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 * THE LAST DAY FOR LATE WORK IS ON MONDAY 6/2!!! NO EXCEPTIONS.

Finals information:
 * Literature and Composition Final: Semester 2**

//Romeo and Juliet// is a play and for our final we will treat it as such. Performing a play is much more than stage presence and costumes; it’s about analyzing an author’s words and making meaning of them through presentation. As a class we will work our way through Acts 4 and 5 of //R and J// in short presentations. Individually, or in a small group, you will be responsible for knowing a portion of the play in depth and presenting it to the class in a way that communicates your understanding of it.

The final will worth roughly the same amount of points as a formal essay in the following breakdown:

1) Annotated and marked-up copy of your scene and lines (all members) 5 pts 2) Storyboard of scene (one per group) 5 pts 4) Actor reflection--explanation of scene and character motivation, action, and actor choices in response to close reading and direct quotations (one per member): 10 pts 4) Performance: Presentation--staging, pacing, aesthetics, summary of scene: 5 pts Interaction--acting in response to each other, flow, composure, accuracy: 5 pts
 * Group Grade:**

Memorization, accuracy, evidence of close reading/understanding of part: 5 pts. Self/group reflection (2)
 * Individual Grade**

TOTAL: 37 pts

Minimal extra credit will be given for groups that create coherent costume choices that are explained in detail in their explanation of scene.

You will be working in groups of your choice, so choose wisely because your performance will be graded individually and as a group.

You must speak in the language of Shakespeare.

You **may** create a video of your performance, however, **you** must arrange for all technological components. Also, know that expectations are higher with a video presentation as you have more opportunities for editing and changes. If you experience technological failure, you will be required to schedule a time during final’s make-up periods to show Ms. Wendel and some points will be deducted.

Act 4:

Sn. 1: read aloud-- Juliet and Friar Lawrence come up with plan to fake Juliet’s death. Need: Paris, Juliet, Friar Lawrence

Sn. 2: Sn. 3: Sn. 4/5:
 * Juliet returns from “confession” and pretends to have come around to the idea of marrying Paris. She begs pardon for defying her parents and that “henceforward [she is] ever ruled by [them]”.
 * Lord and Lady Capulet are overjoyed that Juliet is being obedient that they move the wedding up to the next day.
 * Nurse and Lady Capulet accompany Juliet to her bedroom. They want to stay and help her, but she sends both away suggesting they have lots to do for the wedding the next day.
 * Juliet effectively says “goodbye” though Lady Capulet and Nurse interpret it as “goodnight”.
 * Juliet speaks aloud to herself about her fears that the vial that Friar Lawrence gave her won’t work and that she’ll have to marry Paris, that it will kill her, or that maybe Friar Lawrence is actually trying to kill her to cover up his involvement with the marriage. She thinks not, as Friar is a holy man, but does worry that she’ll wake up before Romeo comes and be caught in the “stifling air of the tomb” with her dead kin, and go crazy with fear and kill herself. She works herself into a panic thinking about this, envisions Tybalt’s ghost seeking out revenge on Romeo. Finally, as if to protect him, she tells Tybalt’s ghost to “stay,” and, toasting Romeo, she puts the vial to her mouth and “drinks to thee”.
 * The scene ends with her falling back on her bed appearing “dead”.
 * In the morning, Lord Capulet sends Nurse to wake Juliet. She finds her “dead” and calls to the rest of the household in her grief. Lord and Lady Capulet and Paris all come into the room and begin weeping and calling out fate for bringing this upon them.
 * Friar Lawrence finds them in this state (remember he knows that she’s not really dead) and tries to calm them down. He gives a passionate speech (pg. 203) where he scolds them for grieving her death when she is “saved” in death, and also pointing out that she killed herself because of their pressure to marry when she didn’t want to. Ultimately, he’s trying to rush the funeral so that Juliet will be in the tomb in time for Romeo to get there as she wakes. The scene ends with the Capulets changing all the preparations for a wedding into preparations for a funeral.

HW: Bring your scene with your lines fully annotated for Mon./Tues.--you will have a full workday on your project