Alcorn State University Romeo and Juliet by William Shakesphere Presentation

Power Point Presentation for selected play: Romeo and Juliet William Shakesphere

For this assignment you will be creating a Power Point on the plot of the novel that you selected. Your presentation should be 5-10 slides with 20-40 words in each.

Plot is most easily defined as the events that make up a story. A novel depends on the organization of events. The plot is the foundation. Please include the five following elements in your presentation:

1. Introduction
2. Rising Action
3. Climax
4. Falling Action
5. Resolution

Function of Plot

A plot is one of the most important parts of a story, and has many different purposes. Firstly, the plot focuses attention on the important characters and their roles in the story. It motivates the characters to affect the story, and connects the events in an orderly manner. The plot creates a desire for the reader to go on reading by absorbing them in the middle of the story, ensuring they want to know what happens next.

The plot leads to the climax, but by gradually releasing the story in order to maintain readers’ interest. During the plot of a book, a reader gets emotionally involved, connecting with the book, not allowing himself to put the book down. Eventually, the plot reveals the entire story, giving the reader a sense of completion that he has finished the story and reached a conclusion.

The plot is what forms a memory in readers’ minds, allowing them to think about the book and even making them want to read it again. By identifying and understanding the plot, the reader is able to understand the message being conveyed by the author, and the explicit or implicit moral (Links to an external site.) of the story. (www.literarydevice.net)