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Lesson 4

We will read the final scene of Act 3 of Romeo and Juliet. We will analyze the use of imagery in the scene, and we will examine changing character relationships.

Lesson Goals

  • Can I evaluate the effects of imagery in Act 3, Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet?

  • Can I determine how a theme is developed within Act 3, Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet?

  • Can I recognize and interpret important relationships among key details and characters in Act 3, Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet?

Texts

Core

  • Tradebook
    • Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare, Folger Shakespeare Library, Simon and Schuster, 2004
  • Multimedia
    • Romeo and Juliet: The Fully Dramatized Audio Edition, William Shakespeare, Folger Shakespeare Library, Simon and Schuster, 2014

Materials

Tools

Question Sets

Editable Google Docs

Activity 1: Read – Discuss

We will read lines 1–64 of Act 3, Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet and analyze the use of imagery in the lines.

As you read Lines 1-64 of Act 3, Scene 5, pay attention to the use of imagery.

Read and annotate Lines 1-64 of Act 3, Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet.

As a group, respond to the following questions about Act 3, Scene 5:

  1. What examples of light and dark imagery are used in this scene? What effect does the use of imagery have on this scene?

  2. What parallel structure is used in Lines 36 and 41? What effect does it have on this scene?

  3. What foreshadowing is present in this scene? What lines support this conclusion?

Activity 2: Read – Discuss – Write

We will read the lines 65–215 of Act 3, Scene 5 and examine the changing relationship between juliet and her parents.

Verbal irony is a literary device in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant. Write down the term in your Vocabulary Journal.

As you read Lines 65-215 of Act 3, Scene 5, pay attention to Juliet’s use of verbal irony.

Read and annotate Lines 65-215 of Act 3, Scene 5.

As a class, respond to the following questions about Act 3, Scene 5 in your Learning Log:

  1. What verbal irony is present in this scene?

  2. What effect does it have on the scene?

  3. What dramatic irony is present in this scene? What effect does it have on the scene?

  4. How does Juliet react to the news of her imminent marriage to Paris?

  5. How do Lady and Lord Capulet react to her reaction? What does Lord Capulet threaten to do if Juliet disobeys him?

  6. How do both Juliet and Lord Capulet’s reactions conflict with what we had learned about their relationship in earlier scenes?

Discuss your answers with a partner. Capture the discussion on your Character Note-Taking Tool for Juliet and Lord Capulet.

Activity 3: Read – Discuss – Write

We will read the remaining lines of Act 3, Scene 5 and examine juliet’s growing isolation.

As you read Lines 216-255 of Act 3, Scene 5, pay attention to Juliet’s growing isolation.

Read and annotate Lines 216-255.

Respond to the following questions about Act 3, Scene 5 in your Learning Log.

  1. What advice does the Nurse give Juliet?

  2. What does Juliet’s response indicate about their relationship?

  3. How do the characters’ reactions in this scene develop a theme in the play?

  4. How is the pacing different in Act 3 compared to Acts 1 and 2? What effect does it have on the play?

Discuss your answers as a class. Capture the discussion in your Film-Theme Note-Taking Tool.