Упр.5 Unit 6 Чтение ГДЗ English Кузовлев 10-11 класс
Here are some questions about the article “Wherefore Art Thou Romeo?” (“Почему ты, Ромео?”).
Can you imagine the answers to them? (previewing)
1. How did the director Baz Luhrmann find the actor to star as Romeo?
2. Who performed the role of Romeo?
3. Did the actor like the role?
4. What did the actor think about his Juliet?
Now read the article and find the actual answers to the questions.
Wherefore Art Thou Romeo?
Look no further! Stunning, talented with a bad-boy image that makes him a little dangerous — Leonardo DiCaprio was picked out as the perfect Romeo even before the project was started. Director Baz Luhrmann spotted Leo’s picture in a magazine, invited him to a week-long reading of the script and offered him the role. Simple as that!
“At first, I thought, why do Romeo and Juliet again? It has been done so many times,” says Leo. “But our Romeo is harder and a lot cooler. I wouldn’t have done it if I’d had to jump around in tights.”
But he did have to use the original language and admits that wasn’t easy. “There is a lot of beauty in each word. I knew I had to know what I was talking about to do the words justice.”
And what did he think of his Juliet?
“When we were auditioning Juliet’s, Claire was the only who came right up and said lines directly to me. It was a little shocking — but it impressed me!”
Young Telegraph March 29, 1997
Look at the title of the article. What language is it in? Why did the author of the article use this language?
The title Wherefore Art Thou Romeo? is in Shakespearean English, that is, an old form of English.
The author used this language because the article is about Romeo and Juliet and Leonardo DiCaprio played Romeo in the film. The title sounds like Shakespeare and helps create the right atmosphere.
