Project# 1: Letter
You have just seen Romeo and Juliet at the Globe Theater.You are to write a letter to your great-great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren describing your experience.
You are to include the following:
*Evidence that you have used the websites listed below that are relevant to your character
*At least three references to Romeo and Juliet (not the film adaptation, but the text of the play as Shakespeare wrote it)
STEP 1: Who are you?
*It is essential that you create a believable and historically accurate character:
You may choose to be a member of the gentry (upper class), a tradesperson/craftsman (middle class),
servant, or poor/unemployed (lower class). If you are a woman, your social status is determined by
your husband's position.If you are a member of the gentry or a tradesperson, you probably know how
to read and write.If you are at or below the level of a servant, you do not.If you choose to write from
the perspective of a servant or a poor person, pretend you have dictated your letter to someone who
can read and write.
Click hereto for a graphic organizer that will help you organize your letter.Please use it as you explore the following websites:
Click hereif you choose to be a member of the gentry or a servant
Click hereif you choose to be a member of the middle class
Click hereif you choose to be a poor person
Click hereif you choose to be a woman
If you would like to know more about the status of women, click here
Some other interesting sites you may visit if you want to learn more:
Bubonic plague in Elizabethan England
What does a plague victim look like?
Women's clothing in Elizabethan England
Men's clothing in Elizabethan England
STEP TWO: Describe your experience watching Romeo and Juliet at the Globe Theater.Remember to use the graphic organizer as you browse the following websites:
Staging and Costumes at the Globe
What it was like to be a member of the audience at the Globe
If you would like help remembering the plot of Romeo and Juliet, click herefor a synopsis of each scene