Today: We are going to reflect on Act 2. Each essay must be answered in at least 3 paragraphs each. You must include specific examples (and their line, scene and act numbers) and explain them.
Remember, a paragraph is at least 7 sentences.
**Remember to cite each line that is quoted directly
These essays are due on Friday, 3/11/16
- Write
a character description of either Friar Lawrence or the Nurse. What kind of person are they? What role do they have in the plot of
Romeo and Juliet? Do you approve of
their actions in helping Romeo and Juliet? Use quotations from the play to
support your answer.
2 .Both Juliet and Mercutio claim to know the “real” Romeo. How does each of
them regard Romeo? How would Mercutio react if he heard Romeo talking to
Juliet in the garden?
3. Can you think of any recurring images or ideas from Act I of Romeo and Juliet
that show up again in Act II? What is this literary device called?
4. Romeo or Juliet- Which character is more practical in Act 2?. Give evidence to support this
statement
CC.1.2.9-10.A: Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
CC.1.2.9-10.B: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences and conclusions based on an author’s explicit assumptions and beliefs about a subject
http://resources.mhs.vic.edu.au/romeojuliet/essay.htm
http://www.bard.org/study-guides/high-school-discussion-questions-romeo-and-juliet
http://www.krollpatrol.com/uploads/4/7/6/0/4760591/answers-to-acts-1-to-3.pdf
