Monologue Digital Portfolio by Anjali Paye https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk Romeo and Juliet en-us 2018-01-27 03:19:06 UTC 2023-02-28 10:07:41 UTC hello@padlet.com What is a tragedy? apaye2021 https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/225260786 A tragedy is defined as, "a play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, especially one concerning the downfall of the main character." Tragedies very often end with the primary characters dying or being unable to resolve the conflicts that plague them throughout the entire story. Tragedies are also the opposite of comedies, or stories with happy endings or resolutions. Romeo and Juliet is one example of a well-known tragedy. ]]> 2018-01-27 03:23:41 UTC https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/225260786 Work Cited apaye2021 https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/225334915
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    • ]]>     2018-01-28 00:48:47 UTC https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/225334915     What are the central components of a Shakespearean tragedy? apaye2021 https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/225335302 The nine central components of a Shakespearean tragedy are a tragic hero, a struggle between good and evil, a character with a fatal flaw, tragic waste, external conflict, internal conflict, catharsis, supernatural elements, lack of poetic justice, and comic relief. Tragic hero means that the main character is cursed by fate or destined for tragedy. There is always a struggle between good and evil, or a conflict. The primary characters in all Shakespearean dramas also have fatal flaws. Tragic waste refers to both the good and the bad being destroyed in a play. The two types of conflict seen in this type of drama are internal and external. Catharsis refers to the audience feeling empathy towards the characters. Supernatural elements in these plays include ghosts, magic, witches, etc. Lack of poetic justice means that the drama ends badly for everyone, and not just the villains. Finally, comic relief is found throughout Shakespearean dramas, breaking moments of high tension throughout the story.]]> 2018-01-28 01:02:29 UTC https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/225335302 What are the central components of a 5 act play? apaye2021 https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/227936959 The components of a five act play are exposition, complications, climax of the action, falling action or reversal, and catastrophe. The exposition is the part of the play when the foundation of the plot is revealed. The main characters, the setting, and the time are described. The conflict of the story is also told to the reader. The next component of a five act play is the complication. During this part of the play, the complications to the conflict and the plot are shown. Characters might clash, and the tension can also rise dramatically at this point in the story. The third component is the climax and the action. The character faces a crossroad, and the decision that they make will affect the course of the entire story. The fourth component is the reversal/ falling action. This is the point of in the story when it is defined as a comedy or a tragedy. The final component of the five act play is the catastrophe, where the story is revealed and the hero succeeds or fails in their endeavors.]]> 2018-02-05 00:59:46 UTC https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/227936959 What is a prologue in a Shakespearean drama? apaye2021 https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/227947061 The prologue in a Shakespearean drama is the part of the play that introduces the work that will follow. It is often addressed towards the audience and is sometimes performed by the chorus and or other actors at the opening of the play. It is written in the form of verses. The prologue for Romeo and Juliet is a fourteen-line sonnet. It describes the conflict, the setting, and the main characters.]]> 2018-02-05 02:19:52 UTC https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/227947061 What is a chorus in a Shakespearean drama? apaye2021 https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/227947198 The role of the chorus in the Shakespearean drama is to speak the prologue. The chorus itself originated in Greek drama over two thousand years ago. The chorus ultimately functions as a narrator. They give a preview of the play at hand. The chorus do not actually take part in the play but only introduce it.]]> 2018-02-05 02:21:16 UTC https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/227947198 Explain iambic pentameter, the rhythm in which Shakespeare writes his plays and poems. apaye2021 https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/227948385 An iambic pentameter is a ten-syllable line consisting of five, 2 syllable iambs,. An iamb is 2 syllables, an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed on. The stress pattern is U /U / U /U / U /. The U represents a an unstressed syllable and the / represents a stressed one. An example of the iambic pentameter is,
     The course of true love never did run smooth.
    ]]>     2018-02-05 02:33:43 UTC https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/227948385     What is a monologue? apaye2021 https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/227949299 A monologue is a speech, poem, reading, or entertainment by a single person or speaker. It is often lengthy. The defining quality of a monologue is that it is performed by a single person and is not a dialogue or conversation. It shows a characters thoughts, feelings, and emotions. The other characters in the story also witness and understand monologues, differentiating them from asides.]]> 2018-02-05 02:42:58 UTC https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/227949299 What is a soliloquy? apaye2021 https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/227949708 A soliloquy is the portion of a play or story where the character speaks aloud and voices their thoughts or feelings. This element of a play allows the audience to connect with the characters and view their innermost feelings, angers, desires, and anxieties. Some characters are never given a soliloquy, in order to keep the mystery surrounding their role or to keep the audience at a distance. The presence or absence of a soliloquy can add to the audiences interest in a character. A soliloquy is defined as, 
    An act of speaking one's thoughts aloud by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.
     --- Dictionary.com
    One example of a famous soliloquy is from Hamlet,
    To be or not to be. That is the question.
    ]]>     2018-02-05 02:46:39 UTC https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/227949708     What is an aside? apaye2021 https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/227950337 An aside is a part in a play where one of the characters says something that is not intended to be heard by the other characters, but instead is just for the readers or audience. Asides are usually brief, unlike a monologue or a soliloquy. An aside is a character's innermost thoughts and it will always be the truth. The character might not be alone on stage, but they are only heard and understood by the audience.]]> 2018-02-05 02:52:07 UTC https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/227950337 What is comic relief in a play? apaye2021 https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/227951075 Comic relief is a humorous part of play. It comes in the form of an amusing scene, phrase, or speech. The purpose of comic relief is to provide a moment of humor in a tense scene or moment of a performance. Comic relief often appears during a series of tragic events or during a tragedy. ]]> 2018-02-05 02:58:38 UTC https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/227951075 What is the story of Pyramus and Thisbe? apaye2021 https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/227951918 Pyramus is a young man who lives next door to a women named Thisbe. They love each other very much but their parents would not let them marry. They continue to love each other and speak through a hole in the wall between their houses. One day, they finally make a plan to run away together during the night. They decide to meet at the tomb of Nimbus. Thisbe runs away and arrives at the tomb in the middle of the night, before Pyramus. A lioness, with blood from a freshly killed cow, comes, and Thisbe runs away, losing her veil in the process. She hides in a cave. While she is in the cave, Pyramus arrives at the tomb and finds Thisbe's bloody veil. He believes that she has been killed and feels responsible because he did not arrive before her, in time to protect her. He kills himself with his own sword out of love and agony. Thisbe returns from the cave, looking for Pyramus. She finds him lying dead, with the sword and the veil. She understands what happened and she decides to kill herself in order to be with Pyramus in death. Before she dies, Thisbe speaks of her parents refusal to let them marry and she tells the audience that death would unite them once and for all. Pyramus and Thisbe's ashes rest in the same urn.
    The Story of Pyramus and Thisbe
    Metamorphoses
    ]]>     2018-02-05 03:06:04 UTC https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/227951918     What is the central plot of "West Side Story" apaye2021 https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/227955019 In West Side Story, two gangs, the Jets and the Sharks, feud over territory. They decide to settle their feud with an all out fight at a neutral dance. The leader of the Jets, Riff, decides to bring his best friend, Tony. Tony and Riff attend the dance. Also attending the dance, is Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks, and his sister Maria. At the dance, Tony and Maria fall in love. They decide to meet later at the a bridal shop and the following night. During the day, Bernardo and Riff get into a fight. Bernardo kills Riff, and out of anger at the loss of his best friend, Tony kills Bernardo. Chino, who loves Maria, tells her that Tony has killed her brother. Tony visits Maria and she realizes that she still loves him. Chino looks for Tony, in order to kill him. Anita, Maria's friend, tells Tony that Maria was killed by Chino for loving him. Tony later finds Maria at the playground, but he is shot by Chino in her arms. Tony dies, and his death ends the feuding between the two rival gangs.]]> 2018-02-05 03:32:54 UTC https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/227955019 What is the difference between fate and free will? apaye2021 https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/228287307 Fate is the development of events that are not controllable by a person. It is what is already destined to happen and cannot be easily changed. On the other hand, free will is the ability to act by oneself, or to decide what decisions, actions, or words a person uses. It is the act of voluntarily choosing a path. The difference between fate and free will is that fate is uncontrollable by a person. Free will is the opposite of fate. Free will is the way in which a person molds and shapes their own fate.]]> 2018-02-05 18:43:48 UTC https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/228287307 What is the meaning of the term "xenophobia"? apaye2021 https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/228287941 Xenophobia means an intense fear, hatred, or dislike of people from another culture, group, or country. It means a discrimination against certain people because of the group that they come from. It comes in the form of bias, racism, or general injustice toward a certain class or group of people. One example of xenophobia would be during the Holocaust, when the Jewish culture was discriminated against. This word can relate to Romeo and Juliet because the two opposing groups from which Romeo and Juliet come have xenophobia for each other.]]> 2018-02-05 18:44:57 UTC https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/228287941 What is a Shakespearean sonnet? apaye2021 https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/228288055 A Shakespearean Sonnet is a poem with expressive thought, emotions, or ideas. A Shakespearean Sonnet is usually 14 lines long, formed by 3 quatrains and a rhyming couplet. A rhyming couplet are two lines at the end of a Shakespearean Sonnet that rhyme and conclude the poem. The rhyming couplet also serves as the final resolution of the poem. This form of poetry allowed for more time to buildup the plot, subject, or story than many previous forms that were utilized at the time. The lines are usually ten syllables long. The three quatrains are each 4 lines long. The first four lines are rhyming ABAB. The next four lines are rhyming CDCD. The next four lines are rhyming EFEF.]]> 2018-02-05 18:45:09 UTC https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/228288055 Illustration for Sonnet 14 apaye2021 https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/229426922 2018-02-08 05:46:39 UTC https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/229426922 Sonnet 14 apaye2021 https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/229853496 2018-02-08 22:48:46 UTC https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/229853496 Works Cited Sonnet 14 apaye2021 https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/229890000
  • Hancock, Terry. “Andromeda Galaxy.” Cosmic Pursuits, Mintaka Publishing Inc., 16 June 2017, cosmicpursuits.com/1749/spiral-galaxies-expanding-universe/. Accessed 8 Feb. 2018.
  • Hillary Heydale. It is a picture of the Zodiac symbols and constellations. Hillary Heydle, hillaryheydle.com/shop-online/copy-of-taurus-constellation-with-cz-stars-a2xre. Accessed 8 Feb. 2018.
  • It is a baby picture in black and white. Baby Names, Pinterest, www.babynameslog.com/baby-names-2014-top-girl-names-meanings/. Accessed 8 Feb. 2018.
  • “STARS IN YOUR EYES.” Youtube, uploaded by MrNIKO40, 10 Apr. 2014, www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY-LpZd-dEo. Accessed 8 Feb. 2018.
  • Mabillard, Amanda. "Sonnet 14." Shakespeare Sonnet 14 - Not from the Stars Do I My Judgment Pluck. N.p., 1999-2018. Web. 08 Feb. 2018.

    • ]]>     2018-02-09 03:24:45 UTC https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/229890000     Definition of a Pun apaye2021 https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/230316602 A pun is essentially a play on words. It is a phrase or sentences that intentionally or unintentionally uses a words double meaning or homophones to make a joke or emphasize a point. Words like rain vs. reign are homophones. Some words can be used in different ways like fall, as in on the ground, or fall, as in the season. Puns are usually funny or amusing. ]]> 2018-02-11 00:33:00 UTC https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/230316602 PUNS :) apaye2021 https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/230316723 To write with a broken pencil is pointless.
    I relish the fact that you've mustard the strength to ketchup to me.
    Something about subtraction just doesn't add up
    When William joined the army he disliked the phrase "fire at will".
    The person who invented the door knocker got a No-bell prize.
    When Peter Pan punches, they Neverland.
    I really wanted a camouflage shirt, but I couldn't find one.
    I think Santa has a riverfront property in Brazil. All our presents came from Amazon this year.
    The dead batteries were given out free of charge.
    When a clock is hungry it goes back four seconds:)
    Just burned 2,000 calories. That's the last time I leave brownies in the oven while I nap.
    R.I.P boiled water. You will be mist.
    If a child refuses to sleep during nap time, are they guilty of resisting a rest?
    I put my grandma on speed dial. I'd call that Instagram.
    Robert E. Lee was voted most likely to Secede in his high school yearbook.
    Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.]]>     2018-02-11 00:36:42 UTC https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/230316723     Pun Assignment Slideshow apaye2021 https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/230905157 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1xIdGT5k8yACBvd75EO3bkBsp3MR4sBc4zf2iqubCN_k/edit?usp=sharing]]> 2018-02-13 04:06:15 UTC https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/230905157 Original Monologue Act 4 Scene 5 Lines 65-83 pg. 163-165 apaye2021 https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/237871932 Peace ho, for shame! Confusion's cure lives not
    In these confusions. Heaven and yourself
    Had part in this fair maid, now heaven hath all,
    And all the better is it for the maid:
    Your part in her you could not keep from death,
    But heaven keeps his part in eternal life.
    The most you sought was her promotion,
    For 'twas your heaven she should be advanced,
    And weep ye now, seeing she is advanced
    Above the clouds, as high as heaven itself?
    O, in this love, you love your child so ill
    That you run mad, seeing that she is well.
    She's not well married that lives married long,
    But she's best married that dies married young.
    Dry up your tears, and stick your rosemary
    On this fair corse, and as the custom is,
    And in her best array, bear her to church;
    For though fond nature bids us all lament,
    Yet nature's tears are reason's merriment.
    Friar Lawrence
    Act 4 Scene 5 Lines 65-83
    Pages 163-165
    ]]>     2018-03-04 23:31:28 UTC https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/237871932     Illustrated Translation Powerpoint Link apaye2021 https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/237872625 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1f1FzzBAIcSc-iXj_2lYjrHCGttTvNrGlx1GcSEiJvC4/edit?usp=sharing]]> 2018-03-04 23:36:44 UTC https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/237872625 Song Link apaye2021 https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/237873473 If I Die Young Music Video]]> 2018-03-04 23:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/237873473 Song Interpretation apaye2021 https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/237873561 The song If I Die Young, by The Band Perry, is very relevant to this monologue. The first line that relates to it is, "If I die young bury me in satin / Lay me down on a bed of roses". Juliet is supposedly dead in this scene and the monologue discusses the proceedings for her burial. Friar Lawrence tells the Capulets to put rosemary on her fair corse, just as the person in the song wants to be laid down on a bed of roses. The song also says, "Lord make me a rainbow, I'll shine down on my mother / She'll know I'm safe with you...". The primary purpose of this monologue is for Friar Lawrence to comfort the Capulets and to tell them that Juliet is safe, happy, and in a better place. This line conveys the emotion that heaven, with God, is a better place. Just as Juliet's parents wanted her to happy, the mother in the song also wanted her child to be safe and well. The song also says, "The sharp knife of a short life,". This line foreshadows Juliet's actual death later in the play when she will end her young life with a dagger. Another line is, "I've never known the lovin' of a man / But it sure felt nice when he was holding my hand". This line reflects the relationship between Romeo and Juliet. It is unclear whether Romeo loved Juliet, or if they were just attracted to each other and mistaked that for love. Juliet might have died before experiencing true love. The final line that relates to this monologue is, "Funny when you're dead how people start listenin'". Only when the Capulets believe that Juliet is dead do they really start thinking about what was best for her and what she wanted. Friar Lawrence indicates this saying, "She's not well married that lives married long / But she's best married that dies married young" (Shakespeare 4.5 77-78). The entire song reflects the primary theme of a young life being taken and giving comfort to the family that is left behind to mourn.]]> 2018-03-04 23:43:00 UTC https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/237873561 Introduction for Monologue Presentation apaye2021 https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/237881255 In this monologue, Friar Lawrence, Romeo and Juliet’s close friend and spiritual advisor is speaking. He is comforting the Capulets after they discover Juliet’s body on her wedding day. They mourn the loss of their only daughter and Paris mourns the loss of his future wife. Friar Lawrence knows that Juliet is not dead, but he lies to the Capulets and tells them that Juliet is in a better place: heaven. Honesty plays a key role in this scene. The feuding between the Montagues and the Capulets has forced Romeo and Juliet to lie to be together. This scene shows that lies can quickly spread and grow, often with disastrous consequences. The conflict between the two families have forced everyone in Verona to fall into evil. Even Friar Lawrence, a "man of God", lies to protect Romeo and Juliet. I selected this monologue because Friar Lawrence plays a very key role in the outcome of the story. It was his idea to fake Juliet’s death, leading to the downfall of both Romeo and Juliet. In this monologue, Friar Lawrence directly lies putting Romeo and Juliet's lives in danger. I wanted to explore the character that arguably has the greatest role in the outcome of one of the most celebrated tragedies of all time, Romeo and Juliet.

    ]]>     2018-03-05 00:14:24 UTC https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/237881255     Modern Translation of Monologue apaye2021 https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/237881384 Be quiet! Shame on you! You will not find the cure for your sadness
    In your sorrows. God and yourself
    Made this child (Juliet), and now she lives in heaven with God
    And it is better for her
    You could not keep her body from dying
    But her soul lives on with God in heaven.
    During her life, you wanted her excel and go far
    It was your greatest desire for her to marry well and to move up in life
    Do not cry now! She has gone as far as heaven itself
    You loved Juliet so much
    That you went mad seeing that she was happy
    But she wouldn’t have as been happy if she had lived married long
    Than she would be to die young but be happily married.
    So, stop crying, and put your rosemary
    On this beautiful child, and as the tradition is
    And her best clothes, bring her to the church;
    Because though it is natural to want to cry,
    We should be happy for her, instead.
    ]]>     2018-03-05 00:15:27 UTC https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/237881384     Monologue Citation apaye2021 https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/237881424 Friar Lawrence
    Act 4 Scene 5 Lines 65-83
    Pages 163-165]]>     2018-03-05 00:15:49 UTC https://padlet.com/apaye2021/46qcdo1rgkqk/wish/237881424