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Balcony Scene Comparison
2014-2015
Freshman Literature, Fall 2014
Date
Oct. 31, 2014
Additional Info
1. Happy Halloween! No Terms!
2. We will be watching five very different interpretations of the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet. Our purpose is to discover how different people see and interpret the same text differently, each highlighting different aspects of the story and the characters.
Version 1: Modern stage production
Version 2: animated film, Gnomeo and Juliet
Version 3: Film version (1968)
Version 4: ballet version
Version 5: musical adaptation, West Side Story
3. Respond to writing prompt. Packet due on Monday.