5.16.13+and+5.17.13

Characterization Map: take notes on Tea Party Sheet

Read: Act. 1, Scene 1

Summary: Scene 2 and beginning of Scene 3

Summarize: Act. 1, Sn. 2 and beginning of Act. 1, Sn. 3

Scene 2: Lord Capulet and Paris are discussing their plan to marry Juliet off to Paris. It’s obvious they’ve talked of this before, and Lord Capulet’s worry is that Juliet’s age is “too pretty” or that she’s too young. He asks that Paris wait two years until she’s about sixteen. His response: “Younger than she are happy mothers made”. Lord Capulet responds with a speech about how much he loves his daughter and how he cares what’s in her heart too, so he cautions Paris to “woo her gently” and invites him to a party at his mansion that night suggesting that among many lovely ladies, Juliet might not be as desirous. Then, he sends a servignman out with a list of people to invite to the party. The servignman runs off, and runs into Romeo and Benvolio. Benvolio is giving Romeo advice about how to get over Rosaline (train your eyes on someone new) but Romeo says nay. The servingman interrupts them and asked if they can read (haha irony of Capulet giving a servingman a list to read when he can’t). They can and they help him. In response he says, unless you’re of the Montague house, come to the party! Benvolio says yes, Rosaline will be there, so you can see she’s just a girl since so many other pretty ladies will be there. Romeo says, yes, Rosaline might be there!

Scene 3: Lady Capulet and Nurse are talking about Juliet’s age. Lady Capulet remarks that Juliet is almost fourteen and the Nurse launches into a long-winded speech about how she knows that Juliet is her age. Both Lady Capulet and Juliet finally tell her to quiet down, but not before the Nurse says she’s incredulous that Juliet’s almost old enough to marry. This is the perfect segue for Lady Capulet to start the conversation she came to find Juliet to have: marrying Paris.

HW: The Love Connection: you are responsible for unpacking the quotes for Romeo, Benvolio, and Lord Capulet