Shakespeare’s
Romeo and Juliet
By
I.Q. Student
Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;
Whole misadventured piteous overthrows
Do with their death bury their parents' strife.
The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love,
And the continuance of their parents' rage,
Which, but their children's end, naught could remove,
Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage;
The which if you with patient ears attend,
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.
Character Associations
Montague
Capulet
Neutral Characters
The entire course of action in this drama
takes place within five days. Starting
with the first street brawl which
occurred early Sunday morning, trace
the day by day events of the drama
showing their cause/effect relationships.
Sunday - Day One
Monday - Day Two
Tuesday - Day Three
Wednesday - Day Four
Thursday - Day Five
Character Analysis
Chose a character and write a brief
character sketch in the first person
explaining what motivates him/her and how
this affects the outcome of the drama
• Romeo
•Lord Capulet
•Juliet
•Friar Lawrence
•Mercutio
•Nurse
•Tybalt
•Prince
Describe the conclusion of the drama and explain
how “poetic justice” operates in the play.