Overview

In this activity, you will rewrite the Prologue from Romeo and Juliet using a different setting, conflict, and characters.

Objectives and Goals

The goal of this activity is to explore how a change in setting can affect a story's conflict and characters. 

Procedure

  1. Choose a pair of rivals from the list, or come up with your own.
  2. Consider carefully how the setting will impact the conflict in your story.
  3. Read this modern translation of the Prologue. You need a good understanding of the text in order to write your own version.
  4. Shakespeare wrote in a very specific way, and there is a rhythm to the lines that you could try to mimic. Try to use the same poetic form as the original Prologue. It has 14 lines and every other line rhymes except for the last two, which rhyme with each other. 
  5. Compose your story using Google Docs or Microsoft Word.
  6. Upload or share a link to the completed document.

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