Contextualizing+Romeo+&+Juliet

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//**"None of us makes meaning of life in a completely isolated way… One of the ways we create meaning in the world is to experience the world with other people. And to do that in a way in which we actually narrate the process, narrate the experience… context becomes a service we provide for each other."**//=====


 * [|Gardner Campbell] (via [|Alan Levine])**

Following along with what Gardner is saying, we will be taking a brief opportunity to extend our understanding of Shakespeare's //Romeo & Juliet// by undertaking an exploration of individual points of shared research. With fifty-six tentacles stretching in unique directions, there is potential to draw in any number of related topics of discussion, analysis or academic research**.**

**Begin by asking yourself:**

 * ====What is my favourite aspect (scene, character, stylistic choice, theme, literary device, original source material etc) of the play? (Maybe even pick two)====
 * ====What is it about this aspect that has grabbed my attention?====
 * ====What related aspects of the play are you most interested in? (Set-design, historical accuracy, traditional storytelling & folklore, different presentations of the play/story - opera included, etc etc)====

**Then:**

 * ====Make a list of three-to-five questions that will teach you more about **//one//** of the above-listed aspects.====
 * ====Research answers to your questions. (I'll even be a dear a put the link to **[|Wikipedia right here for you]**.)====
 * ====Share what you are able to find.====

===The results of your inquiry will be posted on your blog, and the link to your post must be shared below. To help with creating meaningful context around these researched ideas, form, edit and organize headings for information as it is posted (ie - if there's not a category for your topic yet, make one).===


 * =**__Characters__**=


 * __[|Mercutio-by Daniel Park]__**


 * __Character Characteristics-Anthony__**

[|Mercutio-by Michelle]

[|Romeo vs. Mercutio: Is it really a question? (Protagonists, and why they're boring) - Zoe]

[|Friar Lawrence- Jen S]

[|O Romeo, Romeo, Wherefore Art Thou] [|Romeo - Chelsea]

People we know in Romeo and Juliet. -Clayton

__[|Character Depth]__
__Mercutio's and Romeo's Friendship -Aman__

__[|Companions-Galen]__

[|Mercutio's Purposeful and Well Timed Death -Derek W.]

[|The Many Themes and Personas of Romeo and Juliet] || =**__Plot/Story Development__**=

[|Foreshadowing - Albert]

[|Comic Relief- Duncan]

Questions, Questions, Questions - Stephanie

Emotion - SaraH

[|Why So Many Words?: Monologues in Romeo and Juliet - Jennifer A]

[|Timing - Christina] || =__**Language**__=

__**Incorporating Culture from the location of the scene into the play - Vincent**__

[|Figurative Language - Jeff] [|Sound, Flow, & Rhythm - Cassidy] English before Shakespeare - Julien

The Shakespearian Wonders - Macguire

Shakespearean Poetic Language - Max

Irony - Emlyn

[|Imagery- Louise]

Rhyming Couplets - Conrad

[|Literary Devices - Alvin]

Allusions- Jonathan

__[|Love or Infatuation? -Alisha]__

__[|Typical melodramatic teenagers - Immy]__

Giddy Flirt and True, True love - Julianna

[|Shakespeare's language - Sean] [|Between the Lines - Isaac] || =**__Visual Artistry__**=

Clothing and Fashion in Romeo and Juliet - Carlin

[|Costumes in Romeo and Juliet - Kelsey]

[|Romeo and Juliet Stage Costumes - Lexi] ||
 * =__Hist____ory and Time Period Items__=

Where it all Began - Victoria

[|Weapons and Fighting and Violence - Emily V.]

Cultural Differences - Daniel L

[|Did Shakespeare actually come up with the story? -Katie Shin]

Shakespeare's Inspiration for Romeo and Juliet- Tyler J.
|| =__**Connections and Reflections**__=

__[|A Speck of Black in a Sea of White - Richard]__

__[|Shakespeare and His Fair City- Iris]__

__Ways to Perform Romeo and Juliet-Kim__

__[|Adaptations of Romeo & Juliet - Emily S]__ || =__**Conflict**__=

[|Why There is Hatred - Megan] ||  || = = = =