Romeo and Juliet: WAR Day 2

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Romeo and Juliet WAR!!! (Day 2)

• Feraco
• English 9
• 13 May 2009

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Characters

• Question 1 Why is Tybalt so angry that Romeos
  at the Capulets ball? (Its not just that hes a
  Montague)

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Concepts

• Question 2 Which old myth/story inspired
  Shakespeare to write Romeo and Juliet?

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Themes

• Question 3 Which characters demonstrate
  courage, and how do they show it? (Name at least
  two.)

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Plot

• Question 4 Why doesnt Romeo know Juliets not
  dead?

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Characters

• Question 5 Why doesnt the Nurse stand up for
  Romeo?

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Concepts

• Question 6 Define catharsis, and explain how
  the concept applies to Romeo and Juliet.

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Themes

• Question 7 What is Shakespeare saying about
  vengeance in his play?

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Plot

• Question 8 What is Juliet nervously/excitedly
  soliloquizing about just before the Nurse informs
  her of Tybalts death?

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Characters

• Question 9 Who is the only character Romeo
  really seems to trust besides Juliet? (Its the
  only other person hes fully truthful with)

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Concepts

• Question 10 Whats noteworthy about
  Shakespeares language?

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Themes

• Question 11 Explain the importance of identity
  in Romeo and Juliet.

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Themes

• Question 12 What happens as a direct result of
  hate in Romeo and Juliet?

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Plot

• Question 13 Where does Juliet get her potion,
  and when was this first foreshadowed?

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Characters

• Question 14 Who does Juliet seem to have a
  better relationship with her mother, or the
  Nurse and why?

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Concepts

• Question 15 What purpose does the prologue
  serve?

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Themes

• Question 16 Explain the role fate plays in
  Romeo and Juliet.

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Themes

• Question 17 Explain whether love is a force for
  good or evil in Romeo and Juliet.

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Plot

• Question 18 What happens during Act V, Scene
  III? Be complete and specific.

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Thats All for Today!

• Tally up your answers and your bets!