Lesson Details

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.