"What light at yonder window breaks?"
Shakespeare uses the theme of light and dark throughout Romeo and Juliet.
Ask students to snow ball what they associate with light and what they associate with darkness in terms of experiences and emotions e.g. the sun is associated with warmth and summer - with life.
Depending on the age of the students ask them to find references and place in two separate columns. If the students are younger ask them to find the references and add on to a spider diagram in the form of a sun and a moon.
Who and what are associated with light?
Who and what are associated with darkness?
Why is this helpful for the audience?
Literature- How does Shakespeare use the theme of light and dark to extend our understanding of the play?
Creative Writing - Write a piece using light or dark images to describe a memory. Remind students that they should not write about anything that they don't wish to share with anyone else.
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