How to write a PEE paragraph referring to both texts

·         POINT - In R&J Shakespeare uses lots of light/dark imagery (METAPHORS AND hyperbole) to describe how bright Juliet is in her beauty whereas in the sonnet 130 Shakespeare focuses on the physical appearance of his mistress and makes her sound very unattractive.

·         EXAMPLES - (rich jewel in an Ethiopes ear) (METAPHOR)

·         Snowy dove trooping with crows(METAPHOR)

·         She hangs upon the cheek of night

·         She teaches the torches to burn bright (hyperbole)

·         SONNET 130 – If snow be white, then her breast be dun

·         EXPLANATION – In Sonnet 130 Shakespeare is mocking the use of clichés by referring to snow be white whereas in R&J Romeo uses clichés to describe Juliet’s physical appearance. This section gives you possible A grade

·         What do you learn from the quotations you have used to support your point?

Shakespearean audience's view of sonnet writing

Shakespeare’s audiences regarded the ability to write poetry and plays in sonnet form as very respected. Wealthy and well educated people were associated with this skill because it was witty, intelligent and serious.  Because of this, he uses the sonnet so that the audience recognises immediately that Romeo and Juliet’s first exchanges are serious and deeply significant. 

Romeo and Juliet: Language and Imagery

A short video on the what iambic pentameter is and how Shakespeare used it in his writing

1 page practise piece - Thursday June 14th

How is Romeo's experience of love that of a typical Petrarchan lover?

• You are allowed to have the A3 pages with notes and a copy of Romeo and Juliet.
• Do not write in full sentences on your notes page.

Thursday June 14th