Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
and pencils over pens), but – whatever your method - make sure it is clear so that I can follow! I will
expect you to have done this on a hard-copy of the scene that you can hand in on Tuesday, so please plan
accordingly!
• Identify any shifts made between verse (writing that conforms to a pattern of stressed and
unstressed syllables – in this case, iambic pentameter) and prose (writing that conforms to no
discernable pattern) throughout the scene.
• Identify any shared lines of verse between you and your scene partner.
With Juliet’s text: Now, by Saint Peter's Church and Peter too,
I’ve identified the parenthetical phrases and put them in actual parentheses:
A good way to know if you’ve done this correctly is to reread the text WITHOUT THE
PARENTHETICAL PHRASES to see if the meaning of the sentence is still clear (it will likely
be clearer!). Give it your best stab, and we will continue to clarify the text when you’re
working your scenes in class.
• Identify instances of antithesis (the opposites in the text that will help you find meaning.)
I like to underline the first word once and underline the corresponding opposite word twice. To
really make things clear, you can also highlight the corresponding words with the same color, so
you know that they are linked. This helps for when there are multiple antitheses in the same
sentence.
For ex: The world's a huge thing: it is a great price for a small vice.