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Editors: Claudia Fiocco, Rebecca Raynes Design and Art Direction: Nadia Maestri Computer graphic realisation: Simona Corniola Illustrations: Fabio Visintin

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T$ Rom eo and Juliet Shakespeare Introduction to Drama C ast list

ACTS A C T Li

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A C T Ill.iii

A C T I.ii A C T I.iii A C T I.iv

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A C T Ill.iv A C T III.v

A C T II.i A C T II.ii A C T Il.iii ACT ACT ACT ACT

II.iv II.v Ill.i Ill.ii

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ACT ACT ACT ACT

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A C T V.i A C T V .ii A C T V .iii

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ACTING

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SHAKESPEARE'S ENGLISH THE CO M PANY PUTTING ON THE SH O W

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19, 40, 46, 72, 97, 122 42, 45

COSTUMES GLOSSARY OF DRAMATIC TERMS

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GLOSSARY

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Dossiers: T h e R enaissance man: W illiam Shakespeare and G alileo G alilei

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Saint Francis and the Franciscan Friars

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UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT

39, 64, 87, 102, 120

LANGUAGE PLAY

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W HAT DO YOU THINK?

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Stage directions (not recorded). Shakespeare's original words or words very sim ilar to those he used. This symbol indicates the beginning of a recording and track number.

Romeo ani Juliet <0> In Verona there are two fam ilies who hate each other: the Capulet family and the Montague family. Their fathers hated each other and their grandfathers hated each other. Nobody can remember why. When Juliet Capulet and Romeo Montague meet and fall in love the result is violence and death. The two families really existed and you can still see Juliet's house and tomb in Verona today.

Shakespeare 1564-1616 Shakespeare was born and died on 23rd April in Stratford-upon-Avon. He got married when he was eighteen and had three children. When he was twenty-two he went to London to work as an actor. He published his first play when he was thirty and became England's most famous writer. He wrote and acted for Queen Elizabeth I and King James I. Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet around 1595. He didn't invent the story but he wrote the most popular version. Many stories from Shakespeare originally come from Italy. Now, after four hundred years, people still love to go to the theatre to see his plays.

introduction to Drama In this book you will read the story of Romeo and Juliet, two of Shakespeare's most famous lovers. Romeo and Juliet is not only a story, but a play to be acted in the theatre. When you read the script try to imagine real people speaking and moving. Think of their voices, their movements and their feelings. There are lots of actors, some of them are very important and they must say a lot, but there are also parts for people who don't have a lot to say, like the servants.

Cast List Names of the actors, in order of appearance Sampson, C a p u let’s servant

Gregory, C a p u let’s servant

2Servants o f the M ontague fa m ily

Benvolio, a M ontague

Tybalt, a C apulet

Lord Montague

Lady Montague

Lord Capulet

Lady Capulet

Prince Escalus, Prince of Verona

Romeo Montague

Paris, a young noblem an of Verona

Nurse, nurse to Juliet

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M ercutio, R o m eo ’s friend

M usicians

Friar Laurence

Balthasar, R o m eo ’s servant

Friar John

Servant to Paris

The Company In the theatre there are a lot of different jobs to do.

There are a lot of special theatrical words used in this book. W hen you see a word in bold letters go to the Glossary of Dram atic Term s on page 1 2 7 to find the meaning.

ACTING In this book there are a lot of ideas to help you become a great actor. Here is a simple exercise to help you sta rt. Remember to try your best, forget about being shy and ... HAVE FUN!

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In a group of three or four take turns miming these situations: a. Think of an old lady or old man walking. Try to walk in the same way. b. Now think of a child of five or six years old. Try to walk in the same way. c. Now imagine an astronaut walking on the moon. Try to walk in the same way. d. W atch the other people in your class. Who was the most realistic?

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In groups of three or four try miming these ‘walking’ situations. a. A VIP or film s ta r is followed by journalists, cam eras and fans. b. Some teenage b o y s /g irls are in the town centre looking at the shop windows and the teenage bo ys/g irls! c. A person has a broken leg and trie s to walk. H is /h e r friends help. d. Some crim inals are trying to move quietly around an old building. Some special agents are trying to follow them .

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W hat happens next? a. In your group choose one of the situations above and continue the story. Decide what happens next. This tim e you can mime and speak in English, but don’t fo rg e t your movements, your face and your gestures. b. Practise fo r 5 m inutes together and then show the other people in your class. c. W hich story did you like best? Why?

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The Capulet family and the Montague family are great enemies. Two servants of the Capulet family are

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