Demonstration of the WETRATS technique using Romeo and Juliet

1. Writing a good analytical
paragraph
What does
stand for?
Why is this important?

2. POINT: What are you going to argue in this
paragraph?
EVIDENCE: A quote from the text to
support your point.
EXPLANATION: Where you
analyse the quote.

3. WET RATS
• Words
• Effect / embedded quotations
• Techniques
• Reader’s reaction
• Author’s intention / alternative interpretations
• Themes / Time
• Structure

4. Using Wet Rats in Romeo and Juliet
Stage One: conventional PEE
Tybalt is established as a violent, confident and arrogant character.
We know this because he says “Peace? I hate the word, as I hate hell,
all Montagues, and thee.” This shows that he does not want peace,
but wants to continue the argument in Scene 1 because he hates
Montagues with all his heart.

5. Using Wet Rats in Romeo and Juliet
Stage One: conventional PEE
Tybalt is established as a violent, confident and arrogant character.
We know this because he says “Peace? I hate the word, as I hate hell,
all Montagues, and thee.” This shows that he does not want peace,
but wants to continue the argument in Scene 1 because he hates
Montagues with all his heart.

6. Using Wet Rats in Romeo and Juliet
Stage One: conventional PEE
Tybalt is established as a violent, confident and arrogant character.
We know this because he says “Peace? I hate the word, as I hate hell,
all Montagues, and thee.” This shows that he does not want peace,
but wants to continue the argument in Scene 1 because he hates
Montagues with all his heart.

7. Using Wet Rats in Romeo and Juliet
Stage One: conventional PEE
Tybalt is established as a violent, confident and arrogant character.
We know this because he says “Peace? I hate the word, as I hate hell,
all Montagues, and thee.” This shows that he does not want peace,
but wants to continue the argument in Scene 1 because he hates
Montagues with all his heart.

8. Using Wet Rats in Romeo and Juliet
Stage 2: W (use of words)
Tybalt is established as a violent, confident and arrogant character.
We know this because he says “Peace? I hate the word, as I hate hell,
all Montagues, and thee.” The use of the word “hate” shows what is
motivating Tybalt.
W

9. Using Wet Rats in Romeo and Juliet
Stage 3: E (effect)
Tybalt is established as a violent, confident and arrogant character.
We know this because he says “Peace? I hate the word, as I hate hell,
all Montagues, and thee.” The use of the word “hate” shows what is
motivating Tybalt, as he is driven by anger and hatred.
W
E

10. Using Wet Rats in Romeo and Juliet
Stage 4: T (technique)
Tybalt is established as a violent, confident and arrogant character.
We know this because he says “Peace? I hate the word, as I hate hell,
all Montagues, and thee.” The use of the word “hate” shows what is
motivating Tybalt, as he is driven by anger and hatred. His use of a
rhetorical question to open his speech shows how unbelievable he
finds it that anyone could consider “peace”.
W
E
T

11. Using Wet Rats in Romeo and Juliet
Stage 5: R (reaction)
Tybalt is established as a violent, confident and arrogant character.
We know this because he says “Peace? I hate the word, as I hate hell,
all Montagues, and thee.” The use of the word “hate” shows what is
motivating Tybalt, as he is driven by anger and hatred. His use of a
rhetorical question to open his speech shows how unbelievable he
finds it that anyone could consider “peace”. Any hope the audience
might have had for a peaceful end to the argument disappears with
Tybalt’s arrival, as he inflames the situation and takes it from a scuffle
between servants to a full-blown street brawl.
W
E
T
R

12. Using Wet Rats in Romeo and Juliet
Stage 6: A (Author’s intention /
alternative interpretation)
Tybalt is established as a violent, confident and arrogant character.
We know this because he says “Peace? I hate the word, as I hate hell,
all Montagues, and thee.” The use of the word “hate” shows what is
motivating Tybalt, as he is driven by anger and hatred. His use of a
rhetorical question to open his speech shows how unbelievable he
finds it that anyone could consider “peace”. Any hope the audience
might have had for a peaceful end to the argument disappears with
Tybalt’s arrival, as he inflames the situation and takes it from a scuffle
between servants to a full-blown street brawl. Shakespeare is showing
the audience how the two families have a long-standing hatred of one
another and that any meeting between them is almost certain to end
in fighting and bloodshed.
W
E
T
R
A

13. Using Wet Rats in Romeo and Juliet
Stage 7: T (Themes)
Tybalt is established as a violent, confident and arrogant character.
We know this because he says “Peace? I hate the word, as I hate hell,
all Montagues, and thee.” The use of the word “hate” shows what is
motivating Tybalt, as he is driven by anger and hatred. His use of a
rhetorical question to open his speech shows how unbelievable he
finds it that anyone could consider “peace”. Any hope the audience
might have had for a peaceful end to the argument disappears with
Tybalt’s arrival, as he inflames the situation and takes it from a scuffle
between servants to a full-blown street brawl. Shakespeare is showing
the audience how the two families have a long-standing hatred of one
another and that any meeting between them is almost certain to end
in fighting and bloodshed. He is also showing how love and hate are
opposed throughout the play by contrasting the words “peace” and
“hate”.
W
E
T
R
A
T

14. Using Wet Rats in Romeo and Juliet
Stage 8: S (Structure)
Tybalt is established as a violent, confident and arrogant character.
We know this because he says “Peace? I hate the word, as I hate hell,
all Montagues, and thee.” The use of the word “hate” shows what is
motivating Tybalt, as he is driven by anger and hatred. His use of a
rhetorical question to open his speech shows how unbelievable he
finds it that anyone could consider “peace”. Any hope the audience
might have had for a peaceful end to the argument disappears with
Tybalt’s arrival, as he inflames the situation and takes it from a scuffle
between servants to a full-blown street brawl. Shakespeare is showing
the audience how the two families have a long-standing hatred of one
another and that any meeting between them is almost certain to end
in fighting and bloodshed. He is also showing how love and hate are
opposed throughout the play by contrasting the words “peace” and
“hate” and by showing peaceful Benvolio opposite violent Tybalt.
W
E
T
R
A
T
S

15. Compare and contrast
Tybalt is established as a violent, confident and
arrogant character. We know this because he
says “Peace? I hate the word, as I hate hell, all
Montagues, and thee.” This shows that he does
not want peace, but wants to continue the
argument in Scene 1 because he hates
Montagues with all his heart.
Tybalt is established as a violent, confident and arrogant
character. We know this because he says “Peace? I hate
the word, as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee.” The use
of the word “hate” shows what is motivating Tybalt, as he
is driven by anger and hatred. His use of a rhetorical
question to open his speech shows how unbelievable he
finds it that anyone could consider “peace”. Any hope
the audience might have had for a peaceful end to the
argument disappears with Tybalt’s arrival, as he inflames
the situation and takes it from a scuffle between servants
to a full-blown street brawl. Shakespeare is showing the
audience how the two families have a long-standing
hatred of one another and that any meeting between
them is almost certain to end in fighting and bloodshed.
He is also showing how love and hate are opposed
throughout the play by contrasting the words “peace”
and “hate” and by showing peaceful Benvolio opposite
violent Tybalt.

16. Compare and contrast
PEE
Tybalt is established as a violent, confident
and arrogant character. We know this
because he says “Peace? I hate the word,
as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee.” This
shows that he does not want peace, but
wants to continue the argument in Scene 1
because he hates Montagues with all his
heart.
WETRATS
Tybalt is established as a violent, confident and arrogant
character. We know this because he says “Peace? I hate
the word, as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee.” The use
of the word “hate” shows what is motivating Tybalt, as he
is driven by anger and hatred. His use of a rhetorical
question to open his speech shows how unbelievable he
finds it that anyone could consider “peace”. Any hope
the audience might have had for a peaceful end to the
argument disappears with Tybalt’s arrival, as he inflames
the situation and takes it from a scuffle between servants
to a full-blown street brawl. Shakespeare is showing the
audience how the two families have a long-standing
hatred of one another and that any meeting between
them is almost certain to end in fighting and bloodshed.
He is also showing how love and hate are opposed
throughout the play by contrasting the words “peace”
and “hate” and by showing peaceful Benvolio opposite
violent Tybalt.

17. WET RATS
• Words
• Effect / embedded quotations
• Techniques
• Reader’s reaction
• Author’s intention / alternative interpretations
• Themes / Time
• Structure