Transcript Star Crossed Lovers

Star Crossed Lovers
Romeo and Juliet
Word Splash – collaborate with the person next to
you and write sentences using all of the words below:
astrology
Forbidden
Star-crossed
fate
Lovers
Juliet
death
tragedy
life
Romeo
families
Prologue
“Two households, both alike in
dignity, In fair Verona, where we
lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break new
mutiny, Where civil blood makes
civil hands unclean.”
Prologue continued…
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life;
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
Doth with their death bury their parent’s strife.
The fearful passage of their death-marked love,
And the continuance of their parent’s rage,
Which, but their children’s end, naught could remove,
Is now the two hours’ traffic of our stage;
The which if you with patient ears attend,
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.
What is Astrology?
The study of the positions and
aspects of celestial bodies in the
belief that they have an influence
on the course of natural earthly
occurrences and human affairs.
In other words…
At the moment when each of us was
born, the stars and planets were all
aligned in a unique way. According
to astrology, that’s what makes each
of us different.
Astrology continued…
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The stars do change in regular ways with the
seasons.
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Astrologers divide the year into 12 periods
which are associated with the appearance of
certain constellations, or groups of stars, just
like we have 12 months in the year.
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There are 12 astrological signs
Astrology continued…
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People born under a certain sign are believed to
have some similar qualities.
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Astrologers also believe that some signs are
more compatible than others – and so,
if two people are “star-crossed” then their signs
are not compatible.
So, what do Astrology and Romeo
and Juliet have in common?
Most people in Shakespeare’s time believed in
astrology. They believed that the course of
their lives was partly determined by the hour,
day, month and year of the birth, hence “the
stars” under which they were born.
People in Shakespearean times also
believed in Fate/Destiny
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Predetermined (preplanned) course of events

Predetermined future whether in general or of
an individual
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Concept that is based on the belief that there is
a fixed natural order of the universe.
Some Quotes to Think
About…
“Meeting you was fate, becoming
your friend was a choice, but
falling in love with you I had no
control over.”
Author unknown
Marcus Aurerlius – Roman Emperor
once said…
“Accept the things to which fate
binds you and love the people
with whom fate brings you
together, but do so will all your
heart.”
Henry Miller, American Author
“We create
our fate every day
we live.”
“Fate is a misconception, its only
a cover up for the fact you don’t
have control over your own
life.”
Author Unknown
Astrology, Fate & Chance
It was believed that the stars or planets
influenced a person’s life. Romeo and
Juliet are referred to as “star-crossed
lovers”. It was destined that they
would meet, fall in love, but that their
love would not work out as they
planned it.
Ticket Out The Door…
On the paper provided, answer 1 the following
2 questions while you listen to the music…
1.
How important do you think fate is in
affecting what happens to us?
1.
To what degree do you think we control our
own destinies?