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)

Stratford-Upon-Avon was important in the 16th century because it had the Kings
School at Stratford. Education was a very important thing in Stratford-Upon-Avon
in the 16th century.
2. Name the theater company Shakespeare was a part of.
Shakespeare was apart of the Globe Theater, The Kingsmen, which was called
The Lords Chamberlain Men before King James became its Patron
3. Provide 5 facts you learned from the video.
Shakespeare also was a poet, He was a poet because the plague closed all the
theaters, he introduced 3,000 words to the English Language, a google search of
William Shakespeare comes up to 140 million results, his work is the 2nd most
credited after the Bible and he was the first real writer.
4. What day and year did Shakespeare die? Why is this an interesting date? How
old was he when he died?
Shakespeare died on his birthday, April 23, 1616, he was 52 when he died.
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)
People think he didn’t write his own plays because it was so much like the Bible
and also, he didn’t have a good education. People now believe that he did write
all of his plays because of what we know about his life and more people are
informed about it.

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?

Betrothal means an engagement to be married.
2. Name three marriage or betrothal customs found on this page.​(CS)
● At the betrothal the two people join hands
● He gives her the ring to be worn on the right hand, it changes to the left at
the wedding
● Sealed with a kiss
Click the link for “More Wedding Customs” - ​https://goo.gl/8jgN1

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

The Bride’s dress doesn’t have to be a certain color, it can be any fashionable or
current color and cut.
2. How is the intention to marry announced? What happens if it is not announced
before the wedding ceremony? ​(CS)
The intention to marry must be announced in the church 3 times. Any marriage
not announced before the ceremony is clandestine, and is illegal.
3. Describe the wedding procession. ​(CS)
It is generally really noisy, accompanied by musicians, laughter, and jokes. If the
groom is not part of the procession, he meets the bride either at the side door of
the church or at the altar. They all enter the church and start the ritual.
4. What is a dowry?
Is an amount of money, goods, and property the bride brings to the marriage.

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?
In this famous line from Romeo and Juliet “wherefore” means why
2. What does “stay” mean?
“Stay” in this line means “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. Prithee, If you please, An
Please excuse me. thou wilt, An you will please you, By
your leave, An thou wilt, An you will,
Forgive me, Pray pardon, I crave
your forgiveness, By your leave.

Person B Gesundheit! God Save You!

A Thank you! Gramercy, I thank thee, My thanks,

God reward thee.

B Say, do you know where the Say, do you know where the closest
closest bathroom is? privy, Jakes, Ajax, Little room of
office 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. Gramercy, I thank thee, My thanks,

God reward thee, goodbye

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

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

The three theaters that competed with The Globe was the Swan, the Rose and
the Hope.
2. How did the original Globe burn down in 1613? ​(CS)
The original Globe burned down because ​a cannon was shot during a
performance of ​Henry VIII ​and it ignited the thatched roof of the gallery​.
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 theater is really pretty, with a bunch of cool designs. The theater also looks
over a river leading to a church. The views outside of the theater are spectacular.
4. Click on the pictures of “inside” and tell me what you think here. ​(CS)
The inside of the theater is remarkable and has what some of the designs
inspired by some of the works that Shkespeare has done. It kind of looks like a
chinese theater.
Task #5 - ​https://goo.gl/BWLf4

1. How many women actors did the company usually feature?

There were no women actors that the company featured just men and boys.
2. Was Shakespeare an actor? What is the term used to refer to actors? ​(CS)
Shakespeare was an actor and loved being on the stage. Actors were referred to
as players.
3. How were the seating arrangements for the audience? How did one get a good
seat? ​(CS)
The seating arrangements for the audience members was first come first serve.
There were no reserved seats for people. To get a good seat one must get there
early and be one of the first people in to get the seat they want.
4. What would the audience do if they did not like a performance? ​(CS)
If the audience did not like the performance then they would pelt the players with
oranges or anything handy and scream at them.

Task # 6
Go to the​ ​http://www.pangloss.com/seidel/shake_rule.html​ and create your own insult.
○ Start with the word "Thou."
○ 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.
Thou artless half-face ratsbane
This means you are an artless half-face ratsbane.

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 The son and heir of Montague and Lady Montague

Juliet The daughter of Capulet and Lady Capulet

Friar Laurence Priest who secretly marries Romeo and Juliet in hopes that the
union might eventually bring peace to Verona.

Mercutio A family member of the Prince, and Romeo's close friend.

Tybalt A Capulet, Juliet's cousin on her mother's side.

Nurse Juliet's faithful confidante and loyal intermediary in Juliet's affair

with Romeo.

Benvolio Montague's nephew, Romeo's cousin and thoughtful friend, he

makes a genuine effort to defuse violent scenes in public
places, though Mercutio accuses him of having a nasty temper
in private.

Paris A kinsman of the Prince, and the suitor of Juliet most preferred
by Capulet.

Lord Capulet The head of the Capulet family, father of Juliet, husband of Lady
Capulet, and enemy, for unexplained reasons, of Montague.

Lady Capulet Juliet's mother, Capulet's wife.