CONNECTING TO THE STORY – ORAL DISCUSSION
1. Do children end up paying the price for the ill deeds of their parents?
2. Does aggression hurt the aggressor as much as it hurts the victim?
3. What is one example of people suffering due to foolish actions of previous generations?
READ BUILDING BACKGROUND (p. 790)
LITERARY ELEMENT
1.
Define theme.
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Before we read
CHOOSING ROLES
Scene 1
Romeo
Balthasar
Apothecary
After we read
Scene 2
Friar John
Friar Lawrence
Scene 3
Paris
Page
Romeo
Balthasar
Friar Lawrence
Juliet
Chief Watchman
Second Watchman
Third Watchman
Prince Escalus
Lord Capulet
Lady Capulet
Lord Montague
QUESTIONS – These do NOT need to be complete sentences.
ACT 5, SCENE 1
1. What was Romeo’s dream about (lines 1-11)? How does Romeo feel about it?
2. What news does Balthasar bring to Romeo (lines 17-23)?
3. In a tragedy, such as Romeo and Juliet , the tragic hero suffers a downfall due to his/her tragic flaw. What flaw of Romeo’s is shown in his response to Balthasar’s news, even after Balthasar tells him to stop and think (lines 27-29)? Because of this flaw, what does Romeo say he will do in line 34?
4. What does Romeo want from the apothecary?
ACT 5, SCENE 2
1. Why did Friar John not deliver the letter to Romeo about the plan that Friar Lawrence and Juliet had devised (lines 5-12)?
2. What is Friar Laurence going to do (lines 23-29)?

ACT 5, SCENE 3
1. Why does Paris go to the tomb (lines 12-17)?
2. What two people show up and interrupt Paris?
3. Why does Paris think Romeo is there (lines 49-53)?
4. What happens when Paris confronts Romeo?
5. What does Romeo realize about Paris (lines 74-78)? Because of this, what request does he honor?
6. What does Romeo do next? How? (lines 119-120)
7. What dream did Balthasar say he had (lines 137-139)?
8. What plan does Friar Laurence have for Juliet (lines 156-157)?
9. What does Juliet want to do in lines 161-166? How?
10. How does Juliet commit suicide?
11. What two people do the watchmen apprehend?
12. What has happened to Lady Montague? Why? (lines 210-211)
13.What does the Friar mean when he says, in line 227,
“Myself condemned and myself excused”?
14. Who else does the Friar implicate, meaning who else does he say knew about the plan (line 266)?
15. What did the letter, which Romeo had intended for his father, say? (lines 286-290)
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16. What will the Capulets and the Montagues do to show that the feud is over?

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END OF PLAY QUESTIONS
1. What are the tragic flaws of Romeo and Juliet?
2. Do you think Romeo and Juliet are destroyed by fate, by their own flaws, by the flaws of others, or by a combination of factors? Explain.
SUMMARY OF SCENES
Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
NO ACTIVITY