemen, prepare not to be gone;
4 We have a trifling foolish banquet towards.
JULIET Is it e'en so? why, then, I thank you all
Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer. I thank you, honest gentlemen; good night.
ROMEO More torches here! Come on then, let's to
O, then, dear saint, let lips do what hands bed.
do; Saints do not move, though grant for
They pray, grant thou, lest faith turn to prayers'
despair. sake.
JULIET ROMEO
CAPULET Then move not, while my prayer's effect I
Go to, go to; take.
You are a saucy boy: is't so, indeed? Thus from my lips, by yours, my sin is
This trick may chance to scathe you, I know purged.
what: JULIET
You must contrary me! marry, 'tis time. Then have my lips the sin that they have
Well said, my hearts! You are a princox; go: took.
Be quiet, or--More light, more light! For ROMEO
shame! Sin from thy lips? O trespass sweetly urged!
I'll make you quiet. What, cheerly, my Give me my sin again.
hearts! JULIET
TYBALT You kiss by the book.
Patience perforce with wilful choler meeting Nurse
Makes my flesh tremble in their different Madam, your mother craves a word with
greeting. you.
I will withdraw: but this intrusion shall ROMEO
What is her mother?
Nurse
Marry, bachelor,
Her mother is the lady of the house,
And a good lady, and a wise and virtuous
I nursed her daughter, that you talk'd withal;
I tell you, he that can lay hold of her
Shall have the chinks.
ROMEO
Is she a Capulet?
O dear account! my life is my foe's debt.
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JULIET
My only love sprung from my only hate!
Too early seen unknown, and known too
late!
Prodigious birth of love it is to me,
That I must love a loathed enemy.
Nurse
What's this? what's this?
JULIET
A rhyme I learn'd even now
Ah, sirrah, by my fay, it waxes late:
I'll to my rest.
Exeunt all but JULIET and Nurse
JULIET
Come hither, nurse. What is yond
gentleman?
Nurse
The son and heir of old Tiberio.
JULIET
What's he that now is going out of door?
Nurse
Marry, that, I think, be young Petrucio.
JULIET
What's he that follows there, that would not
dance?
Nurse
I know not.
JULIET
Go ask his name: if he be married.
My grave is like to be my wedding bed.
Nurse
His name is Romeo, and a Montague;
The only son of your great enemy.
In the Know:

The English language encompasses a host of literary devices that make it so rich and
expressive. They provide a broad structure under which all the types of literature are
classified, studied and understood. The importance of literature in the portrayal of
human emotions is best understood by the application of these devices.

Literary devices are common structures used in writing. These devices can be either
literary elements or literary techniques.
Here are some literary devices from the story Romeo and Juliet.
1. Similes are one of the most commonly used literary devices; referring to the
practice of drawing parallels or comparisons between two unrelated and
dissimilar things, people, beings, places and concepts. Similes are marked by the
use of the words ‘as’ or ‘such as’ or ‘like’
Example:
He is like a mouse in front of the teacher.

2.Foreshadowing refers to the use of indicative words/phrases and hints that set
the stage for a story to unfold and give the reader a hint of something that is
going to happen without revealing the story or spoiling the suspense.
Foreshadowing is used to suggest an upcoming outcome to the story.
Example:
“He had no idea of the disastrous chain of events to follow.”
 Rhyme scheme is the practice of rhyming words placed at the end of the
lines in prose or poetry. Rhyme scheme refers to the order in which
particular words rhyme. If the alternate words rhyme, it is an “a-b-a-b”
rhyme scheme, which means “a” is the rhyme for the lines 1 and 3 and “b”
is the rhyme affected in the lines 2 and 4.
Example:
Roses are red (a)
Violets are blue (b)
Beautiful they all may be (c)
But I love you (b)
The above is an “a-b-c-b” rhyme scheme.
2. Repetition is just the simple repetition of a word, within a sentence or a poetical
line, with no particular placement of the words. This is such a common literary
device that it is almost never even noted as a figure of speech.
Example:
“ Today, as never before, the fates of men are so intimately linked.”
3.Oxymoron is a significant literary device as it allows the author to use
contradictory, contrasting concepts placed together in a manner that actually
ends up making sense in a strange, and slightly complex manner. An oxymoron
is an interesting literary device because it helps to perceive a deeper level of
truth and explore different layers of semantics while writing.
Example:
Sometimes we cherish things of little value.
He possessed a cold fire in his eyes.
4. Metaphors are one of the most extensively used literary devices. A metaphor
refers to a meaning or identity ascribed to one subject by way of another. In a
metaphor, one subject is implied to be another so as to draw a comparison
between their similarities and shared traits.
Example:
“Henry was a lion on the battlefield.”

5.Apostrophe is an address to someone who is absent and cannot hear the speaker,

or to something nonhuman that cannot understand what is said. An apostrophe allows

the speaker to think aloud, and reveals those thoughts to the audience.
6.. Metaphor: a comparison of two things that are basically dissimilar in which one is
described in terms of the other.
7. Personification: a figure of speech in which an object, abstract idea, or animal is
given human characteristics.
8. Hyperbole: exaggeration for emphasis; overstatement.
9. Understatement: the opposite of hyperbole, to make little of something important.
IV.ASSESSMENT

Activity 1:
Directions: Match the literary devices on the left with its appropriate example line
on the right.

____1. SIMILE a.Parting is such a sweet sorrow

____2. FORESHADOWING b. Romeo, Romeo
____3. RHYME c.Where art thou Romeo?
____4. REPETITION d.My life is a foe of debt!
____5.OXYMORON e. “And to ‘thy go like lightning”
____6.METAPHOR f.Romeo: By some vile forfeit of the

Activity 2:
The Capulets wanted Juliet to enter an arranged marriage – they wanted her to
marry someone they decided would be a good husband for her. Paris was an
important man, with plenty of money and powerful friends. He also loved
Juliet. Therefore Lord and Lady Capulet thought he would make a good
husband for her.
Juliet, however, didn’t want to marry someone she didn’t know. She wanted
to marry someone she knew and loved – a love marriage. Both love marriages
and arranged marriages are common throughout the world.
A. Think of three advantages and three disadvantages of each type of marriage? Complete
the chart below.2 pts. Each.
Advantages Disadvantages
Arranged Marriage 1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
Love Marriage 1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.