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ENGLISH LITERATURE ROMEO AND JULIET

I hope whoever reads this is well.

I'm struggling to annotate my Romeo and Juliet booklet. its not the whole play but just the key scenes. My teacher did tell me to never use the website "Genius" as it doesn't give correct answers.

Its hard for me especially as my teacher left for maternity leave and we have had a supply teacher-I cant email him as he doesnt have an email address.

Could someone please help me as I don't want to fail my literature paper 1 section A?

I would have posted it on an english forum but i don't think there is one ?

Thanks in advance 🙂

5 comments

5 Comments

Jul 26, 2020

Hi Jasmine ,

Thanks for replying.

I am supposed to annotate the Language structure and form of each extract. Points in the annotations can be linked to other areas of the text as that will help when I attempt the response. I am generally struggling with annotations as a whole as I don't know where to begin. I have checked the edexcel literature spec and website but I see nothing that could help :(

Jasmine

Jul 27, 2020

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Replying to

Hi EM, that's no problem at all.

The first step I always take when analysing a new text for the first time, is to write down everything that comes to me -- there are no wrong answers, as long as you can back your point up with a quote! I believe that any interpretation of a text is a valid interpretation, and so it's always a good idea to write down each and every idea or interpretation that comes to you as you read through a text.

Some key language and structure features to look out for in regards to this question would be Shakespeare's use of punctuation, or any use of repetition. For example, an exclamation (such as "O churl!") can be seen as being indicative of Juliet's distress and, as such, her desperation. Perhaps also look for some motifs within the text, or an overall tone; a tone of unhappiness, or a motif of death, could also be indicative of Juliet and Friar Laurence's desperation. These are just some helpful starting points that I look for when I'm struggling with annotating a new text! Please let me know if there are any areas of the language or structure analysis that you need help with :)

How far through are you with your annotations? Are there any chapters/characters/themes you struggle with in particular?

Jasmine

Jul 26, 2020

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Hi, @EM ! I would be more than willing to help you with the Romeo and Juliet work! Do you just have to analyse the extract that you have attached in the comments, or do you also need to make reference to other areas of the text? Is there also a particular aspect of the annotation work that you are struggling with? Feel free to let me know, and we can try and work through some of the difficult areas together!

As for resources, I agree with Joel in that Sparknotes is very helpful! I also find that Shmoop and LitCharts are a great help as well! And I must admit that I have, from time to time, used Genius for a bit of extra help, however I always make sure to try and verify what people say about the text on there, and would recommend that you do the same if you do use Genius!

Jul 22, 2020

I wanted help on the annotations so that I could then answer the exam questions.

Joel Runevic

Jul 15, 2020

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Hey @EM,

We don't have an English forum yet as we are rebranding the History forum into a Humanities forum, so I will move this post to their once we are done.

I personally didn't do Romeo and Juliet but I can ask my team members if any of them did.

For the time being, however, I would very much recommend having a look at SparkNotes as they provide a very good overview of the plays. I have included a link below:

Romeo and Juliet: Study Guide | SparkNotes

Let me know if you have any more questions :).