Starter quiz
- Which of these statements about the duel in Act III Scene 1 are true?
- Romeo kills Mercutio.
- Tybalt kills Mercutio. ✓
- Romeo kills Tybalt. ✓
- Tybalt kills Romeo.
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- What is the best Modern English 'translation' of the following line? 'The Prince expressly hath forbid this bandying in Verona streets.'
- The Prince has forbidden bands to play in Verona's streets.
- The Prince has forbidden the families from duelling in Verona's streets. ✓
- The Prince is forbidden from duelling in Verona's streets.
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- Who does Mercutio say the following line to? 'O calm, dishonourable, vile submission!'
- Romeo ✓
- Tybalt
- the Prince
- Benvolio
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- Who speaks the following line in Act III Scene 1? 'Ay, ay, a scratch, a scratch.'
- Romeo
- Tybalt
- Benvolio
- Mercutio ✓
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- Put these lines in the order they appear in Act III Scene 1.
- 1⇔Romeo, thou art a villain.
- 2⇔Therefore turn and draw.
- 3⇔What, art thou hurt?
- 4⇔They have made worms' meat of me.
- 5⇔Fire-eyed fury be my conduct now.
- Which of the following can help us to understand Shakespeare's plays?
- seeing them performed ✓
- learning some important Early Modern English words and phrases ✓
- knowing the plot and characters ✓
- worrying about the meaning of every single word
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Exit quiz
- Where in the story structure would we place the duel scene in 'Romeo and Juliet'?
- opening
- build-up
- climax ✓
- resolution
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- Which of these events is not part of the duel scene in 'Romeo and Juliet'?
- Mercutio dies.
- Romeo and Juliet marry in secret. ✓
- Romeo runs away.
- Tybalt dies.
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- Match each of these words to the correct meaning.
- stagger⇔move unsteadily ✓
- skulk⇔keep out of sight ✓
- swagger⇔walk in a confident manner ✓
- scurry⇔move with short, quick steps ✓
- Which of the following duelling moves are attacking moves?
- lunge ✓
- slash ✓
- parry
- feint
- thrust ✓
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- Which of these descriptions show anger?
- Full of fatigue, Tybalt panted and flailed his rapier wildly at Romeo.
- Tybalt, who was incensed by Romeo's behaviour, clenched his fists. ✓
- Grimacing with pain, Mercutio screamed in anguish.
- Flushing scarlet, Romeo felt his body fill with rage. ✓
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- Which of these words best fills the gap in the following line? 'Tybalt parried the blow and he thrust his __________ at Romeo once more.'
- scabbard
- rapier ✓
- feint
- lunge
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The duel scene in Act III Scene 1 has a tense, pacy atmosphere.
- When we write, we can choose vocabulary that will build this specific atmosphere.
- We will need to know vocabulary specific to duelling in order to describe it in a tense, pacy manner.
- We can also select specific vocabulary to show the characters' emotions during the duel.
- Using drama to explore vocabulary can help pupils to understand it more deeply.
Common misconception
Pupils may find it challenging to understand the duelling terms.
Model each to pupils - it does not matter if it is technically perfect - and have them practise acting them out repeatedly.
Keywords
Duel - a contest with deadly weapons between two people, used to settle an argument
Vocabulary - words and phrases we choose to communicate details to the reader
Atmosphere - the feeling or mood created in a section or whole of a text
Emotions - strong feelings that result from a person's circumstances, mood or relationships with others
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