#9 Romeo & Juliet

As the movie progresses, the atmosphere gets more and more tense. Choose one scene from the movie where you think the atmosphere is very tense and explain how this is created.

#8 Romeo

1. Romeo.: O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!
2. It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night
3. Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear;
4. Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!
5. So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows
6. As yonder lady o'er her fellows shows.
7. The measure done, I'll watch her place of stand
8. And, touching hers, make blessed my rude hand.
9. Did my heart love till now? forswear it, sight!
10. For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.
    

This is Romeo’s reaction to seeing Juliet for the first time. Take it line by line, sentence by sentence. Put it into your own words.

#7 Romeo & Juliet

Explain the following quote in a paragraph:
"...Throw your mistemper'd weapons to the ground
And hear the sentence of your moved prince.
Three civil brawls bred of an airy word
By thee, old Capulet, and Montague,
Have thrice disturb'd the quiet of our streets
And made Verona's ancient citizens
Cast by their grave-beseeming ornaments
To wield old partisans, in hands as old,
Canker'd with peace, to part your canker'd hate.
If ever you disturb our streets again
Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace..." Act 1, Scene 1, lines 86-96

#6 Characterization-Jess's sister Pinky

'OK, you know what to do, yeah?' Pinky said impatiently, as she scorched down the road towards the club.

'Yeah, call them twice a day,' I replied, picking up her mobile. 'They won't be able to tell I'm in Germany, will they?'

Pinky shook her head. 'Trust me, I'm an expert at this.' She swung the car into the club car
park. 'Look, there's your team.'

The girls were all sitting in the minibus, and Joe was just climbing inside. He was pulling the
door shut when he spotted the car.

I jumped out, grabbing my bag. 'My sister's covering for me,' I said breathlessly. 'We're
supposed to be staying at our cousin's in Croydon.'

In your opinion,
What was Pinky, Jess’s sister, encouraging her to do?
What was Pinky an expert in, according to herself?
Describe the relationship, as far as you know it, between the two sisters.

#5 Characterization-Jess's Dad

Dad looked at Joe. 'Young man, when I was a teenager in Nairobi, I was the best fast bowler in my school’, he said curtly. 'Our team even won the East African cup. But when I came to this country, nothing. I wasn't allowed to play in any team. These bloody goreh in their clubhouses laughed at my turban and sent me packing.' I looked down at the floor. I knew about this because Mum had told me, but Dad had never talked about it before.
(fast bowler: reference to a cricket player
goreh: Hindi word for white Europeans)

What do you think dad was feeling when he made this little speech?
Why did Jess look down at the floor?

#4 Bend it like Beckham: Questions

Summarise the first part of the film by answering the following questions.
1. What do Jesminda’s friends call her?
2. Where is she playing football when Jules first sees her play?
3. Who is Joe, and what nationality is he?
4. What does Jesminda’s mum do when she sees her playing football?
5. How does Jesminda manage to practice with the team without her parents
knowing?
6. What is her sister, Pinky, about to do?
7. What is Pinky doing that her parents don’t know about?
8. Jesminda borrows some money from her mother to buy some shoes. What kind
of shoes does she buy?