Discussion Questions:
1. Outline the subject matter of the poem?
This poem/song is about two young lovers. They were young and fell in love at first sight. They had little time to spend together, which is similar to the play "Romeo and Juliette"
2. Why is the poem entitled “Love Story”? Use evidence from the lyrics to support the titles significance and relevance.
It is a simple title with a great deal of meaning. The song is about a love story and what happens during their relationship. The obvious quote... "It's a love story, baby, just say yes" is the key give away about the love song.
3. Describe the relationship between the two characters. Who are they?
The characters are based around what was suggesting to be herself (Taylor Swift) and her lover who is being reffered to as 'Romeo'. They had fallen in love with eachother which was at first sight. They want to be together but because of some complecations it becomes difficult. This is also much like the story from the play "Romeo and Juliette"
4. What evidence is there to suggest that these lovers have to overcome obstacles in their relationship?
There are complecatins and obsticals in the relationship which the two lovers have to face and over come if they wish to stay together and be happy. She faces the harsh trouth of the fact that her father does not want her to be seeing him. And if she wishes to see him it will have to be behing his back...
5. What themes and issues are explored in the lyrics and through the video clip?
The fact that the parents of both lovers do not learn to accept them being together. Because of this, they face greater complecations.
6. How does the “Love story” end for Romeo and Juliet in the song? Is this how it ends for the Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet? Why does Taylor Swift end her song this way? What perspective is she writing from and why would they want the story to end this way?
In the video clip for love story, it ends where Romeo asks for Juliette to marry him. The father and parents learn to accrpt the fact that they are both deeply in love.
Mel, you are starting to develop some depth in your answers and it is pleasing to see that you are trying to include evidence to support your key ideas. However, I would now like to see you go a step further and work on synthesising your evidence - make comments as to the significance of your chosen quotes, etc. This allows for much more depth in your analysis and provides validity to your answer.
ReplyDeleteAlso, you need to be aware of the need to proof-read and edit carefully. There are a lot of silly spelling and sentence structure errors in this post, as well as a lack of capital letters. Aim for short, sharp sentences that help to provide a logical progression of ideas rather than long, drawn out ones.