Leung+Simone

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 * __Prologue to Act 1__**

In the beginning of the play, Romeo was madly in love with Rosaline and wouldn’t believe that any other woman could be as pretty. However, after meeting Juliet at the Capulet’s party, he falls in love with her and forgets about Rosaline. Throughout the play, Romeo changes who he is in love with, but how easily he falls in love stays the same. Romeo’s moral high point is when he refuses to fight with Tybalt, because he is “family”. However, after Tybalt kills Romeo’s friend, Mercutio, Romeo decides he cannot do nothing and fights Tybalt, killing him in the end. When the Prince banishes Romeo from Verona, this is his low point. Romeo was, in my opinion, the main cause for this tragedy. He acted too hastily, falling in love too quickly. He even asked Juliet for marriage after one party. His actions were too fast, without much thought behind them, which was one of the causes for Tybalt’s death and ultimately the entire tragedy. Romeo could have thought more carefully before asking Juliet to marry him, especially since he was aware of her last name and the conflict between their two families. The idea of a secret wedding also caused a lot of problems. Romeo also could have resisted the urge to fight Tybalt, and followed his first decision, which was to keep peace, because Tybalt’s death is the event that actually starts the tragedy. Finally, Romeo made a mistake by killing himself, because this action, whether she was dead or not, would not solve anything. This play was written during Elizabeth times, so he would wear Elizabeth clothes. I think Romeo would dress in higher-class clothes, because his family, the Montagues, were a respectable family. A little puppy would be a good prop to represent Romeo, because they both are instinctive. Romeo, for example, falls in love with Juliet after a party. And, they aren’t extremely smart. For example, Romeo does many things, such as having a secret wedding, without thinking of the consequences.
 * __Character Study__**
 * (1) What sort of person is the character at the beginning of the play? What are they like at the end? What caused the changes? Can you point to a key turning point?**
 * (2) What was the moral low point, the moral high point for this character?**
 * (3) To what degree was the character responsible for this tragedy?**
 * (4) What should this character have done differently?**
 * (5) How would this character dress? What general style of clothing would suit? What colors would best represent the character and why?**
 * (6) Select one hand prop (e.g. sword, wine goblet, piece of jewelry) which you would have this character use often, or be associated with, in a production of the play. Explain why this object suits your character.**

Verona Times Another fight between the Montagues and Capulets Once again, the citizens of Verona have gotten involved in the age-old feud between the Montagues and the Capulets. These families, who are alike in dignity, continue to drag on an ancient grudge, without much reason behind doing so.
 * __Creative Writing (Article)__**

Yesterday afternoon, in Verona’s town square, a fight began between the Capulet household’s servants and the Montague household’s servant. It is said that the fight began after a Capulet servant, looking for trouble, made the offensive gesture of thumb-biting to the opposing household’s servant. The two sides got into a quarrel over which one of their employers was superior, which escalated into a fight. Some have reported that Benvolio, known for being an advocate of peace, tried to restrain the servants from fighting, but the hot-tempered cousin from the Capulet household, Tybalt, ignored Benvolio and got involved in the fight. The commotion grew so great by this time that even the masters of the household had pulled out their swords and were ready to get involved. However, by this time, the Prince and his train had arrived, just in time to prevent any bloodshed.

The Prince warned the two households, “If you ever disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.” The disturbance finally ended at this time and both parties were dismissed.

Will we, innocent Verona citizens, have to continue to be dragged into this ongoing fight over an ancient issue? If peace between these two families is not made, we will forever suffer from the rivalry of these opposing households. Perhaps, one day this issue will be solved by a younger and more understanding generation. Until then, we can only hope for peace in the streets of Verona.


 * __Rubric for Creative Writing__**
 * Ideas || Not creative ideas, bores the readers || Satisfactory creativity ideas, keeps the reader somewhat interested || Very creative ideas that make the reader very interested ||
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 * Organization || Paragraphs are messy and are split in strange places. There are no/bad transitions. || Paragraphs are organized but can use improvement. Transitions can also be improved. || Organized paragraphs that are split in good places with transitions. ||
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 * Grammar & Spelling || More than three spelling or grammar errors. || Two or three grammar or spelling errors. || One or no grammar or spelling errors. ||
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