ROMEO AND JULIET PROJECT

Project Objectives:

·      To read and understand a Shakespeare play

·      To interpret and prepare a monologue or soliloquy

·      To practice your speaking and performance skills

·      To creatively interpret your monologue or soliloquy through a thoughtful video demonstrating your full grasp of the meaning of the monologue or soliloquy.

Project Outline:

·      Read Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. You may buy the English/Italian version if you like; however, you may read a free version through Google Books. Keep in mind, our goal is not to dissect or over-analyze the play.  You will be reading this at home on your own time.  It’s really for your enjoyment.  So have fun with it!

·      Choose a monologue or soliloquy you like from the play. I’ll help you as you go along to understand it’s specific meaning and to work on pronunciation and delivery.

·      Memorize the monologue/soliloquy.

·      Prepare your delivery of the monologue/soliloqy.

·      Deliver monologue/soliloquy in class and present your video interpretation. 

·      Projects are due on December 13th. 

Video Project:

·      Use a home camera to visually interpret your monologue. You must recite your monologue in the video, but memorization is not the major goal here. You should present your monologue in a way that creatively demonstrates your interpretation of it. You can put this video onto a usb key and we’ll make sure it works before you present.