Romeo and Juliet / Shakespeare Webquest

Using the links for each section below, answer each question. Be sure to answer all
parts of the question. You do not have to write in complete sentences unless it says to
(indicated by CS). This is an individual assignment. What’s great about Google Drive
is I can search through all shared documents for plagiarism very easily.

Take your time to really learn who Shakespeare was and different aspects of the culture
and society of the time period. You may type directly on this assignment and submit it
through Google Classroom or handwrite your answers. PLEASE TYPE ANSWERS IN
A DIFFERENT COLOR.

Task #1 -: https://www.biography.com/video/william-shakespeare-mini-biography-
12060739685
Watch the video and answer the following questions.

1. What was important about Stratford-Upon-Avon in the 16th century? (CS)

Shakespeare went to college at Stratford-Upon-Avon then.
2. Name the theater company Shakespeare was a part of.
The King’s men
3. Provide 5 facts you learned from the video.
● Shakespeare knew King James
● Shakespeare produced Athelo
● He created the story of Cleopatra
● Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets
● He died on his birthday
4. What day and year did Shakespeare die? Why is this an interesting date? How
old was he when he died? Shakespeare died April 23, 1616. This date is
interesting because it is also his birthday. He died at the age of 52.
5. Summarize the section “Did Shakespeare write his own plays?” Why do people
think he may not have written them? Why do people think he did? (CS)
Some people think Shakespeare didn’t write his own plays because he barely
had an education and his plays were similar to others plays. Others think he did write
them because of the way he wrote and the words he used.
Task #2 - https://goo.gl/ewrJ7
Romeo & Juliet marry secretly, but because she is trying to escape the arranged
marriage to Paris. Read this site about marriage in Elizabethan England and answer
these questions:
 1. What does betrothal mean? It’s kind of an engagement in a way, two people join
hands and one gives the other a ring to wear on the right hand until the wedding
when it’s switched to the left hand.
2. Name three marriage or betrothal customs found on this page.(CS)
● The wedding garland should be made of rosemary and roses.
● The father of the bride usually pays for the festivities ( gifts).
● The parents arrange the marriage, this is usually the father and mother of
the bride.
Click the link for “More Wedding Customs” - https://goo.gl/8jgN1

1. What color should the bride’s dress be?

The color should be fashionable and current ( doesn’t have to be white)
2. How is the intention to marry announced? What happens if it is not announced
before the wedding ceremony? (CS)
The intention to marry is announced three times in church on three consecutive
Sunday’s. If it’s not announced the marriage isn’t legal.
3. Describe the wedding procession. (CS)
The wedding procession is when the bridesmaids help the bride get ready and
they all go to the church along with the mother, father, and sometimes groom and
they all go into the church to start the wedding.
4. What is a dowry? A type of contract

Task #3 - https://goo.gl/TtmTG

1. A famous line from Romeo and Juliet is when Juliet says, “Romeo, Romeo,
wherefore art thou Romeo?” What does “wherefore” mean?
Wherefore means why.
2. What does “stay” mean?
To wait.
https://goo.gl/Stcb4 - Use the link to get the information you need to translate this
conversation. Put your translation in column two. Keep the phrases just about the
same, but use Elizabethan words where you can. So, in other words, you rewrite the
entire phrase but replace as many words as you can with Elizabethan English.

Person A Hello. (Person A sneezes) Good day.(sneezes)

Please excuse me. If you please forgive me.

Person B Gesundheit! God save you!

A Thank you! God reward thee!

 B Say, do you know where the Do you know where the nearest
closest bathroom is? privy is?

A Certainly. It’s down the street in Certes. It’s down the street in the
the King’s Tavern. King’s Tavern.

B Thank you, goodbye. I thank thee, goodbye.

Task #4 - https://goo.gl/UM04J and https://goo.gl/QSGJmX

1. Name three theaters that competed with The Globe. (CS)

Three theatres that competed with The Globe were, the Swan, the Rose, and the
Hope.
2. How did the original Globe burn down in 1613? (CS)
It burned down due to a cannon shot during the performance of Henry VIII.
3. The Globe theater was rebuilt in 1997, and renamed Shakespeare’s Globe. Click
on the pictures of “outside” and tell me what you think here.(CS)
The Globe building looks very fancy and elegant. It reminds me of a ballroom
because its circular and the inside seems pretty by looking at the outside.
4. Click on the pictures of “inside” and tell me what you think here. (CS)
It is very bright and is very open, the room also looks pretty and like a fun happy
place.
Task #5 - https://goo.gl/BWLf4

1. How many women actors did the company usually feature? None the company
had only men acting.
2. Was Shakespeare an actor? What is the term used to refer to actors? (CS)
Shakespeare was a player in the plays. He didn’t call them actors he called them
players and I think because he wrote the play he’s a player.

3. How were the seating arrangements for the audience? How did one get a good
seat? (CS) People get good seats by showing up early, but seating is arranged
by class.
4. What would the audience do if they did not like a performance? (CS)
The audience would find anything to throw at the actors.
Task # 6
Go to the http://www.pangloss.com/seidel/shake_rule.html and create your own insult.
Thou artless claybrained boar-pig! ( mans uncreative and stupid)
○ Next, take a phrase/word from the first column to begin your insult
○ Continue by adding something from the second column
○ Finish it up royally with something from the third column.
Type your created Shakespearean insult, and use google or another search engine to
translate it: what did it mean?
(Thou + choice from column 1 + choice from column 2 + choice from column 3 =
your custom made insult)
Or try…. http://www.pangloss.com/seidel/Shaker/index.html

Task #7 - https://goo.gl/zecp7U

Using the link, provide 1 piece of information for each character listed. (CS for all)

Romeo Romeo is a nice and behaved person and isn’t mean and
hateful towards the capulets.

Juliet Juliet is kind of stubborn and says she never wants to marry.

Friar Laurence Friar Laurence is a priest.

Mercutio Mercutio is Romeo’s friend.

Tybalt Tybalt is Juliet’s cousin who hates the Montagues.

Nurse The nurse raised juliet and took care of her.

Benvolio Benvolio is Romeo’s cousin.

Paris Paris is Juliet’s potential husband who she’s set up with before
Romeo.